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Carnival Center for the Performing Arts
Located on Biscayne
Boulevard between NE 13th and 14th streets, the Miami Performing
Arts Center, now named Carnival Center for the Performing
Arts, will consist of three performance facilities, totaling
570,000 square feet, which will be linked by a pedestrian bridge spanning
the Boulevard.
The Carnival Center is expected to house over 300 live performances
a year, as well as cultural programs, social events, and business
meetings. In an area that typically shuts down at sunset, this will
be a big change, putting a lot of people in the streets.
The new district has the potential to become one of the most heavily
built neighborhoods in South Florida. Nearby are several residential
tower condominium projects, including the 60-story Marquis,
the 56-story Opera
Tower, the 50-story Ten
Museum Park, and the 50-story Paramount
Bay.
A 2001 study conducted on behalf of the Arts Center Foundation, projected
a direct tax impact of $25 million a year, the creation of over 4,000
jobs during the construction phase and more than 2,500 permanent new
jobs.
Arts Centers are good for the local economy. In the 1960s, New York's
Lincoln Center transformed the Upper West Side into
one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods. Closer to home,
new Arts Centers have revitalized the communities of Tampa and Fort Lauderdale.
The question remains, when will the Carnival Center for the Performing
Arts be finished and how much is it going to cost? At its October
2001 groundbreaking, city officials announced that construction would
be complete in three years at a cost of $255 million. Three years
later, the completion date was pushed back two more years with an
overall project cost of $419 million. Officials believe the project
will be completed by the contractual completion date of August
4, 2006.”
Update: After much anticipation, the Grand Opening of the Carnival
Center for the Performing Arts will be taking place on Thursday,
October 5, 2006.
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