A rendering of the Link at Douglas mixed-use development.

MIAMI—Ground has broken on the multi-phased Link at Douglas mixed-use project here that when completed will feature approximately 1,500 housing units and a redeveloped Douglas Road Metrorail station here. Construction on the development's first two tower buildings, totaling 22 and 36 stories, will begin this summer.

Link at Douglas is being developed through a collaboration between Miami-Dade County and developers 13th Floor Investments and the Adler Group. The 13^th Floor Investments-Adler Group partnership has entered a ground lease for seven acres of publicly-owned land in Coconut Grove that will foster a transit-oriented development, as well as privately-funded transit and infrastructure upgrades within the county's transit system.

The project, which will be built in phases over the next five years, will include 1,500 residential units, including a workforce housing component, 25,000 square-feet of retail space, a 250,000-square-foot office building, and a public plaza that connects with The Underline, a 10-mile-long linear park running from Downtown Miami through neighborhoods to the south. The Link at Douglas' mobility plan includes connectivity to Metrorail, county buses, and municipal trolleys.