Everglades Farmworkers Village

SCOPE OF WORK

Near Everglades National Park, Everglades Farmworker Village, a community for 3,000 people including low and medium density housing, this 112-acre project consists of 498 units of single, duplex and multi-unit housing, retail complex, school, daycare center, church, administrative and social services buildings and transportation depot. The units are designed to allow full cross ventilation for the sub-tropical Florida climate. Residential areas are divided into neighborhoods with their own laundry buildings, extensive landscaping, playgrounds, parks and active open spaces.

Cinco de Mayo park consists of a new 10-acre park that includes baseball, soccer and football fields, track, walking, recreation building, restrooms and fitness stations.

A/E Services Included: Architecture and Engineering Design Services, Master Planning, Housing, Auditorium, Maintenance, Complex, Administrative Offices, Construction Administrative, Retail, & Child Care.

This is the largest project in the history of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration.

This Project was honored with a National Design award in 1998 from the Fannie Mae Foundation in Washington D.C.

SQUARE FEET

112 ACRES

START / COMPLETED

1992 - PRESENT

PHASES 1-V - COMPLETED

PHASE VI & VII - ONGOING