03/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/06/2026 15:32
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
M-DCPS Hosts Groundbreaking for New $20.6 Million MAST@FIU Main Building
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) District representatives, School Board Members, Florida International University (FIU) representatives, KAST Construction representatives, MAST@FIU Principal Roberto E. Sarmiento, school staff, and students
M-DCPS Hosts Groundbreaking for New $20.6 Million MAST@FIU Main Building<_o3a_p>
Monday, March 9, 2026
10:30 a.m.
MAST@FIU Biscayne Bay Campus
14301 Bay Vista Blvd.
North Miami, FL 33181
M-DCPS is hosting a groundbreaking at MAST@FIU Biscayne Bay Campus to celebrate the project that will construct a new, three-story, 35,000 sq. ft. building expected to be completed in November 2027.
The structure will feature 20 general classrooms with approximately 500 student stations, as well as an administration suite, a dining room, a warming kitchen, and an outdoor dining area.
There will also be a covered walkway connection to the existing building, a new parking lot with 36 spaces, sidewalks and fencing, and a roadway on the south side of the property.
Elmo R. Lugo, Media Relations Director, at [email protected]
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