Non- Profit Case Study The World Trade Center Miami

Featured Work: The World Trade Center Miami

The World Trade Center Miami is part of the preeminent global trade organization promoting two-way international trade, fostering and enhancing international business opportunities for companies in the western hemisphere.

Moving from an outdated and dark space at the Port of Miami to a new space in the Blue Lagoon area of Miami, the WTCM team needed help so that they could keep their eyes on their organization’s mission and not be distracted by the details and management of the move and build-out.

That’s where The Common Area comes in.

The Project:

This new ground floor space includes huge windows, exterior branding signage rights, and will give WTCM the opportunity of a total face lift and allow their office space to become a resource to their client base and community through shared office space, rentable conference rooms, and fully loaded audio visual components.

Our Role:

We establish project goals, prepare leadership for meetings with the board of directors for budget approvals and collaborate with the landlord’s design and construction teams as drawings are being developed. After this, we engage with furniture procurement, audio visual and IT consultants, and the architect to further define scope and begin developing the permit set of plans.

This project is underway for expected launch in 2021.

Mission:

The World Trade Center Miami is a member of the World Trade Centers Association which is the preeminent global trade organization promoting two-way trade. There are 332 World Trade Centers located in over 89 countries with a total membership of 2 million corporate members and associates. In the Western Hemisphere, there are more than 60 World Trade Centers either in operation or in the planning and/or construction stage.

For more than 33 years, the World Trade Center Miami (WTCM) has facilitated international commerce in Miami-Dade County. Through trade shows, missions, special events, educational programs and other forms of assistance, the WTCM has played a leading role in spurring the growth of the region's most important economic sector, generating more than $3.8 billion in reported international sales and stimulating the formation of thousands of new jobs.

As a powerful voice for business growth and economic prosperity, the WTCM is dedicated to leading South Florida into a new era of international trade. Guided by our Board of Directors and assisted by our community partners, our Center helps companies connect with the world and contributes to our regional economy. The World Trade Center Miami’s mission is to promote Miami as the Trade & Logistics Hub of the Americas. The World Trade Center Miami, Florida's oldest global organization, fosters and enhances international business opportunities for companies in the western hemisphere.

Project goals:

The world trade center has occupied a very outdated and dark space at the Port of Miami which negatively effected employee and member moral so when their lease was up for renewal, they elected to move to Blue Lagoon area of Miami where they are on a ground floor space with huge windows and exterior branding signage rights. This new space will give them the opportunity of a total face lift and allow their office space to become a resource to their client base & community through shared office space, rentable conference rooms and fully loaded audio visual components. Jumping into it all, they realized they were in over their heads, and needed a help so that they could keep their eyes on their organizations mission and not be overly distracted by the details and management of the project.

The Common Area was referred to World Trade Center by another non-profit Client, The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce (Refer to link for case study on that project) and we stepped in right away to help establish project goals, prepare leadership for meetings with board of directors for budget approvals and collaborate with the landlords design and construction teams as drawings were being developed. After this, we engaged with furniture procurement, audio visual and IT consultants, and the architect to further define scope and begin developing the permit set of plans.

Team:

Owners Rep Project Management: Maureen Mascaro, The Common Area

Project Manager: Arturo Diaz, The Common Area

Landlord Representatives: Grace Valdivia, Duanne Jordan, Colliers International  
Walter Robinson, Robinson CRE

Architect: Jorge Claro

Furniture Procurement Services: Steve Burgos, Jorge Bernal & Cynthia Sarria, Gensler

Audio Visual, IT Infrastructure & Furniture: (Pending)

General Contractor: (Pending)