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The Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA authorized the rebuilding of the N.W. 3rd Avenue Business Corridor in Overtown from N.W. 7th Street to N.W. 14th Street. The Board created the N.W. 3rd Avenue Streetscape Committee to select street design features including: lighting, landscaping, paver designs, and street furniture on this avenue, which was the historic business center of Overtown. Project design is being handled through the City of Miami’s Office of Capital Improvement and Transportation and design drawings are currently at the 80% complete stage. In addition to rebuilding the roadway, the project will also upgrade the water main along N.W. 3rd Avenue to provide better service to area residents. It is expected that this project will be put out for bid and construction in August of 2007 at an estimated cost for construction of approximately $5,000,000.

In November of 2006, the Board of Commissioners authorized a grant to Downtown Miami Partnership (DMP) in an amount not to exceed $525,000 for facade improvements for buildings along N.W. 3rd Avenue. The improvements will include, painting the buildings, replacing the store front with hurricane/impact resistant windows and new awnings. So far under this program, the facade of the Masonic Lodge has been completed and nine other buildings have been painted including Cafe China Restaurant, Caring Touch Barber Shop, Econo Supermarket, Mary’s Soul Food, and the Dunn Hotel. DMP is in the process of bidding out the storefront and awning facade improvements.