Earlington Heights, a transit-orientated development in Brownsville, is moving forward with new facade treatments and floor plans. The development was originally proposed in June of 2024 by Vivian Dimond, a principal at Bayshore Grove Capital. Plans showcased two 15 floor towers containing 856 workforce units, 33,827 SF of retail space, and 0 parking spaces due to transit reductions. The development is working to keep most of the original specifications, but with changes to the retail space and parking. The updated plans are reducing the retail space to 29,009 square feet. Reduced retail space derives from lowering the grocery store from 23,590 SF to 20,063 and replacing a front-facing retail space with a leasing center. Included among retail is a daycare center and space for a non-profit. Additionally, there will be 41 additional parking spaces. The 856 units are still 100% workforce, ranging from studios, 1 bedrooms, 2 bedrooms, and 3 bedrooms. Workforce Housing according to Miami-Dade is housing that’s within 60% to 140% of the county’s area median income “($42,600 to $99,400, respectively, for a family of four)”.

Elevations showcase two 175-foot, 15 floor buildings that underwent some value engineering. Rather than incorporating large floor-to-ceiling windows along parts of the facade, with white and brown accents, the development will feature a new color palette of white, gray, and red. Both buildings are designed in a U-shape, framing around a central courtyard that hosts a swimming pool and other amenities.The park-and-ride garage, used also by the two towers, will keep its original design. The garage will be wrapped in a facade of blue and purple, along with red stairwells and added landscaping.

The development is extremely transit-orientated, flanked by a metrorail station leading to Downtown Miami and a Metrobus depot. Unfortunately, the amount of bus drop-off stations at the depot will be slashed by around half, reduced from 15 to 6, creating future dents in bus-ridership near the Earlington Metrorail station. In all, the developer is hoping housing nearby the Earlington Metrostation will spur not only transit ridership, but further capital investment in the area.

The development is designed by Arquitectonica. The location is 2100 NW 41 Street.