Broward County

Developer envisions a ‘Downtown West’ near mall in Broward County. See the plans

By Susannah Bryan South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Metropica, a $2 billion megaproject going up in Sunrise, calls for 3,000 luxury apartments and condos, two hotels, four office towers and nearly 500,000 square feet of retail. (Metropica Development LLC/Courtesy)
Metropica, a $2 billion megaproject going up in Sunrise, calls for 3,000 luxury apartments and condos, two hotels, four office towers and nearly 500,000 square feet of retail. (Metropica Development LLC/Courtesy) South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Joseph Kavana describes his sprawling Metropica megaproject in Sunrise as a dream community, a mini-city where you can find everything you need within walking distance.

But that mini-city won’t be built in a day, says Kavana, the driving force behind Metropica, a mixed-use project expected to give suburban Sunrise a more cosmopolitan flavor along with 3,000 new apartments and condos, four office towers, two hotels, upscale restaurants and boutique shops.

The n-born Kavana says his $2 billion mixed-use development near Northwest 136th Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard will give Sunrise something it currently does not have: A bustling downtown that for years has been touted as the future “Downtown West” of Broward County.

Kavana started buying up the parcels that make up the 50-acre tract between Sawgrass Mills mall and the county-owned Amerant Bank Arena more than 20 years ago. So far, one 28-story condo tower is standing. One Metropica, home to 263 residences, opened in 2020.

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