Ikea’s Miami-Dade store on track for summer 2014 opening

Conshohocken, Pa. -- Ikea said Wednesday that contractors have been hired and a building permit is pending for its future Miami-Dade store in Sweetwater, Fla., putting the home furnishings retailer on track for a groundbreaking in 60 days and a summer 2014 opening date.



Ikea selected Balfour Beatty Construction to oversee the project. Other Florida firms involved include Kimley-Horn and Associates for civil engineering; ATC Associates for geotechnical services; GFA International for testing and inspection services; Holland & Knight for local land use counsel; The Goldstein Environmental Law Firm for Brownfield expertise; real estate brokerage The Shopping Center Group for site selection support; and Procacci Development Corp. for selling the land. Atlanta-based GreenbergFarrow is the project architect.



The 417,000-sq.-ft. future Ikea Miami will feature 1,500 parking spaces, and the company said it will evaluate solar generation potential for this store to complement the presence of renewable energy generation at nearly 90% of its current U.S. locations.