Existing Conditions

The physical, economic, and market baseline of the 1,661-acre study area — the foundation the CRA Plan is built on. Delivered · Mar 2025

3Economic snapshot

A working-class jobs hub with deep disparities

~45,000Residents~70% Hispanic (Dominican)

~$36,000Median household incomevs $57,815 county

37,000Jobs in 1,500+ businessesExceeds resident population

1.2 acParkland / 1,000 residentsvs 10 ac national

The core tension

Allapattah is a major employment center — 37,000 jobs, the Health District, and the produce market ("La Placita") — yet only ~47% of residents participate in the labor force, incomes trail the county badly, and gentrification pressure from Wynwood and Downtown is raising displacement risk. The CRA is the tool to connect residents to the opportunity around them.

Allapattah transit-oriented development concept near MetroRail — Concept: transit-oriented mixed-use near the MetroRail and Health District. Illustrative — BusinessFlare®.

Industry & market: a dense industrial and logistics backbone — the produce market, warehousing, and garment trade — intermixed with small retail and single-family/duplex housing. Under Miami 21 the area spans the Health District civic core, T3/T6 corridors, and D2 industrial.

Transit & access: three MetroRail stations (Allapattah, Santa Clara, Civic Center/UHealth-Jackson) and a TOD area along NW 12th Avenue, framed by SR-112, I-95, and SR-836 — strong bones for transit-oriented growth.

Constraints & overlays: aging infrastructure and flooding near the Miami River, a scarcity of shovel-ready sites, a Florida Qualified Opportunity Zone (NW 36th St), and a Brownfield designation — pointing the strategy toward redevelopment, adaptive reuse, and remediation.

Source: Existing Conditions — Allapattah CRA (BusinessFlare®, March 2025).