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Bal Harbour began a phased Collins and Harding Avenue realignment in 2025

Whiting-Turner began the Collins and Harding Avenue realignment in late June 2025, working in short sections between 96th Street and the 9800 block. The village’s July update described curb replacement and lane widening, utility relocation, a rebuilt bus apron, sidewalks, crosswalk adjustments, and signal work. Two southbound lanes were to remain open as each section closed.

A February 2026 village traffic alert said the next phase would move into the median and estimated about five months for that work. Two lanes in each direction were to remain open, with safety closures around the clock and regular work from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Those details show how the village planned to keep traffic moving while crews worked through the median.

Bal Harbour opened its 1.5-acre Waterfront Park in January 2024

Bal Harbour opened its 1.5-acre Waterfront Park with a ribbon cutting on January 14, 2024. The grounds bring together an open lawn, strolling gardens, quiet meditation spaces, progressive exercise zones, and a “Mother Earth, Cycle of Life” playground designed by Danish firm Monstrum. A terraced garden, splash pad, and landscape canopy lead visitors toward the community center.

The building adds multipurpose event rooms, an indoor toddler playground, Recreation, Arts & Culture offices, and a landscaped roof deck for gatherings. The village says council approved the site-plan concept in 2018, several years before the park opened.

Village Council rejected a proposed settlement over the Bal Harbour Shops development application

A special Village Council meeting on April 27, 2026, dealt with a legal dispute over Whitman Family Development’s application under Florida’s Live Local Act. The village had denied the Bal Harbour Shops application in November 2024, and council members now considered a mediator’s proposed settlement before voting unanimously to reject it.

The village’s notice the following day said the manager and village attorney were directed to continue defending the village in court. The vote rejected the proposed settlement; it did not approve construction or decide the development application. The case remained unresolved after the April meeting.

Bal Harbour moves its new Village Hall and emergency center into schematic design

Bal Harbour’s June 2026 capital update moved the planned Village Hall, Police Station, and Emergency Operations Center into schematic design. The milestone followed approval of the building program and basis of design, which set out the departments and operational needs the complex must accommodate.

Schematic design turns that approved program into an initial layout for village review. Architectural Review Board review follows the next design-development stage, so the project is still being worked through on paper.

With security, public access, and staff needs still being worked through in design, the village has not announced a construction start for the complex.

Harbourfront Park and the Jetty project reached a final permit stage

Bal Harbour’s Harbourfront Park, jetty, and cutwalk are being planned as one waterfront project, pairing public space with a rebuilt seawall and a higher, more resilient walk. The design includes guardrails, turtle-friendly lighting, accessible routes, and construction phasing intended to preserve public and emergency access along the shore.

In its June 26, 2026 update, the village said the team was in the final stages of obtaining the last building permit. The next milestone was presentation of the construction manager’s guaranteed maximum price to council; the update did not announce a field start or schedule. Timing therefore still depends on permit clearance and the council’s review of the construction price.

Bal Harbour completed seawall and dock reconstruction with a new boardwalk and kayak access

Near 18 Bal Bay Drive and 701 96th Street, a 2020 council memorandum laid out plans to replace the seawall and dock and add a boardwalk and kayak launch. It also recommended accepting a $705,097 Florida Inland Navigation District grant toward the marine work.

The village’s capital-program page now lists the replacement as complete. At the two waterfront locations, the project joined shoreline infrastructure with public access for people arriving by kayak.