New Aventura school construction
Summary
The budget leaves out construction money for the new high school because final building costs aren't set yet. The city expects a guaranteed maximum price from the builder by year's end, with designs coming back to the commission soon.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
No construction funds are budgeted yet; the city is holding capacity open for the project's final cost.
Future students and families who will use the new high school.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Commission Meetings - Sep 15, 2026
The budget leaves out construction money for the new high school because final building costs aren't set yet. The city expects a guaranteed maximum price from the builder by year's end, with designs coming back to the commission soon.
City Commission Meetings - Sep 8, 2026
The city closed on another 0.84 acres from Gulf Stream, bringing the school site to 4.5 acres — more than double the current high school footprint — with three of those acres obtained at no cost to taxpayers, about $30 million in land value.
City Commission Meetings - Apr 7, 2026
The city is buying another 0.84 acres from Gulfstream Park for up to $6 million, bringing the new charter high school site to about 4.5 acres — more than double the current two-acre campus. Mayor Weinberg wants the school open within two years.
City Commission Meetings - Mar 3, 2026
A new school campus is coming to NE 208 Terrace, with extra density and smaller setbacks than normally allowed. Supporters say it's the catalyst project the Uptown Aventura area has been waiting for and adds school capacity for a growing, younger population.
City Commission Meetings - Jan 13, 2026
The city quietly moved the new Don Soffer Aventura High School forward: $3.2 million in surplus reserve funds went into the year-end budget for additional land, and Pirtle Construction was hired for preconstruction services worth up to $379,900.
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