virtual
Fall Talks: Workforce Housing, in Numbers
Sunday, October 25, 2026
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Live Local Act towers promise "workforce" housing. What do they actually deliver?
In this short talk, Daniel Ciraldo takes a selection of the Live Local proposals now before Miami Beach and puts the results side by side: how many homes in each project are set aside as workforce housing, how big those homes are compared with the market-rate condos in the same towers, what the law lets a landlord charge, and who actually qualifies. We'll also look at the projects that are all workforce housing and what they would replace.
The rent figures in these plans are ceilings set by the law, not listing prices, so we'll look at what that means for the people the housing is meant to serve.
Send your questions in advance when you register, and we'll take them in the Q&A.
Sunday, October 25, 4 PM ET, on Zoom. Free.
In this short talk, Daniel Ciraldo takes a selection of the Live Local proposals now before Miami Beach and puts the results side by side: how many homes in each project are set aside as workforce housing, how big those homes are compared with the market-rate condos in the same towers, what the law lets a landlord charge, and who actually qualifies. We'll also look at the projects that are all workforce housing and what they would replace.
The rent figures in these plans are ceilings set by the law, not listing prices, so we'll look at what that means for the people the housing is meant to serve.
Send your questions in advance when you register, and we'll take them in the Q&A.
Sunday, October 25, 4 PM ET, on Zoom. Free.
About the speaker
Daniel Ciraldo
Founder of SaveMiamiBeach.org
Daniel Ciraldo is the publisher of the Miami Beach Journal and founder of Save Miami Beach, a civic initiative since 2015 focused on protecting the city’s character and quality of life. Today’s Save Miami Beach is a separate entity from, but inspired by, the original Save Miami Beach movement of the 1990s.
He previously served for eight years as Executive Director of the Miami Design Preservation League, a preservation organization based in the Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, where he worked on historic preservation, responsible development, resiliency, and the future of Miami Beach’s built environment.
In 2026, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation honored him with its Individual Distinguished Service award.
He also runs Young Folks Consulting, which gives nonprofits, advocacy groups and public-impact organizations executive leadership, strategy and smart systems, without the cost of a full-time executive.
A former candidate for the Miami Beach City Commission, Ciraldo remains actively engaged in local planning and development issues, with a particular focus on protecting Miami Beach’s historic character and ensuring residents have a meaningful voice in decisions shaping their neighborhoods.
He previously served for eight years as Executive Director of the Miami Design Preservation League, a preservation organization based in the Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, where he worked on historic preservation, responsible development, resiliency, and the future of Miami Beach’s built environment.
In 2026, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation honored him with its Individual Distinguished Service award.
He also runs Young Folks Consulting, which gives nonprofits, advocacy groups and public-impact organizations executive leadership, strategy and smart systems, without the cost of a full-time executive.
A former candidate for the Miami Beach City Commission, Ciraldo remains actively engaged in local planning and development issues, with a particular focus on protecting Miami Beach’s historic character and ensuring residents have a meaningful voice in decisions shaping their neighborhoods.