Miami-Dade Church Could Be Replaced By Medical Center

A church in the Fontainebleau neighborhood of western Miami-Dade County could be demolished to build a medical clinic.

CN 86 Flagler LLC, an affiliate of Miami-based One Health Medical Centers, filed a pre-application with the county for the 0.86-acre site at 8616 W. Flagler St. It acquired the property for $2.3 million in May 2021 from the Expressway Baptist Church. The 8,928-square-foot religious building there, which was constructed in 1971, would be removed.

One Health Medical Centers has proposed a two-story medical office of 21,670 square feet, including patient exam and treatment rooms, as well as imaging, physical therapy and dentistry. There would be 42 parking spaces, including some on the first floor underneath the building.

This would be the seventh location for One Health Medical Center, all of them in Miami-Dade County. It focuses on caring for seniors, which is a big business considering the growth of the elderly population in the county.

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