From marinas to nightlife hubs, Coconut Grove’s publicly owned waterfront has quietly become Miami’s most profitable cluster of private leases — generating millions of dollars a year for city coffers.
David Villano
Whose Benefit? How Mr. C Got So Big
A close examination of the zoning bonuses that allowed twin condominium towers in Coconut Grove to exceed base zoning limits by nine stories raises questions about how Miami’s public benefits program is interpreted, documented and enforced.
Inside City Hall: Miami’s Growing $200K Club
City payroll data show 110 Miami employees now earn more than $200,000 a year — more than twice the number in 2023.
A $250,000 Grant, a DJ, and the Mayor’s Final Days
In his last week in office, Mayor Francis Suarez secured City Commission approval for a grant to a for-profit events company — after organizers warned a venue change could hurt profits.
As City Spending Soars, Top Administrator Rakes It In
Newly released payroll records show Miami City Manger’s Art Noriega’s salary has skyrocketed, far outpacing union raises and helping drive a surge in city spending that Miami Mayor-Elect Eileen Higgins has vowed to scrutinize.
Four Properties to Receive Bonus Height Under Disputed Law
Before a zoning loophole was closed in June, the Ritz-Carlton and three other properties secured the city’s’ blessing to build three stories higher than is typically allowed.
City Proposal Would Open Hundreds of Civic Sites to Housing Development
A proposed zoning overhaul would constitute a major citywide upzoning by allowing multifamily housing — with minimal affordability rules and no public hearings — on churches, schools, nonprofits, hospitals and government-owned land.
City Proposal Could Green Light Special Event Use at The Hangar
The ordinance would formally allow historic buildings to operate as event spaces — a move that would eliminate the administrative gray area clouding operations at the controversial, city-owned venue along Coconut Grove’s waterfront.
City Commissioners Signal Alarm Over Added Density — While Approving Another Increase
The Miami City Commission advanced a proposal allowing developers to double density in exchange for climate funding, even as commissioners voiced mounting unease with the pace, scale, and consequences of Miami’s ongoing development push.
Miami Promised ‘No Net Loss’ of Parks, then Changed the Fine Print
With no public notice, a last-minute “substitution ordinance” in 2023 allowed the City of Miami to sidestep requirements to acquire new land for parks when it turns its existing ones over to developers.
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