New Urbanism: 'The Next Big Thing'

Craig Robins plans a "New Urbanist" community for Miami, Florida

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June 5, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In 1987, fresh out of law school, Craig Robins plunked down $20,000 for a project to restore two crumbling art-deco buildings in the seedy southern end of Miami Beach. His timing was perfectand over the ensuing years Robinss Dacra Development Corp. helped transform South Beach into one of the worlds best-known tourist destinations. Now the 39-year-old real-estate mogul wants to establish what he calls the ultimate 'world-class village' on a tiny island north of Ocean Drive."

Thanks to Jeff Fortin

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