Read the latest news about Judge Leifman’s brainchild, Miami Center for Health and Recovery. Author Cathy Cunningham wrote this article in December 2023 with the latest updafe we could find. Please enjoy and checkout the complete story at https://commercialobserver.com/2023/12/mental-health-center-miami-sblm/. Read more about the designer James Cohen too.


The Miami Center for Health and Recovery is preparing to open its doors. The project, at 2200 NW Seventh Avenue in Miami, has been 13 years in the making. 

Conceived by Judge Steven Leifman, an associate administrative judge in the criminal division of the 11th Circuit Court of Florida, and designed by James Cohen of SBLM Architects, the center could now serve as a template for other cities seeking to serve and treat people with mental illness who otherwise would end up homeless or incarcerated.