Princeton's Next 162 Apartments Have a Building Permit

🏗️ See what a 162-unit Princeton permit means

💵 Find a Homestead weekday job starting at $19.50

🧹 Compare new cleaning pay for routes through Homestead

🏪 Meet nine South Dade businesses that received grants

🥑 Use October's Redland fruit list before your next farmstand trip

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More housing is moving toward construction near SW 248th Street after Miami-Dade issued a $30.4 million building permit for Casa Princeton III. The planned eight-story, 162-unit building at 12875 SW 248th Street is the final phase of a community expected to total 374 apartments. The developer describes the project as workforce housing at market rents, not income-restricted housing, and no public leasing date or rent schedule was found. Watch the site and the developer's official channels for construction and leasing updates before making housing plans around it.

🌐 Website: Read more at Casa Princeton III permit report

A newly listed Homestead operations job offers $19.50 an hour and a Monday-through-Friday schedule from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Keefe Group says the full-time role includes inventory and canteen deliveries inside a correctional facility, so applicants should read the security and work-setting requirements carefully. The post asks for a high school diploma or GED, applicants age 18 or older, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. The listing also advertises paid training, weekly pay, health coverage, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and a 401(k) match.

🌐 Website: Read more at Keefe Group Homestead job listing

A residential-cleaning job covering routes through Homestead lists $17.50 an hour for regular cleaning and $18.50 for specialty or first-time jobs. MaidPro South Miami also lists $15 an hour for travel and waiting time, a $3 gas allowance for each home, approved toll and parking reimbursement, and tips kept by the worker. The usual schedule is weekdays from about 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with hours varying by customer demand. Applicants need a reliable vehicle, a Florida driver's license, auto insurance, work authorization, and the ability to pass a job-related background check.

🌐 Website: Read more at MaidPro South Miami hiring post

Nine South Dade Businesses Shared $52,500 In Grants

Nine South Dade businesses and service organizations received a combined $52,500 through Miami-Dade's 2026 Business Empowerment Blueprint. Four established businesses received $10,000 capitalization grants, while five emerging organizations received $2,500 resource and education grants. The recipient list includes retail, childcare, printing, pet care, wellness, and professional-service businesses, giving readers a useful set of local companies to discover. Entrepreneurs should watch MDEAT for future funding rounds rather than assuming the 2026 application window remains open.

🌐 Website: Read more at Miami-Dade Business Empowerment grant recipients

October Brings A Long Tropical-Fruit List To Redland

October starts tomorrow with a much longer tropical-fruit list than most grocery aisles suggest. Fruit & Spice Park's guide includes avocado, dragon fruit, guava, mamey, papaya, sapodilla, black sapote, jaboticaba, miracle fruit, rollinia, and wax jambu. The list shows what grows at the park, not what is guaranteed ripe or for sale on a particular day, so call ahead and use it as a shopping prompt for Redland farmstands and nurseries.

🌐 Website: Read more at Fruit and Spice Park October in-season guide