Brownsville Transit Village Set to Break Ground

MIAMI-When the $100-million Brownsville Transit Village, developed by the Carlisle Development Group of Miami, breaks ground next Wednesday, it will be one of the larger affordable housing developments built in Miami. In the midst of the home foreclosure crisis and credit tightening, stable affordable housing remains in high demand, says Jeanne Becker, a spokesman for the Carlisle Group, who is the largest affordable housing developer in Miami-Dade County and Florida. The development will be partially funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.  

The Brownsville Transit Village is a five-phase urban-infill, mixed-income affordable housing development located next to a Miami–Dade Metro-Rail Transit station.The fact that it is transit-oriented, is only one of its green features. It will also feature high-efficiency lighting in units and common areas and tankless water heaters. The development will be built to conform to basic LEED standards.