DFRE Begins The Triangle, $35M Workforce Tower in Health District
All 112 studios are capped at 120% of area median income under Florida's Live Local Act, among the first such projects in Miami-Dade to reach construction.
DFRE has begun construction on The Triangle, a $35 million, 112-unit workforce housing development in Miami’s Health District, designed by ODP Architects and built under Florida’s Live Local Act.
Why it matters
The Triangle is among the first Live Local Act projects in Miami-Dade to reach construction, testing whether the 2023 state law’s density and height bonuses can turn a tight Health District parcel into income-restricted rental housing at scale. All 112 residences will be reserved for households earning up to 120% of area median income, the kind of studio product the district’s hospital, university, and clinical workforce has struggled to find near their jobs. DFRE principal Daniel Dias said “our responsibility extends far beyond developing real estate,” framing the project as a test of how far Live Local can stretch a small, hard-to-build site. For developers eyeing infill workforce housing, DFRE’s studio format at 1750 NW 15th Street Road is a template worth watching.
The numbers
The Triangle is an eight-story, 121,636-square-foot tower carrying a reported $35 million cost. It will hold 112 studios, each 450 square feet with a private balcony and in-unit laundry, all capped at 120% of area median income under the Live Local Act. Plans also call for ground-floor retail, a 3,500-square-foot street-level gym, a 10,000-square-foot pool terrace on the fifth floor, and 72 parking spaces across four structured levels. ODP Architects designed the tower, which sits on NW 15th Street Road in the Health District, near Jackson Memorial and the University of Miami’s medical campus.
What’s next
Construction is underway, with DFRE targeting a topping-off in mid-2027 and completion in early 2028. As one of the first Live Local Act projects in Miami-Dade to reach construction, The Triangle will be watched as an early test of whether income-restricted studios near a major job center draw fast lease-up once delivered. For more South Florida development coverage, see the South Florida hub.