New Meetings and Events Places in South Florida

South Florida has always been a mecca for private events, conferences, and meetings. Being such an international environment makes it the perfect spot for business. It’s a fact that the area needs to be provided with new places to meet, and that’s where these new spots came from.

If you’re looking for a place to have a high-class private event and need a very big space, then Miami Beach Convention Center’s renovation will fit your needs. You will now enjoy a 1.4 million square feet venue and a 60,000 square feet ballroom, plus a lawn area across the street.

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science will also make a space available for private events. It’s not only a very big location, but it’s also environment-friendly: it has LEED certification.

If you’re looking to entertain about 120 guests, then a dining area such as W Fort Lauderdale’s can be your answer. This renovation includes a new ballroom and a semiprivate restaurant, where you can take your guests, plus 430 guest rooms.

Le Méridien Dania Beach at Fort Lauderdale Airport is another great option when planning a meeting or a conference. With its fully renovated facilities, now you’ll have 245 guest rooms available, a meeting place of about 55,000 square feet (including ballrooms), and two new restaurants.

Hosting an event in Miami in 2017 will come with a lot of options, you just have to find the place that best fits your needs!

Publix Has Arrived to Doral!

One of the greatest supermarkets in the United States has finally made it to Doral. Very soon, all Doral citizens and visitors will be able to make their grocery shopping in a place that will offer quality jobs and a flawless service, and which is also compromising with the environment.

Publix is going to be located in Downtown Doral, and the project has already started. You can already see dirt being moved and construction machines and material all over the place, meaning that sooner than later, all of Doral will be able to enjoy the opening Publix.

This new Publix will offer a great variety of natural and organic products, and also a fresh food section. It is a pro-environmental project, since the store will function with LED illumination and latest generation air conditioning and refrigerators. All to save the environment!

Kim Reynolds, Publix’s community relations and media manager, stated: “We are excited to serve our customers in Downtown Doral and continue providing premier service, quality products and value, which our customers have come to expect from us”.

The store will be located at NW 53rd Terrace. So, you can’t miss it once it has opened its door to Doral!

Source: Diario Las Américas

New Constructions on Doral Boulevard

Since 2008, the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Office has been noticing how the traffic on Doral Boulevard (Northwest 41st Street) has been increasing and causing significant bumper-to-bumper traffic. This is why the Doral City Council is now eager to solve the traffic problems caused by box trucks at one of Doral’s main intersection. For 2017, they have approved several construction projects to provide their citizens with a nicer city to drive in.

One of these projects is building a flyover ramp from Northwest 117th Avenue to the northbound side of the Florida Turnpike. The project will be held by Florida Turnpike Enterprise. This will give heavy trucks direct access to the Turnpike.

Moreover, the council has also agreed on building a pedestrian bridge above Northwest 41st Street. This is in an attempt to connect both halves of Turnpike Trail: north and south. Also, on 117th Avenue, a slip ramp for local traffic will be constructed.

The projects have a total cost of $15.6 million. However, they agreed on Florida Turnpike paying 12.4 million, while Doral will only pay $3.2. Mayor Luigi Boria said: “A $3 million investment that brings more than $12 million in infrastructure and traffic relief? That’s a good deal.”

According to Joan Shen, the city’s transportation adviser, Doral Boulevard will benefit a lot from this project, since it will provide people direct access to the Turnpike, will eliminate trucks from Doral’s three main avenues (which are the main reason why traffics flow slows down), and will definitely lower the traffic.

CityPlace Doral

CityPlace Doral is an incredible mixed-use project that Suffolk Construction and Related Groups and Shoma Homes have been developing. CityPlace is projected for people to live, eat, shop, work, play without having to go far, just everything  in one place. The first good news is: its first phase was recently inaugurated!

This part of the project features luxury condos, apartments, single family homes, and about 250,000 square feet of retail space. It’s also the only place with a Fresh Market in Doral. CityPlace is distributed into two eight-story residences buildings facing each other and a “boutique boulevard” on street level, which features fashion-forward shops.

As for its retail tenants, CityPlace Doral features more than 30 bars and restaurants, a CinéBistro Cobb Theater with full-service dining during movies, a Kings’ 10-pin bowling, Pie Bar, Salsa Fiesta, Mixtura, Angelo, Tommy Bahama-Island, Cooper’s Hawk, Burger & Beer Joint, Sushi Siam, and Cabo Flats. CityPlace Doral is oriented not only towards a great and high life quality, but also an entertaining one.

One of the greatest things about CityPlace Doral is its location, which is at walking distance from Oasis Park Square and CityPlace Dora’s The Manor. Basically, this first phase has it all for its residents.

Phase I will be complemented by Phase II, which is also a combination of retail and residential development. It will include 300,000 square feet of retail development, 280,000 square feet of           Class A office space, and 303 apartment rental units. Its retail development will include entertainment, restaurants, spa, fitness, and retail space.

The second good news is: Phase II is on schedule for completion by the end of 2016!