Hialeah is offering one year of free rent to businesses that want to move into city-owned buildings.
Under the Palm Center Business Opportunity Program, “local entrepreneurs and small businesses” will be able to set up shop at the city’s Palm Center property at 240 East First Avenue, according to an Instagram post from the city of Hialeah and Mayor Brian Calvo. It said “some businesses” could have their first year’s rent covered.
The initiative is aimed at “supporting new and growing businesses,” according to the City of Hialeah Development Services website. This is an attempt to “promote economic activity” and “revitalize commercial space” in the region.
“What we’re doing is we’re giving people a year to move in for free and open a store,” Calvo said. “We aim to bring exciting new businesses to our city, such as specialty coffee shops, perhaps Pilates and yoga studios, gyms, restaurants, boutiques and anything else you can think of.”
Some of the stores are already vacant, but the proposed concept would not allow the remaining tenants to renew their leases because the city is looking for companies that “fit a different vision for the area,” according to the Miami Herald. The city plans to begin reviewing applications immediately to allow tenants to move in when their current leases expire.
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Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect reporter on USA TODAY Network’s Florida Connect team. Sign up for our free newsletter to receive all of Florida’s best content straight to your inbox every weekday. florida today.
