Integra Solutions has proposed a $385.9 million redevelopment of the Annie Coleman 15 public housing complex in Brownsville, Miami-Dade County. The plan would replace the existing 144 units, which were built in 1965 at 2200 and 2501 N.W. 57th Street, with a total of 905 apartments on the 12-acre site.
The developer is seeking a 99-year ground lease and master development agreement from the county to carry out the project. Integra also intends to include an adjacent parcel that it currently has under contract into its plans.
Miami-Dade County began looking for proposals for this property in 2023 as part of efforts to modernize its public housing stock. These types of projects often combine replacement public housing with additional affordable and workforce units but require federal approval, which can add complexity and time to the process.
According to Integra’s estimates, construction costs will be about $270.1 million and will take place over three phases. All current tenants would have the opportunity to remain in their homes after redevelopment.
The proposed unit mix includes 495 one-bedroom apartments, 187 two-bedrooms, 158 three-bedrooms, and 65 four-bedroom townhomes. The new development would offer a range of income-restricted options: 182 units at extremely low-income (30 percent of area median income), 270 at low-income (60 percent), 272 at moderate-income (80 percent), and 181 at workforce level (120 percent).
Additional features in Integra’s proposal include a fitness center, playground, youth art center, an on-site police workstation, about 3,100 square feet of commercial space, and twenty for-sale homes. The plan also allocates five percent of developer fees to the Brownsville Civic Neighborhood Association and ten percent of net cash flow toward a local public art endowment.
Principals leading Integra Solutions are Victor Ballestas, Paulo Henrique Tavares de Melo, Jacob Conrad Morrow, and Nelson Stabile. They are expected to seek state financing through the Florida Housing Finance Corp next year.
If approved by Miami-Dade’s Housing Committee next week, the proposal could go before the County Commission for a vote in January.
