Ongoing Projects

Project Description: In phase I & II we installed new sidewalks, replaced cracked and uneven sidewalks, curbs and gutters, as well as installed new ramps and sidewalks following ADA standards on Harbor Island. The Treasure Island portion of the project includes new construction and upgrades to sidewalks, installation of audible beacons, and construction of crosswalks to meet ADA requirements not addressed in the first phase. Construction is ongoing.

• Project Location: Harbor Island & Treasure Island
• Funding: Florida Department of Transportation, Florida State Appropriation; thank you to Sen. Shevrin ‘Shev’ Jones and Rep. Fabian Basabe for support.
• Timeline: Design: Jan. 2023 – Nov. 2025; Construction: Mar. 2025 – Dec. 2025
• Status: Design & Permitting Phase

Follow the link for additional information: Harbor Island Sidewalk Presentation.

Project Description: The project consists of several revamped bus shelters, crosswalks improvements and pedestrian signage. The Village will redesign the bus shelters to match the updated NBV branding with a fresh look. The crosswalks and pedestrian signs will be enhanced to harmonize the Village’s goal to improve safety and walkability. 

• Project Location: Village-wide along Kennedy Causeway
• Funding: Florida Department of Transportation
• Timeline: Design Nov. 2023 – Aug. 2024; Construction: Oct. 2024 – Feb. 2025
• Status: Design & Permitting Phase

Project Description: This project will give residents access to Biscayne Bay by constructing a Civic Park with boat dock and kayak launch site, picnic area with pavilion, nature trail with signage, lighting, landscaping, a bike rack, living shoreline/seawall, and a mangroves patch.

The conceptual designs were completed in January 2023 and the project is now in the design and permitting phase. 

• Project Location: Harbor Island
• Funding: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Land and Water Conservation Fund & Florida Inland Navigation District 
• Timeline: Design – Mar. 2023 – Nov. 2024; Construction: Mar. 2025 – Mar. 2026
• Status: Design & Permitting Phase

The Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management practices that exceed the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Over 1,500 communities participate nationwide. NBV began the process of applying for membership in the CRS program in 2021. In early 2022, the Village was admitted to the CRS program as a class 8 municipality with a 10% reduction rate for all flood insurance policies starting in October of that year. 

The goal of the Village is to continue progressing in the CRS and achieve a class 4 ranking by 2030, saving residents at least 30% off their flood insurance premiums. 

Project Description: The Village is installing customized high-tech stormwater drainage filters on existing inlets to help protect the Biscayne Bay. The Village has partnered with SOP Technologies to install these storm inlet screens.

Project Description: The Island Walk project will provide waterfront access to the public through pedestrian walkways along the northern boundaries of Treasure Island and at key locations on Harbor Island. The project will raise the seawall along this pathway and will incorporate an over-water connector linking the North and South Island Walk Plazas. 

According to Village Code 8.14 – Shoreline accessibility, the RM-70 and CG districts contiguous to Biscayne Bay shall provide and maintain a shoreline walkway adjacent to and parallel to the riparian right-of-way. The shoreline walkway shall be provided continuously along the water for the full width of the property and shall be at least 25 feet wide.

In 2019, the Village completed the Island Walk South Plaza, located between the East 79th Street Bridge and the Grandview Palace Condominium. Work on the North Plaza, located between the East 79th Street Bridge and the Bridgewater Condominium, is expected to begin in Summer 2024.

If you live in a building on Biscayne Bay and you’d like to have the Island Walk in your backyard, contact your building management or condo board for more information.

Island Walk Status Update (March 2023)

Project Description: The existing stormwater collection system consists of catch basins, drainage pipes, pumps, and other drainage structures (culverts) used as a backup in case of pump failures. The existing pump needs replacement, as it operates intermittently for a minute before triggering an automatic ‘shut-off’ switch. Without an operational pump, the storm sewer system solely depends on the gravity outfall culverts, which are small in diameter and limited in effectiveness. Consequently, prolonged periods of flooding are observed, with the existing conveyance system incapable of adequately serving the neighborhood. The new design includes stormwater drainage wells, pumps and catch basins to convey stormwater from the southeast end of NBI. This will reduce flooding events in the section. Future design will address the other portion of the island.

• Project Location: North Bay Island
• Funding: Florida Department of Environmental Protection & Florida Inland Navigation District 
• Timeline: Design – Jan. 2023 – Nov. 2025; Construction: Mar. 2025 – Dec. 2025
• Status: Design & Permitting Phase

Project Description: The Village is working on a permanent home for your Village government and police, as well as a fire station. This will ensure a more resilient community and a central hub for all your Village services. 

• Project Location: Harbor Island
• Timeline/Status: Design Phase

August 2024 – Submit for permits

April 2025 – Select contractor 

June 2025 – Start construction 

The Village has a robust public art program. Learn more on our Public Art page.

Project Description: North Bay Village has partnered with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) to bring unprecedented benefits and amenities to the North Bay Village community, including new green space enhancements and recreational services for our residents. The NBV Community Center and Park project, set to break ground in 2024, has now been nominated as a finalist for the ‘North American Soccer Community Initiative of the Year Award. This award recognizes an organization that has made significant contributions to its local community through various initiatives. 

The project is a transformative public-private partnership that will bring new infrastructure and amenities to Treasure Island Elementary School (TIES) including a state-of-the-art community center that will emerge as a focal point for social engagement, cultural events and recreational activities for students and families in the Village. 

Residents can look forward to a sprawling community park, complete with a recreational trail/exercise path and green space that will serve as a hub for outdoor activities. This includes a plug-and-play after-school program for TIES students and extensive recreational programming run by AFA’s sports professionals. Community members will have access to full-sized illuminated playfields, padel and pickleball courts and several smaller multipurpose fields. 

• NBV and AFA Partnership
• NBV and AFA Partnership Q & A

• Project Location: Treasure Island
• Timeline: Project to be completed by end of 2024
• Status: Design Phase

Project Description: This project, started in 2019, improves the green spaces in the area by planting ground cover and shade trees that enlarge the Village’s canopy – creating more shade and reducing heat island effects while enhancing the aesthetic beauty of NBV.

Between 2019 and 2022, under the leadership of the Village Commission, the Village planted 64 shade trees across our 3 islands.

In 2023, 68 more trees were planted. Half the costs of acquiring and planting the trees was covered by County Neat Streets grants the Village was able to secure. 

In 2024, 20 Gumbo Limbo trees and 10 Spanish Stoppers were planted at Treasure Island Elementary School as part of the Village’s broader Urban Reforestation Project. The trees were funded by the Miami-Dade County GREEN Matching Grant Program.

• Project Location: Treasure Island & Harbor Island 
• Funding: Miami-Dade County Neat Streets Grant

Project Description: Residents in the Village will soon be able to easily access Biscayne Bay with the first public water access project in North Bay Village history.

A new kayak launch will make it easy to get a small watercraft into the Bay. An adjoining dock will serve as the home base for North Bay Village Police Department’s Marine Patrol Unit, enhancing community safety on the waters. The launch will have a mechanical lever system that will lower the watercraft into the water behind the park.

• Funding: The Florida Inland Navigation District awarded the Village $300,000 to fund the construction of the project. 
• Timeline:
  • June 2024 – Installation of concrete columns for dock and boat lift.
  • July 2024 – Install boat lift and kayak launch equipment.
  • August 2024 – Electrical installation. 
  • September 2024 – Expected completion date. 

Project Description: This project aims to renovate and improve the existing wastewater pump station located on the Village’s Galleon Street property by replacing the existing system with a state-of-the art underground facility, for enhanced performance and efficiency. This will allow the Village to turn the current pump station area into a recreational space.

• Project Location: Treasure Island
• Timeline: Construction began in Summer 2023 and is expected to be completed by 2024.

Project Description: The Island Walk North Plaza is located between the East 79^th Street Bridge and the Bridgewater Condominium. This is a shoreline walkway connecting the South Plaza and the North Plaza and runs along the northern and western borders of Treasure & Harbor Island.

• Project Location: Harbor Island & Treasure Island
• Funding: FDOT
• Timeline: Planning-Jan. 2021 – Sept. 2024 ; Design-TBD; Construction: TBD
• Status: Planning Phase

Project Description: The Village will be installing two welcome signs along Kennedy Causeway in both directions of traffic. The sign will consist of decorative lighted structures 15 – 20 ft tall mounted on concrete bases. The Eastern entry sign will be constructed when the Island Walk North Plaza is complete.

• Project Location: Harbor Island west entrance & Treasure Island east entrance
• Funding: Sunbeam Properties, Citizen Independent Transportation Trust (CITT)
• Timeline:
  • East Entry Sign- Design-Aug. 2023-July 2024; Construction: Oct. 2024-Jan. 2025.
  • West Entry Sign- Design-July 2024 – Sept. 2024; Construction: Dec. 2024-Jan. 2025
• Status: Design Phase