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March 9, 2021
Next week, a panel of local land use experts representing the Urban Land Institute (ULI) will be studying the City of Lauderhill’s Broward Boulevard and NW 31st Ave/M.LK. Jr. Ave corridors. The Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) has been convened to provide recommendations for new development and redevelopment along both Broward Blvd and NW 31st Ave.
The ULI panel, chaired by Neisen Kasdin of Akerman, will be studying the community March 10-16, during which the panel will conduct a guided tour of the study area, review background materials on the area’s background and historical context, and hear from community members, property owners, and residents during a public listening session on Monday, March 15th.
The panel will present their findings and final recommendations at a public presentation on the evening of March 17th.
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TAP Study Area
The study area includes the M.L.K Jr. / 31st Ave Corridor from NW 19th Street in the north to W Broward Boulevard in the south. Panelists will conduct a thorough review of all aspects of community development and provide recommendations to the city regarding:
- Identifying most appropriate uses for new development and redevelopment along both corridors
- Transitioning land uses from non-conforming to uses compatible with the corridor and surrounding communities
- Recommending conditions or incentives to attract private sector driven redevelopment of underutilized or aging commercial properties
- Identifying conflicts exist between the commercial activities along the corridor and the adjacent residential neighborhoods, and recommendations for mitigation
- Addressing brownfields and providing for effective water infrastructure
- Addressing food deserts
- Providing streetscape design suggestions to connect existing buildings to new construction with a focus on the public realm, and recommendations on a gateway feature design at the intersection of Broward Blvd and 31st Ave
The Panel:
ULI Governance Committee Member and former District Council Chair Neisen Kasdin, Managing Partner of Akerman Miami will serve as the panel’s chair.
Kasdin will be joined on the panel by Jessica Abramson, Senior Development Manager, Stiles, along with Larry Beame, Principal of RSP Architects; Keith Carswell, Advisor to the Mayor for the City of Miami; Daniel Dietch, Project Engineer at SCS Engineering; Derek Fleming, Senior Advisor, HR&A Advisors; and Alberto Gedaly, Panel Intern and Student, University of Miami MRED+U.