Ground Lease Opportunity at Ruth Owens Kruse Educational Center

The School Board of Miami-Dade County is soliciting proposals for a seventy-five-year ground lease and redevelopment of approximately 5.7 acres at Ruth Owens Kruse Educational Center (11001 SW 76th Street, Miami), with proposals due September 3, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time and virtual bid opening at 2:00 p.m. the same day. The primary requirement is workforce housing as the dominant development component to support recruitment and retention of M-DCPS employees.

Proposers may include complementary community-serving and limited mixed-use components subordinate to the residential program. The School Board retains property ownership through ground lease or similar structure. All required zoning approvals, site plans, permits, and entitlements must be obtained by the selected proposer in accordance with City of Miami regulations. Construction improvements are subject to payment and performance bonds under Florida Statutes Section 255.05.

Proposers must demonstrate financial feasibility, submit a comprehensive project execution schedule, and show compatibility with ongoing educational operations. Qualifications include proven experience closing at least three similar real estate transactions or comparable developments with three professional references, combined with compliance with all state and local business registration requirements and School Board background screening standards.

Bid security of $100,000 in the form of a cashier's check is required and will be returned to unsuccessful proposers or applied as earnest money for the selected proposer. Contract approval is anticipated in November 2026 with a projected start date of January 2027. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for August 12, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EST via Google Meet. Proposals are submitted via the Euna OpenBids platform.