36-Unit Affordable Housing Proposed for Metrorail Corridor

Pine Development, LLC, a for-profit corporation, has proposed a 36-unit affordable housing project on county-owned land within the Metrorail right-of-way in Miami-Dade County. All 36 units would be affordable.

The development agreement, File Number 261132, is sponsored by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis and proceeds under Section 125.379 of the Florida Statutes, governing affordable housing on county-owned land. The unsolicited proposal is permitted under state law because it involves housing.

The agreement calls for a 99-year lease with projected County revenue of approximately $21 million in development fees and rental income. The developer is proceeding without HUD financing; the project carries no RAD or HUD funding implications.

The Housing Committee deferred the item on July 14, 2026; it is now set for a November 17, 2026 agenda. Concerns were raised about the City of Hialeah's High Line plans and a lack of consultation with Hialeah Mayor Bryan Calvo. The agreement includes provisions protecting the High Line and requiring collaboration on its viability through the parcel, but no financial contribution to the High Line.