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Since 1980, the OLCDC has constructed over 1400 affordable apartment units in the following multifamily housing projects:
  Aswan Village
  Marbrisa
  Douglas Pointe
  Villa Esperanza
  Siesta Pointe
  Green Vista
  Park City
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OLCDC to host fourth Nile Gardens Residents' Meeting

OLCDC invites residents to come learn more about the Choice Neighborhood Program and discuss ways they can help the OLCDC develop the plan to transform The Gardens Apartments and the greater Nile Gardens community.

Click here to read more about the program, view the event calendar, and see pictures from the first three meetings.

Opa-locka City Hall-Conference Room
780 Fisherman Street
Opa-locka, FL 33054

Thursday, March 1, 2012
6:00pm - 8:00pm

OLCDC Magnolia North Artist Orientation set for March 2nd

OLCDC and Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places will hold an artist orientation meeting
from 10am-5pm on March 2, 2012. The meeting will offer invited artists a comprehensive overview of the future vision of the Magnolia North neighborhood, including a guided site tour; lunch with residents, community leaders and students; and a question and answer session on the vision for public art, proposal requirements, project schedules, etc.

Following the orientation, the OLCDC will host a reception in honor of the artists, an excellent opportunity for artists, OLCDC staff, and community leaders to speak one-on-one!

Click here for the day's preliminary agenda.

Share your vision for Magnolia North with finalists at the Artists' Luncheon!

Historic Opa-locka Train Station
490 Ali Baba Avenue
Opa-locka, FL 33054

Friday, March 2, 2012
12:30pm - 2:30pm

Click here for more information.

OLCDC hosts second Nile Gardens Task Force Meeting

Through its recently awarded Choice Neighborhood Initiative Challenge Grant, the OLCDC has embarked upon an intensive and comprehensive planning process in collaboration with community stakeholders and residents to develop the Transformation Plan for Nile Gardens.  The process continued at the second Task Force meeting on Tuesday, February 21. Click here for the meeting agendas.

Click
here to read more about the grant and see the calendar of meetings.


OLCDC and partners sponsor BBQ at the Gardens!

On Saturday, February 11, 2012, OLCDC and Creative Choice sponsored a barbeque at the Gardens Apartments, where guests enjoyed great food, completed Choice Neighborhood Program resident surveys, won prizes, and learned more about the plan to transform The Gardens Apartments and the greater Nile Gardens community.

Click
here to read more about the Choice Neighborhood Program, see the event calendar and photos, and take the Resident Survey.



OLCDC hosts second Nile Gardens Residents' Meeting

On Thursday, February 9, 2012, OLCDC hosted a meeting at the Gardens Apartments, where residents completed surveys, won prizes, learned more about the Choice Neighborhood Program, and discussed ways to help OLCDC develop a plan to transform The Gardens Apartments and the greater Nile Gardens community.

Click here to read more about the Choice Neighborhood Program, see the event calendar, and take the Resident Survey.

OLCDC breaks ground at Solabella!

On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, the OLCDC broke ground at Solabella, luxury rental townhomes at 17355 NW 7th Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida.


OLCDC hosts first Nile Gardens Task Force Meeting

Through its recently awarded Choice Neighborhood Initiative Challenge Grant, the OLCDC is embarking upon an intensive and comprehensive planning process in collaboration with community stakeholders and residents to develop the Transformation Plan for Nile Gardens.

OLCDC has assembled a Task Force to help develop potential programs and initiatives in Housing, People-Education, Economic-Industrial, and Neighborhoods.  On Tuesday, February 7, OLCDC hosted a kick-off Task Force meeting to introduce key planning participants and consultants and describe in greater detail the proposed planning process.

Click here to read more about the grant and see the calendar of meetings.

OLCDC breaks ground at Villa Capri!

 


On Thursday, February 2, 2012, OLCDC and partners broke ground at Villa Capri, a renovated affordable rental redevelopment offering 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom garden-style residences with many environmentally-friendly features.

Villa Capri is located at 14500 SW 280th Street, in Homestead.





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