The developer of the Blue Zones Center in Miami has revealed details of what will be downtown’s largest health care facility, and a significant job creator.

Stephen Watson, managing partner of Blue Zones Center in Miami, said the health care facility would cost $100 million to build. It would employ 30 health care providers and 140 support staff in the first year. By the fifth year, it would have 56 health care providers and 300 support staff, he said.

That includes staff employed directly by Blue Zones and independent physician offices that are housed within the center, Watson added.

Blue Zones Center will take up 220,000 square feet at the base of the Legacy Hotel & Residences at 942 N.E. First Ave. The project broke ground in 2021 and will also feature 310 branded condos available for short-term rentals, a 219-room hotel and numerous restaurants.

The facility will offer annual and monthly memberships, although patients can also schedule visits with independent physicians who work there, he said. It will not take Medicare or Medicaid.

Members will receive extensive evaluations of their health care and lifestyle, understand their strengths and weaknesses, and be counseled on how to extend their lives, Watson said. The facility would include a fitness center, an ambulatory surgery center, orthopedics, spa treatments, food and refreshments, diagnostics imaging, behavioral health treatments, and a pharmacy.

Blue Zones Center should open in the third quarter of 2025, and hiring will start 14 to 16 months prior.

Source:  SFBJ