Leon Medical Centers could convert a shuttered movie theater in Homestead into a health care facility for seniors.

The city’s Development Review Committee will consider on April 19 the amended master plan for Portofino Plaza at 2250 N.E. Eighth St. The 6.6-acre site has a 49,021-square-foot theater building that was constructed in 2006. It was previously a Flagship Cinemas.

It’s located just off the Southwest 312th Street exit of Florida’s Turnpike.

The property is owned by 2250 NE 8 Street LLC, managed by Michael Shealy, director of real estate operations at Doral-based Leon Medical Centers. The company is one of the largest providers of care for seniors in Miami-Dade County with seven locations and more than 44,000 Medicare recipients.

The project would cost about $16 million and construction should take about a year.

Source: SFBJ