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CBIRS Request 1119
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1119
ACE Theater Renovation Project
 
Requester: Denise Wallace Organization: ACE Development Company
 
Project Title: ACE Theater Renovation Project Date Submitted 1/4/2008 11:40:54 AM
 
Sponsors: Bullard
 
Statewide Interest:
This project preserves, promotes and rehabilitates a community facility that has historical and cultural significance to the community of west Coconut Grove. It serves as an educational link to the community�s past emphasizing how the theater was an instrumental part of the cultural heritage of this community.
 
Recipient: ACE Development Company   Contact: Denise Wallace  
  12605 S.W. 93rd Avenue   Contact Phone: (305) 445-4601  
  Miami 33176   Contact email: ddwallacemiami@aol.com
 
Counties: Miami-Dade
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
This project will provide a vehicle for community groups and others to have a facility that has historical and cultural significance that has been renovated and adapted for small theatrical productions, concerts, banquets, receptions, meeting spaces, educational seminars and workshops. The project will serve as an economic catalyst for economic redevelopment in the area.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Preservation of a historical and culturally significant building. Enhancement of the physical and aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood. Increased awareness of the community�s cultural heritage to tourist and overall Miami-Dade community.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $2,300,000
 
Total cost of the project: $2,300,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Private
  Cash Amount $   In-kind Amount $500,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Historical preservation and economic revitalization.
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   No
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No