DORAL, FL-Locally based developer Dolphin Boulevard LLC has begun construction on a $9-million shopping center. The 30,000-sf Dolphin Plaza will be completed in late fall 2008.

The project is under way on the southeast corner of the intersection of NW 112th Avenue and NW 17th Street, across from the Dolphin Mall. Coral Gables, FL-based Beame Architectural Partnership is the project architect; Fortex Construction, also a local firm, is the general contractor.

Jose Perez De Corcho of Dolphin Boulevard LLC tells GlobeSt.com that the project is aimed at providing services to those who work at Dolphin Mall and live in Doral, which is experiencing a tremendous amount of growth in recent years. “We're looking for an upscale supper club to be located on the second floor of the project with the first floor being dedicated to typical service-type retailers,” De Corcho says.