North Miami is a city full of potential — and full of pressing needs. Residents are calling for safer neighborhoods, more affordable housing, better health care access, jobs that pay a living wage, and public spaces that are truly built for the people who live here. These aren’t abstract desires — they’re urgent needs backed by hard realities.
That’s the vision behind the Claude Pepper Global District. It’s why this project didn’t begin with renderings or revenue models — but rather, with conversations.
We asked: What do residents want to see in their neighborhoods? What are the biggest challenges families are facing? What role can development play in addressing them?
Affordable and workforce housing rose to the top of the list. More than 40% of North Miami residents are cost-burdene