SUNRISE—Calling someone dense? That's a bad thing. Calling a city dense? That brings up responsive action. Like the $1 billion Metropica mixed-use project that is handling urban density like a champ. It secured $38 million in financing from three lenders. This project, by Joseph Kavana's K Group Holdings, has 1,250 residences, a hotel, 485,000 s.f. of retail and 650,000 s.f. of office space. And the iPic theater is coming in as a tenant. Meanwhile, the 263-unit YOO at Metropica condominium has already broken ground. [SFBJ]
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MIAMI—. In the name of science! This proclamation had to have been uttered, at least in the minds of commissioners who approved a science barge in an inlet next to Museum Park. This The 120 by 30 ft steel deck is something special. Running on solar energy, this floating urban ecological lab and public education center, will peak interest in STEM (science, tech, engineering, and math) education. If you're hungry, they'll probably help you out: Living systems include aquaponics (tilapia, greens, shrimp), hydroponics (strawberries, tomatoes, eggplant), aquaculture hatchery display (mahi, pompano, seahorses), and a constructed wetland for nutrient recycling (marsh grasses). To science! [The Next Miami]
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