4 Things New in Glenvar Heights!

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Fresh Foundations Rising Around Glenvar Heights

Where: Glenvar Heights, South Miami, and Dadeland

When: 2025 and beyond

Thinking about what Glenvar Heights and its neighbors will look like in a few years? Let's say the cranes are out, the ground is moving, and the skyline's about to get a little more crowded.

The MiLine Miami expansion (6600 SW 62nd Ave.) is setting the tone, with Phase II already underway and Phase III on deck. 

Once it's finished, the project will yield nearly 975 apartments across three buildings and 23,000 square feet of retail along the Ludlam Trail. 

With Thorn Brewery already open and two new restaurants joining the gang, MiLine is becoming a full-fledged destination.

In South Miami, the old Winn-Dixie lot is now Avalon South Miami (5959 S. Dixie Hwy.), a 10-story mixed-use complex topping off ahead of schedule and slated for completion by fall 2025. 

The plans call for 290 apartments, a 27,000-square-foot Fresh Market grocery, 4,000 square feet of retail, and a civic plaza designed to make downtown South Miami feel more walkable and vibrant.

Over by Dadeland, the Ocean Dadeland towers (9180 & 9200 S. Dixie Hwy.) are getting ready to rise on the old Shorty's BBQ site. 

Two high-rises — 25 and 20 stories tall — will bring 500 apartments, retail at street level, and 665 parking spaces right next to the Metrorail. 

The demolition and site preparations are set, with groundbreaking expected by late 2025 and delivery by 2027.

Closer to home, Coastland Residential has its eye on the warehouse stretch near Tropical Park (4201–4383 SW 75th Ave.), with Phase 1 offering an 8-story building with 371 apartments and 7,500 square feet of retail, including 55 workforce units reserved for moderate-income households.

A second phase could eventually push the total to around 780 apartments, redefining this once-industrial pocket into a new residential hub.

And then there's the beloved Norman Brothers Produce site (7621 SW 87th Ave.), which after more than 50 years of service is being transformed into a 115-bed assisted living facility with an attached medical office and grocery component. 

Approved back in 2021, the project will either break ground or already be under construction this year, marking the end of an era and the start of something new.

From breweries on the trail to towers by the mall, Glenvar Heights is quickly stacking up new places to live, shop, and gather — a sure sign the neighborhood's next chapter is already being written.

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Flavor and Fresh Finds Popping Up Around Glenvar Heights

Where: MiLine Miami (6600 SW 62nd Ave.) & Avalon South Miami (5959 S. Dixie Hwy.)

When: Mid to late 2025

If Glenvar Heights once meant driving to South Miami or Dadeland for a good meal or grocery run, those days are quickly fading.

Thanks to MiLine Miami (6600 SW 62nd Ave.), the first wave of trail-side flavor is arriving with Thorn, a brewpub by Lincoln's Beard Brewing Co., promising craft beer, an indoor/outdoor beer garden, and a hangout spot right off the Ludlam Trail. 

Two more restaurant spaces will join it, creating a mini food hub for residents and trail-goers alike, alongside the occasional food-truck roundups at nearby Tropical Park (7900 SW 40th St.).

Meanwhile, in South Miami, the highly anticipated Fresh Market (5959 S. Dixie Hwy.) is on track to open by late 2025 at the base of Avalon South Miami. 

The 27,000-square-foot gourmet grocery will fill a long-missing gap in the area, complete with fresh produce, specialty goods, and outdoor café seating, including 4,000 square feet of new retail bays that are being fitted for a restaurant and boutique shops, further cementing the plaza as a new neighborhood anchor.

With breweries brewing, restaurants rising, and a gourmet grocery about to debut, Glenvar Heights locals are finally seeing the conveniences and flavors of bigger districts come right to their doorstep.