Miami-Dade County purchased a property in Wynwood from developer Moishe Mana for $6.5 million, according to records and real estate database Vizzda on Mar. 27. The county plans to use the 0.3-acre vacant parcel at 2900 Northwest Fifth Avenue for a mixed-use development that will include affordable housing, a Puerto Rican community center, and an office for County Commissioner Keon Hardemon.
The purchase is part of an agreement that requires Mana to return the sales proceeds to resolve a previous dispute with the county over a $6.6 million payment he owed from an earlier land swap deal after missing development deadlines.
The planned community center was requested by Commissioner Hardemon to support residents who have been displaced by rising rents and redevelopment in nearby Allapattah and Wynwood Norte, as shown in county commission meeting minutes.
Although there is no announced timeline for construction, planning documents indicate Miami-Dade intends to partner with a private builder through a request for proposals later this year.
This sale represents only a small portion of Mana’s larger Wynwood holdings, which total about 30 contiguous acres where he has proposed building an arts and technology hub—though that project remains in early design stages. In January, Mana expanded his portfolio further by purchasing another assemblage in Wynwood for $33.5 million.
The history of the deal dates back to 2015 when Mana agreed to transfer land and build facilities as part of receiving another property from Miami-Dade County. Environmental contamination led officials in 2018 to shift the project location and reduce its size over subsequent years before ultimately amending the agreement so that Mana would pay funds instead of constructing the building.
