Lennar & Partners Plan $2 Billion City Park with 7,800 Homes in West Miami-Dade

Key Points

• Location: 990 acres of farmland in West Kendall, east of Krome Avenue

• Investment: $2 billion project led by Lennar, Easton Group, and MPKA

• Scope: 7,800 homes plus 2.4 million square feet of retail, office, and industrial space

A New City for West Kendall?

Lennar Corp., Easton Group, and MPKA LLC have filed plans for City Park, a proposed $2 billion, 990-acre master-planned community in unincorporated West Kendall. The development would add 7,800 homes to the area, but first it must clear a major political hurdle: expansion of the Miami-Dade Urban Development Boundary (UDB).

This proposal could significantly reshape southwest Miami-Dade by creating a self-contained, job-rich neighborhood with housing for a wide range of residents.

The Plan: Inside City Park

• Housing:

  • 7,800 total homes, including single-family, townhomes, and multifamily units

  • 975 homes designated as workforce housing

• Commercial and Civic Space:

  • 1.4 million square feet of retail, with a focus on a walkable town center

  • 500,000 square feet of office space

  • 526,000 square feet of light industrial uses

  • 20 acres set aside for schools and civic facilities

  • 250 acres for parks, trails, lakes, and a community farm

• Location and Access:

  • Site lies between SW 136th and 152nd Streets, and SW 162nd and 177th Avenues

  • Near the planned southern extension of State Road 836

  • Includes a transit hub tied to Miami-Dade’s Bus Rapid Transit system

What’s at Stake

The biggest challenge for City Park is its location outside the county’s designated growth boundary. Developers must secure a supermajority vote from the County Commission to expand the UDB, a process that often triggers strong opposition over environmental and traffic concerns.

Developers argue that the project will reduce traffic congestion by adding jobs, services, and schools within the community, allowing residents to stay local rather than commute elsewhere.

The plan also highlights the need for middle-income housing in Miami-Dade. Townhomes and single-family homes remain undersupplied, and the inclusion of nearly 1,000 workforce units is a strategic move to address that demand.

If approved, City Park could add over 13,000 permanent jobs and boost the tax base of the county significantly. But the road ahead includes public scrutiny, political negotiation, and long development timelines.

A Generational Opportunity

City Park is positioned as a generational opportunity to develop a new economic and residential hub in West Kendall. But with the UDB expansion under the spotlight, its approval is far from guaranteed. This proposal will test how far Miami-Dade is willing to go to accommodate growth in a county running out of developable land.