Prolific entrepreneur Moishe Mana is moving forward with a new Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce and Miami-Dade County office building in Miami's Wynwood, a fitting location in the historically Puerto Rican neighborhood.

The three-story building is to be built on a 16,410-square-foot lot at 2900 NW Fifth Ave. starting this fall and set for completion in late 2021.

The 35,000-square-foot building will house the chamber of commerce and county offices on the second floor as well as retail, a cafe, and meeting and art space on the ground floor. The third floor will have additional county offices, including space for Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, whose district includes the area. A third-story terrace could be used as an event space.

The building was designed by Miami-based architecture, planning and interior design firm Berenblum Busch Architects. The structure emulates the surrounding warehouse district in look, and a rendering showed murals on exterior walls, one of Wynwood's claims to edgy fame.

The neighborhood was the city's largest Puerto Rican neighborhood and home to a thriving textile and apparel industry. Eventually, much of the industrial space lost its tenant base until speculators like Mana and others noticed the neighborhood close to downtown and bought in.

The low-rise neighborhood was transformed into an internationally known arts district with trendy bars and eateries.

"The Puerto Rican community has a rich and long history in Miami centered in Wynwood, but until now it did not have a hub," Berenblum Busch founding principal Gustavo Berenblum said in a news release. "Our project will provide the community with a place to gather, learn and grow."

The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, now in a suite at 3550 Biscayne Blvd., will relocate to Mana's new project.

Mana is developing the project in partnership with the county, which will use $2 million in bond financing, according to the Miami Herald. Mana will pay the rest of $8.4 million total cost.

Mana, whose Wynwood holdings include the Mana Wynwood event and production space, has expanded his focus to downtown Miami where he is the largest landlord on and near Flagler Street. He has amassed over 50 properties for what he is calling a "Silicon Valley of Latin America" to connect technology companies from the U.S., Asia and Latin America.

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