Miami Breaks Ground on Affordable Little Haiti Townhomes
City and county leaders launched Place Louverture, a 13-unit community land trust development in Little Haiti.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Residential
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City and county leaders broke ground on Place Louverture, a development of 13 permanently affordable townhomes in Little Haiti. The South Florida Community Land Trust, a Broward-based nonprofit, made its first Miami-Dade County project with the development.
Why it matters
Soaring property taxes and living expenses weigh heavily on longtime residents in the neighborhood, and the model aims to keep homes within reach. Miami-Dade County staff is working with dozens of public and private funding partners on the effort.
The project comprises 13 townhomes on a corner lot along Northeast 67th Street, with the nonprofit retaining permanent ownership of the underlying land. Specific purchase prices and the date units will be available were not disclosed at the groundbreaking.
The players
South Florida Community Land Trust
A Broward-based nonprofit that develops community land trust housing and retains permanent ownership of the underlying land.
Miami-Dade County
The county whose staff is coordinating dozens of public and private funding partners for the development.
The details
Under the community land trust model, buyers purchase the home at a reduced price while the nonprofit keeps ownership of the land beneath it. Strict legal covenants govern these properties to preserve their affordability over time.
Timeline
Nov. 13, 2026: Groundbreaking held on the Place Louverture townhomes in Little Haiti.
Last year: Sweetwater mobile home owners were evicted after developers bought Li'l Abner Mobile Home Park.
1970s: Town Park Village cooperative in Overtown opened.
Housing Landscape
The project extends the community land trust model into Miami-Dade for the first time, following earlier eviction cases in Sweetwater and proceedings against Town Park Village shareholders in Overtown. It positions permanent land ownership by a nonprofit as an alternative to market-rate displacement in neighborhoods like Little Haiti.
Longtime Little Haiti residents facing rising property taxes may gain a path to homeownership at a reduced price if they qualify. Permanent affordability covenants are designed to let qualifying families pass their homes down for generations.
The takeaway
Community land trusts separate the value of the home from the land, offering a way to keep housing affordable as neighborhoods change. Residents watching rising costs in Miami may want to track whether this model expands beyond Place Louverture.
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