The Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) now can add homeownership opportunities to its list of goals for Overtown. On March 1, 2018, the CRA Board of Commissioners approved $700,000 for the agency to purchase nineteen (19) townhouses at Town Park Plaza...
St. John Community Development Corporation will hold a job fair for St. John Plaza Apartments on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Overtown Performing Arts Center, located at 1074 NW 3rd Avenue. Skilled and unskilled laborers, local businesses, vendors and subcontractors are...
Overtown is now home to the Tribe Co-Work and Urban Innovation Lab.The new co-working space is located at the historic New Providence lodge building at 937 NW 3rd Ave. Members have daily access to offices, a shared desk space, conference rooms, printers and kitchen. The CRA...
On October 30th, the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) appointed Cornelius “Neil” Shiver, Esq. as the new Executive Director of the redevelopment agency. Neil Shiver has over 20 years of experience in law, business management, public policy...
MIAMI, FL – NOV. 30, 2017 – As art enthusiast descend on South Florida for Miami’s Art Basel Week, a large collection of Black art from the African and Caribbean Diaspora will be in Overtown for Soul Basel 2017. Attendees can enjoy works of art,...
The CRA is in the process of updating its 2009 Community Redevelopment Plan. Please, take this short survey to help us gather input about the Overtown / Park West neighborhoods. The survey will only take you seconds to complete. Please, follow the link below to take the...
The plaza in front of the Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater recently underwent renovations to enhance the outdoor open area. The renovations include the installation of a new drainage system, decorative pavers, landscaping, lighting and planters. The Southeast/ Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)...
We are proud to announce that our project, Overtown Plaza, is the 2017 winner of the President’s Award in the annual Florida Redevelopment Association Awards. We are incredibly grateful for this honor, and appreciate everyone whose dedication and hard work made this possible. Each year, FRA...
Once home to the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Overtown, Miami, the new Overtown Performing Arts Center (OPAC) has been remodeled and repurposed to suit the needs of a historic community that has seen an influx of new businesses, new excitement and local and national attention....
There have been recent articles about the Town Park Plaza North Rehabilitation $15 million project funded by the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) to rehabilitate 169 condominium units at Overtown’s Town Park Plaza North housing complex. Some articles left readers with the false...