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You won’t recognize these places: How real estate is changing in Florida

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Florida’s real estate landscape is changing with new trends in how people live, shop and gather.

Developments like Sawyer’s Walk in downtown Miami combine major brands such as Target and Aldi with hundreds of affordable apartments, blending retail and housing in urban neighborhoods.

Beloved local spots, like Deli Lane in South Miami, are relocating or rebuilding as developers introduce new rental apartment buildings and overhaul landmarks like the Shops at Sunset Place.

In Surfside, the former site of the Champlain Towers South collapse is turning into The Delmore—luxury “mansions in the sky” — while in Bradenton, old mall sites like DeSoto Square are being redeveloped into affordable apartment complexes.

Let's take a look at what's coming.

Sawyer’s Walk development has opened 578 residential units, a public plaza and a new Target, Burlington, Five Below and Aldi supermarket at 249 NW Sixth St. in Miami’s Overtown community as of November 2024. A Ross Dress for Less store is next in March 2025.

NO. 1: THESE POPULAR STORES JUST MADE THEIR DEBUT IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AREA. AND THERE’S MORE

Here’s the lineup and opening dates. | Published November 13, 2024 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

The original Deli Lane location is set to close in a few years after catching the eye of a real estate development firm. Above: From front left, Skip Richheimer and Fredericka Smith enjoy brunch at Deli Lane Cafe and Tavern in South Miami on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. By Allison Diaz

NO. 2: WHAT’S THE FUTURE OF THIS POPULAR SOUTH MIAMI GATHERING SPOT? LANDMARK DRAWS A DEVELOPER

The place opened in 1988. | Published October 31, 2024 | Read Full Story by Rebecca San Juan

An affordable housing apartment complex is planned for the DeSoto Square Mall property where currently storm debris is being processed. By Tiffany Tompkins

NO. 3: WANT TO LIVE WHERE A MALL USED TO BE? AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS COMING TO THIS FLORIDA AREA

Check out what’s planned. | Published January 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

A rendering shows plans for The Delmore, an ultra-luxury condo building with units starting at $15 million, at the site of the 2021 condo collapse at 8777 Collins Ave. in Surfside.

NO. 4: ‘MANSIONS’ PLANNED AT SURFSIDE COLLAPSE SITE. DO DEVELOPERS ‘HOPE PEOPLE FORGET’ TRAGEDY?

“They can pull out all their bells and whistles ... It doesn’t change the fact that their entire site is a graveyard,” said a former town commissioner. | Published January 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Aaron Leibowitz

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.