280 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: 305-444-9293

County Funds - $240,000
Total Project - $1,534,000

Construction of a second floor multi-use, 100-seat theater; upgrades to the main lobby, gallery-exhibition space, restrooms, dressing rooms; upgrades to lighting and acoustics, and installation of a wheelchair lift.

Status: Completed 2001

6161 N.W. 22nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33142
Phone: 305-638-6771

County Funds: $1,065,000
Total Project: $2,507,894

Construction and outfitting of a new music building.

Status: Completed 2005

The $4.7 million GOB allocation to the City of Aventura was instrumental in completing a performing arts facility that houses approximately 300 seats and provides a variety of performing arts and cultural programming for all age groups.

Status: The project was completed in mid-2010 and the City of Aventura has engaged the Broward Center for the Performing Arts to manage and program the facility. The project incorporates an Art in Public Places component in the lobby terrazzo flooring which features inlays designed by famed local artist Edouard Duval-Carrie.

GOB funds will help in the transformation of this local icon, built in 1926, into a 21st century theatrical venue. The plan to return great regional theater to Coconut Grove must address the structural deterioration of the building, and provide a venue capable of serving as the home for GableStage, the planned successor theater company for the Playhouse.

Status: In response to the BCC's resolution (R-627-10) requesting a recommended course of action for the reconstruction, management and operation of the Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Department has worked closely with the Playhouse board to develop a plan to return great regional theater to Coconut Grove. On February 7, 2012, the BCC approved resolution R-158-12, authorizing staff to proceed with the first stage of the plan - resolving all liens and encumbrances affecting the title of the Coconut Grove Playhouse and to bring to the BCC agreements necessary to do so. After the conveyance of the property to Miami-Dade County, the plan calls for the development of a new 300- seat theater, and the establishment of GableStage as the manager and operator of the new Playhouse. The construction project would address the historic preservation issues, provide parking for the theater and surrounding businesses and educational neighbors, and leave a planned footprint for an additional larger theater that could be built at a later date along with other complementary and appropriatelyscaled development to help support the non-profit theater operations. In addition to the $15 million of GOB funds, the Playhouse capital project also has $5 million of Convention Development Tax (CDT) bond funds available to be used to launch work on the project.

1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Phone: 305-674-1040

County Funds - $775,000
Total Project - $6,340,151

Substantial refurbishment including backstage expansion, relocation of the HVAC system and electrical room, addition of dressing rooms, backstage restrooms and showers, and relocation of lobby to original layout.

Status: To be completed in 2005.

15800 N.W. 42nd Avenue
Opa-Locka, FL 33054
Phone: 305-626-3600

County Funds - $3,906,000
Total Project - $8,543,056

Scope of work: Reconstruction of auditorium to accommodate a larger stagehouse, backstage expansion and state of the art equipment.

Status: Completed 2005

4200 W. 8th Avenue
Hialeah, FL 33012
Phone: 305-824-5702

County Funds - $787,200
Total Project - $1,096,200

Backstage expansion; new rehearsal and dance studio space; improvements to the auditorium's acoustics; and addition of stage lighting and audio equipment.

Status: Completed 2003.

174 E. Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305-374-2444

County Funds - $3,893,000
Total Project - $5,643,000

Roof repairs; extensive HVAC work; addition of a theatrical lighting bridge and lighting equipment; and upgrades to the sound & communications system.

Status: Completed 2004

GOB funds are being used for the design and construction of structures to provide critically needed parking and related improvements to serve patrons and users of both the Hialeah High School Performing Arts Center and the Milander Park complex. Street improvements will create a pedestrian-friendly link between the two community and cultural destinations. Miami-Dade County's second largest municipality, the City of Hialeah, will be responsible for implementing the project.

Status: GOB funds are making much needed parking in the area available to patrons of both the Hialeah High School Auditorium and the Milander complex, which are located within blocks of each other. The City of Hialeah has completed the construction of the parking structure and related improvements at the Hialeah High School site. This parking facility is located in close proximity to the Hialeah High School Auditorium and is serving both students and community patrons. The Hialeah High School Auditorium has undergone extensive renovations as a result of a School Board and County partnership (CDT-backed County funding contributed over $3.4 million as part of the Department's Existing and Neighborhood Cultural Facilities program). The City also has begun construction at the Milander complex, including the parking facility and street improvements to connect the two sites. Of the $10 million GOB allocation, $7.5 million is currently under contract, with approximately $5.5 million reimbursed to date.

5400 N.W. 22nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33142
Phone: 305-636-2350

County Funds - $485,000
Total Project - $2,364,632

Addition of a new lighting bridge and equipment; upgrading acoustics; and expansion of the loading dock to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

Status: March 2005 - A comprehensive assessment of the facility’s needs has been completed by theater, acoustic, and sound and communication consultants. Improvement recommendations have been prioritized and consultants are currently being contracted to produce construction documents. Implementation is scheduled to begin in 2005.

GOB funds will complete the renovation and expansion of the historic theater. Phase III includes the expansion of the stage house, adding adequate wing space and back of house support spaces, a welcome center, gallery, and administrative offices.

Status: During 2009, the Department worked closely with the Black Archives History and Research Foundation of Southern FL, Inc., owner and operator of the Lyric Theater, and the County Attorney's Office, the City of Miami, and the City's Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to obtain the necessary approvals for the conveyance of the County-owned land immediately to the east of the Lyric necessary for the theater's expansion of the stage house and the creation of a load-in area. Construction of phase III began shortly after the land issues had been resolved in early 2010, and currently stands at approximately 70% completion. Of the $10 million GOB allocation, $6.5 million is under contract and $6.2 million has been reimbursed to the grantee. In January 2011, the State Attorney's Office notified the Department of an ongoing investigation being conducted related to the capital project. Based on this notification of preliminary findings of alleged misuse of public funds, staff acted immediately and ceased all payments to The Black Archives. The Black Archives has cooperated fully with the ongoing investigation and with our request for a full accounting of their actions to address this serious and urgent matter. As a result of the investigation and among other remedies, the Black Archives has terminated the contracts with the project's architect, contractor, and the project manager.

A grant agreement for the remainder of the allocation ($3.5 million) has been executed. An advancement of $875,000 on this grant agreement has been used by the Black Archives to pay the sub-contractors which had worked on the project in order to satisfy most of the liens placed on the p

900 S.W. 1st Street
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: 305-575-5058

County Funds - $145,000
Total Project - $437,500

Substantial improvements to sound and communications system.

Status: To be completed in 2005.

980 MacArthur Causeway
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: 305-373-5437

County Funds - $5,000,000
Total Project - $13,900,000

New 56, 500 sq. ft. facility designed by award-winning Arquitectonica Int. Inc. including: 12 galleries within 22,000 sq. ft. of interactive exhibits designed by renowned museum planners and designers Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership; classrooms; a parent / teacher resource center; and a 200 seat auditorium / multi-purpose space.

Status: Completed 2003.

2901 W.Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305-547-5414

County Funds - $945,000
Total Project - $2,044,800

Construction of a freestanding rehearsal and performance space; upgrades to lighting and acoustical systems.

Status: March 2005 - Improvement recommendations have been prioritized and consultants are currently being contracted to produce construction documents. Implementation is scheduled to begin in 2005.

4700 Palm Avenue
Hialeah, FL 33010
Phone: 305-687-2664

County Funds - $300,000
Total Project - $706,000

Purchase of a new demountable stage; sound and lighting system upgrades.

Status: March 2005 - The City of Hialeah is currently re-evaluating the scope of the project and working in collaboration with our Department on a master plan for the City facilities adjacent to the auditorium and for the viability of constructing a new Milander ‘Studio Theater.’

9806 N.E. 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33168
Phone: 305-751-0562

County Funds - $222,000
Total Project - $310,000

Scope of work: Replacement of the roof; construction of backstage restrooms; upgrades to lighting and acoustical systems.

Status: Completed 2001.

GOB funds will be used for renovation and redevelopment of the organization's exhibit, archival, and support spaces for the Miami Beach-based museum, which showcases American and European decorative and fine arts produced between late nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries.

Status: In February 2007, the Board of County Commissioners approved resolution R-119-07 modifying the GOB project scope to include improvements to all three of the Miami Beach buildings that comprise The Wolfsonian's campus: the headquarter facility at 1001 Washington Avenue; the Annex at 1538 Lenox Avenue; and the Community Cultural and Humanities Center (formerly, the Miami Beach Women's Club) at 2401 Pinetree Drive. Since then, a fire severely damaged the Women's Club. The Wolfsonian has expressed its intention to begin preliminary planning for its GOB project without the Women's Club. When this planning work is ready to commence, The Wolfsonian will submit a modified GOB project scope for the County's review. The museum's overall goal continues to be the expansion of its cultural and educational offerings by strategically reorganizing and consolidating the program functions that occur at the two Wolfsonian facilities, located less than one mile from one another. A strategic plan to integrate The Wolfsonian's existing facilities more effectively is the first phase of the capital project and will seek to expand significantly the amount of space currently available for public access and research, educational and cultural programming.