By Aviglucci@MiamiHerald.com

A nonprofit developer armed with a multi-million grant aims to transform Opa-locka’s notorious Triangle into a family-friendly neighborhood by renovating vacant housing, building parks and installing public art.

 

A nonprofit developer plans to transform Opa-locka's notorious Triangle into a family-friendly neighborhood by renovating homes and apartments, installing playgrounds and public art, as depicted in this artist's rendering. Opa-Locka Community Development Corp.

Can a few million dollars, a public art project and a bold redevelopment plan reverse the sliding fortunes of one of South Florida’s toughest neighborhoods?

We’re about to find out.

 

 

Armed with a hefty federal grant and outsize ambition, developer and former politician Willie Logan has embarked on a mission of unusual, if not unprecedented, scope: To transform the entirety of Opa-locka’s notorious Triangle, once among the most violent and drug-soaked spots of Miami-Dade County, into a model, family-friendly urban neighborhood.