Aventura Chabad holds groundbreaking for $12 million, 44,000-square-foot building

Members of the Aventura Chabad held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 6, for a new $12 million, 44,000-square-foot building with two sanctuaries, one for the Chabad community and one for the Sephardic community.

The new building will have a ballroom that can host 600 guests, as well as a preschool and classrooms with the latest technologies, a library and multi-purpose rooms, and a rooftop with gardens for outdoor events. Construction will take 12-18 months, according to executives at the Chabad, 21001 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura.

The synagogue bought the property over 25 years ago, working out of a trailer for many years. Membership — about 300 families — outgrew the current building, according to the Chabad, which offers religious services, Hebrew school, adult and youth education programs, Bikur Cholim, summer camp and a women’s mikvah.

To learn more, visit www.chabadfl.org or call 305-933-0770.

This story was originally published December 7, 2016 at 5:02 PM with the headline "Aventura Chabad holds groundbreaking for $12 million, 44,000-square-foot building."