PROUD TO BE A LITTLE HAVANA RESIDENT

FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES

Love the historic preservation, curated tenants and human-scaled revitalization by the Barlington Group.

Great assets such as Ball &Chain, Futurama and soon to open Tower Hotel.

Proud to be a part of the ongoing evolution of Miami’s most-authentic neighborhood.

We have great housing stock, restaurants with emerging chefs and diverse people.

Bill Fuller (Barlington) helped ignite the revitalization of Little Havana, reopening the Ball & Chain nightclub that was a fixture in the neighborhood in the early part of the 20th century but was closed for decades. He keeps his office a block away and owns and operates many of the commercial properties in the neighborhood.

Though he calls himself an avowed free-market capitalist, he said other developers in the region know to keep their skyscrapers out of Little Havana.

"I know some of the developers that have built some of the stuff around us … and I've told them, 'Listen, you can build where you want, and I'm not going to put up the public battle, but if you come into these three blocks, you're going to hear from me,' " he said.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/01/31/miamis-little-havana-no-longer-majority-cuban-but-roots-remain/4587792002/

Our 100 year old house is just stone's throw SW of the "SW 8th St" label just to the right of the bold Calle Ocho marker

LITTLE HAVANA ME IMPORTA

WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT CALLE OCHO?

Check out the videos linked below to learn more about how special Calle Ocho is and what it means for people in Miami!

PlusUrbia’s Principal, Juan Mullerat, was happy to contribute to the video to express why he and his family value Calle Ocho and Little Havana so much. 

Also sharing their love for one of Miami’s iconic main streets are local developer and owner of the popular bar Ball and Chain in Calle Ocho, Bill Fuller, and Viernes Culturales Executive Director, Pati Vargas.

Thank you, Christine Rupp, Executive Director of Dade Heritage Trust for putting together these videos to show how wonderful Calle Ocho is and how important it is to preserve its vibrancy, heritage, and character. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Es5l8gFLVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ib1MLwlY0

https://plusurbia.com/whats-not-to-loveabout-calle-ocho/

THIS IS WHY CALLE OCHO MUST BE ENHANCED FOR PEDESTRIANS

HARDWORKING ENTREPRENEURS LIKE SUZY BATLLE AND BILL FULLER DESERVE A MAIN STREET, NOT A COMMUTER HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESSES

From Saveur:

On Miami’s Calle Oche, the busy throughway that traverses the heart of Little Havana, nestled between a cigar factory and Latin dance club, there’s a pastel blue building dedicated to Cuba’s favorite food: ice cream.

In Havana, wolfing down 15 scoops of ice cream in about as many minutes is commonplace; that’s why ex-banker Suzy Batlle decided to open Azucar Ice Cream Company, Miami’s first store dedicated to Cuban spins on the frozen treat.

“The Latin people want their Latin food,” Batlle says, “and Cuban people love their ice cream.”

Full Story here

MIAMI’S CALLE OCHO IS A HIGHWAY TODAY

BUT CAN IT BE A MAIN STREET INSTEAD? 


Florida transportation officials embark on a two-year, $2 million study of the fabled street


The street was converted into a three-lane thruway for downtown commuters in the 1950s

But city officials and local residents want it restored to its original Main Street layout

THANKS TO ANDRES VIGLUCCI AT THE MIAMI HERALD FOR WRITING A FABULOUS STORY ABOUT THIS KEY ISSUE IN MIAMI

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8 REASONS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH LITTLE HAVANA AND CALLE OCHO

COURTESY OF MIAMI.COM

By Tere Figueras Negrete | negretecommunications@gmail.com 3/12/2016

From the strains of salsa music that spill from storefronts to the iconic ventanitas that dispense potent doses of Cuban coffee – and even more potent political discourse – you’d be hard-pressed to find a Miami neighborhood more, well, Miami than Little Havana.

Changing demographics and the ever-shifting geopolitics of our hemisphere has meant that the neighborhood is also now proudly home to not only Cubans, but Nicaraguans, Hondurans, and other immigrants from the Caribbean and Latin America. But it will forever remain the spiritual center of Miami’s Cuban exile community, both burdened and blessed by history and circumstance. 

Where else can you find street art that celebrates both dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez and Pitbull?

Here’s just a few reasons why we will always have big love for Little Havana:

#3. Ball & Chain

Like most everything in Miami, the swinging bar and live-music venue on Calle Ocho has a dubious past. First opened in the 1930’s, its history includes a clientele that represented the finest of Miami’s criminal underbelly and a shady repertoire of former owners -- one of whom was sued for said shadiness by the legendary Count Basie. New owners Bill Fuller and brothers Zack and Ben Bush have kept the place legit, resurrecting the bar’s architectural charms (and great mojitos) and keeping the now-trademark neon sign aglow since 2014. Can’t make it out to Little Havana? This year the club began broadcasting a live jazz radio program on WDNA, which features live performances from the Ball & Chain stage

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