Hines Breaks Ground on 5.6-Acre Mixed-Use FAT Village in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Hines and partners Urban Street Development, Cresset Real Estate, Las Americas, Hudson Capital and Halmos Holdings have broken ground on FAT Village, a 5.6-acre mixed-use project located in Fort Lauderdale. The first phase, which is scheduled for completion in 2027, will feature 74,000 square feet of retail space, in addition to 601 apartment units and 180,000 square feet of mass timber office space, dubbed T3 — Timber, Transit and Technology. A second phase will be developed upon completion of the first. In total, the project will comprise 850 residential units and more than 80,000 square feet of retail space, as well as a 1,200-space commercial parking structure. Hines received a $220 million construction loan for the development in December 2023.