Repair or Renovate a Historic Property

Contact Staff to Discuss Your Project.

To save time and effort, we highly recommend speaking to a preservation staff member about your proposed project. You can make an appointment and/or ask general questions by calling your district's representative:

• Archaeological Conservations Areas, Demolition Permits, Certificate to Dig, Environmental Preservation Districts, Scenic Transportation Corridors, Downtown National Register District, Spring Garden Historic District, Bayside Historic District or Coconut Grove West, contact Adrian Espinosa-Valdor at AEspinosa@miamigov.com or 305-416-1418.
• Prescreen of HEP applications including: Ad Valorem, Transfer of Development Density (TDD)/ Transfer of Development Rights (TDR), Certificate of Appropriateness, Special Certificate of Appropriateness, Checklists, State Extensions, Beverly Terrace Historic District, Riverview Historic District, South River Drive Historic District, or Buena Vista East Historic District contact Gabriel Alviarez at GAlviarez@miamigov.com or 305-416-1433.
• Historic Preservation Grants Program, Public Outreach and Education, Morningside Historic District, Palm Grove Historic District, or MiMo/BiBo Historic District contact Carina Gonzalez de Mendoza, atCGonzalezDeMendoza@miamigov.com or 305-416-1137.
• Archaeological Conservation Areas and Certificates to Dig or Lummus Park Historic District, contact Oscar Pereira, at OPereira@miamigov.com or 305-416-1427.

Determine Which Kind of Project You are Undertaking

• Certain projects only require a Standard Certificate of Appropriateness (COA). In general, repairs and minor alterations (for instance, a roof replacement using the original historic materials) can be reviewed by staff quickly.  
• Other projects require a Special Certificate of Appropriateness (SCOA) which requires a HEPB board review.  This usually applies to new construction, major additions, demolition, and alterations.

TIP: Step 1 will help you determine which certificate you need.