Biscayne Landing May Get
New Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Medical Center filed an application with the state of Florida in October 2005 to build a $185 million hospital on a four-acre site located within the Biscayne Landing development. The hospital would service Biscayne Landing residents as well as other residents throughout North Miami and surrounding areas.

The 15-story, 388,000 sq. ft. hospital would have 116 beds and all private patient rooms. The not-for-profit teaching hospital is looking to add a second hospital to its Miami Beach facility, which would transfer some of its allotted beds to the new hospital. The project would be funded by philanthropy, debt and equity, Mount Sinai said in a press release.

"This expansion will make Mount Sinai's unique brand of high-caliber medicine easily accessible to a greater portion of the community," said Laurans Mendelson, who chairs Mount Sinai's board of trustees.

The North Miami hospital would have comprehensive primary- and secondary-level inpatient and outpatient services, including emergency medicine, intensive care, surgical and obstetric services. It would have 500 to 600 full-time employees.

Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration will issue an initial recommendation on Mount Sinai's application by Dec. 19, 2005. The city of North Miami, which is is partnering with the developers of Biscayne Landing, supports the new hospital project.

"The city is experiencing an unprecedented economic boom that will certainly increase population benchmarks," North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns said. "This population increase will be reflective of countywide trends, thus increasing health care demands in our community."

Sheldon Greene & Associates, Inc. is a licensed real estate broker. It is not an exclusive agent for Biscayne Landing.