All Aboard Florida seeks downtown Miami property for train hub
Managers for All Aboard Florida, the project to build an Orlando-to-Miami passenger train service, are about to begin negotiations with Miami’s Community Redevelopment Agency to acquire two parcels in downtown Miami as part of the plan to build a massive train station and transportation hub downtown.
The goal is to persuade the CRA to sell the parcels across from the Lyric Theater in Overtown to All Aboard Florida for $5.5 million, according to Michael Reininger, president and chief development officer for the train project.
All Aboard Florida’s disclosure that it is seeking to acquire the two parcels, currently operating as a parking lot, marked another significant milestone in the $1.5 billion train project. Reininger and the project’s public affairs manager, Ali Soule, also provided the first glimpse of what the Miami station and transport hub would look like. It wouldn’t be just a train station with amenities inside, such as restaurants, cafeterias and shops. It would also include office space, residential apartments and retail stores. One of the reasons All Aboard Florida wants to acquire the two parcels at the corner of Northwest Eighth Street and Second Avenue is because project managers want to build a multi-story building there that would feature apartments, offices, shops and parking for the area, the nearby Lyric Theater and the International Longshoremen’s Association — all connected to the train station.
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