A proposed mega-mall called American Dream Miami is caught up in legal battles and delays. Miami-Dade County is demanding $5 million from the developers for missing crucial development deadlines.

FULL STORY: American Dream mega-mall sued by Miami-Dade over years of construction delays

Here are the highlights:

• The 175-acre project by the owner of the Mall of America was expected to have permits by 2020 and open this year, but neither milestone was achieved. The Northwest Miami-Dade site remains vacant.
• Miami-Dade County sold 82 acres of land to the developer, Triple Five, in 2015 with a $5 million penalty clause for not meeting a 2025 opening timeline. No site plan has been filed.
•  Triple Five claims progress in the development process for state road construction around the site, but Miami-Dade accuses the developer of neglecting contractual obligations. That has led to a lawsuit.
• The developer is also in court with the Graham Companies, which provided Triple Five with the bulk of the project site, with Graham refusing to finalize the sale due to missed deadlines.
• Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who opposed the project in 2018 when she was a county commissioner, is now enforcing the $5 million penalty, highlighting the lack of progress and unmet requirements.

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