{"id":177408,"date":"2026-03-04T06:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177408\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:04:10","slug":"a-new-uptown-village-is-taking-shape-in-fort-lauderdale-see-whats-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177408\/","title":{"rendered":"A new Uptown village is taking shape in Fort Lauderdale. See what\u2019s coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

The northwest \u201cUptown\u201d part of Fort Lauderdale is known more for its corporate offices than community sensibility. New developments aim to change that.<\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale city commissioners heard the latest updates on its Uptown Urban Village initiative on Tuesday. . The idea, which has been over a decade in the making, is to rebrand and revitalize the busy commercial area with new mixed-use sites, including affordable housing, to attract more young professionals to live closer to where they work.<\/p>\n

So far, the initiative has given way to seven development projects: Three have been approved, two are under review, one is under construction and one has been built.<\/p>\n

Three more potential projects are in the works, said Jim Hetzel, the urban design and planning manager at the city\u2019s Development Services Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really looking forward to making this another economic generator for the city of Fort Lauderdale besides just downtown,\u201d Vice Mayor John Herbst said at Tuesday\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n

The Uptown Urban Village refers to the roughly 360 acres of land on the west side of Interstate 95 between McNab Road and Northwest 56th Street. In 2014, a group of landowners and business owners came up with the idea to take advantage of the area\u2019s location as a transportation hub to create a \u201clive, work, and entertain\u201d community. Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Interstate 95 and the Cypress Creek Tri-Rail station are close by.<\/p>\n

The City Commission then adopted a master plan for the Uptown Urban Village<\/a> in 2019 to rezone the area to allow for more housing, mixed-use developments and walkability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vision for Uptown is a vibrant urban village with a mix of uses and a sustainable growth pattern for the future,\u201d Hetzel said.<\/p>\n

\"Treo<\/p>\n

Treo Apartments was the first development project approved and completed as part of Fort Lauderdale\u2019s efforts to revitalize and rebrand the Uptown Urban Village.<\/p>\n

(Amanda Rosa\/arosa@miamiherald.com)<\/p>\n

San Diego-based developer\u2019s Treo Apartments, 6500 N. Andrews Ave., was the first development approved in December 2020. The eight-story apartment building, which completed construction last summer, has ground-floor retail and 295 apartment units, eight of which are affordable housing.<\/p>\n

\"Construction<\/p>\n

Construction is underway at Mayla Cypress, a luxury apartment complex in Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Uptown Urban Village. The city government is looking to rebrand and redevelop the northwest part of the city to attract more residents.<\/p>\n

(Amanda Rosa\/arosa@miamiherald.com)<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s Mayla Cypress, 6261 NW Sixth Way, a seven-story luxury apartment building under construction. Last summer, Grover Corlew, a Boca Raton-based developer, broke ground on the 3.71-acre site<\/a> that was previously occupied by an old office building.<\/p>\n

Mayla Cypress will offer 312 units, a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor kitchens, grilling areas, a clubhouse, a two-story 24\/7 fitness center, conference rooms and a dog spae, according to Florida YIMBY.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis neighborhood is experiencing a resurgence,\u201d said Mark Corlew, Partner at Grover Corlew. \u201cWith the Uptown area\u2019s access to major transportation corridors, employers and lifestyle amenities, Mayla Cypress will offer a modern residential option that enhances livability and connectivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The three approved projects are:<\/p>\n

Avery Cypress Creek: A seven-story mixed-use project with 200 units, 24 of which are affordable housing. Located at 6210 N. Andrews Ave.<\/p>\n

Aspire Cypress Creek: A five-story project with 345 units and ground-floor retail. Located on the corner of Andrews Avenue and Cypress Creek Road.<\/p>\n

The two proposed projects are a Target, which would replace a Regal Cinema and Office Depot, and Pinnacle at Cypress, a senior affordable housing development.<\/p>\n

Other changes include improved sidewalks, bicycle paths and street signs or markers that identify Uptown as a community, Hetzel said.<\/p>\n

Herbst said he was pleased with the update and happy to see housing options \u201cwhere young professionals can afford to live close to where they work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really getting a lot of traction up there,\u201d Herbst said. \u201cThis is going to be a great live-work environment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The northwest \u201cUptown\u201d part of Fort Lauderdale is known more for its corporate offices than community sensibility. New…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1571,8447,83878,249,251,250,83881,83879,62396,83880,83877],"class_list":["post-177408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-affordable-housing","tag-city-commissioners","tag-cypress-creek","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-grover-corlew","tag-jim-hetzel","tag-john-herbst","tag-mayla-cypress","tag-urban-village"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}