Nation’s Leading Historic Preservation Organization
Names Miami’s Little Havana a National Treasure
Miami
(January 27, 2017) – Miami’s Little Havana—a neighborhood that stands as a
testament to the immigrant spirit that built America and a place that remains a
dynamic, culturally rich, and affordable neighborhood—was today named a
National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In partnership
with Dade Heritage Trust, PlusUrbia Design, and Live Healthy Little Havana, the
National Trust is today launching a long-term planning process that seeks to
work with neighborhood residents, civic leaders, and local partners to ensure
that Little Havana can remain a thriving, healthy and livable community that
embraces its past while planning for a brighter future.
Despite
Little Havana’s significance and its continued role as a home to thousands of
Miamians, the neighborhood currently faces a range of threats, including
development pressure, demolition of historic buildings, displacement of
existing residents, and zoning changes that could impact its affordability,
cultural richness, and character. To address these threats, the Trust is
launching a planning process to work with neighborhood residents and other
stakeholders on solutions that encourage continued growth while preserving the
neighborhood’s unique character.
"This partnership represents an
opportunity to protect and strengthen one of the most authentic neighborhoods
in America,” said Juan Mullerat, Director at Plus Urbia Design.
“With
development pressures encroaching from Brickell and Downtown and a zoning code
that often favors tear down and replacement with out-of-scale superblock
development, we are at risk of losing the rich cultural heritage of Little
Havana. Little Havana is Miami's heart and soul, but it is in critical need of
a visionary approach to planning and development. Today marks the beginning of
people-focused contextual urban design that will preserve and invigorate this
diverse urban neighborhood."
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