City of Pembroke Pines sells old post office, makes $5.7M profit

The massive postal distribution center here, which once processed tens of thousands of letters and parcels daily, will undergo a major transformation — and provide a healthy boost to city coffers. Last October the city bought the 27-acre site at the corner of Dykes Road and Pines Boulevard for $17.8 million. Tuesday, officials announced it…

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US Postal Service is selling its huge distribution center in Pembroke Pines, FL

By Brian Ballou – February 17, 2015 The cavernous U.S. Postal Service distribution center here buzzed with activity for nearly two decades. Then the the Internet choked off business and the operation moved two years ago to Miami-Dade County as part of a nationwide cost-cutting effort. Now the 345,377 square-foot facility, more than double the…

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