About the North Miami CRA

The Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA) is an independent government agency that was fully established in 2005 by the City of North Miami and Miami-Dade County, under Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes. The NMCRA is charged with the responsibility of eliminating conditions of blight that exist within the City and helping to improve the quality of life by revitalizing the City’s physical, economic, educational and social resources. The designated Community Redevelopment Area comprises some 3,250 acres, approximately 60% of the City. (See our Boundary Map)

 

CRAs are a common governmental tool for redevelopment in the State of Florida, and they operate on a budget generated by an increase in property taxes within the area. Once the CRA is established, a percentage of the increase in real property taxes goes to the CRA. This tax increment is used to finance the redevelopment projects outlined in the Community Redevelopment Plan.

 

Artist rendering of completed Biscayne Landing Project

 

It is important for a CRA to get projects underway to foster the increase in tax revenue. However, for the NMCRA, Biscayne Landing will be the “economic engine” that drives the increase in taxes to fund the redevelopment of the blighted areas of the City. Biscayne Landing is a 193-acre master planned community underway on the City’s former landfill site. The expected tax increment over the next 30 years from the estimated $3 billion of construction at Biscayne Landing will generate the resources that will allow a variety of programs dealing with affordable housing, economic development, and other aspects of the physical and human development of the City.

 

 

More information

"CRAs - Time Tested and Popular," a brief summary of the importance of CRAs in general, and the unique aspects of the North Miami CRA, by CRA Attorney, Steve Zelkowitz.

 

"Urban Forum Commentary: Housing is the key to the North Miami's innovative, untested plan," by Frank Schnidman, Daily Business Review, July 23, 2004)

 

Download a PowerPoint presentation on why the CRA was created, information on the City of North Miami, and the goals of the CRA. (pdf, 4.3 mb)

 

Zoning and Planning Law Article on the North Miami CRA, "Looking for 'Smart Growth' in Redevelopment: Lessons from an Evolving South Florida Success Story", Zoning and Planning Law, May 2004 (pdf)

 

Also be sure to check out the documents and plans on this website.