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Staff summarized the application as a large, mixed‑use project in the Omni neighborhood zoned T6 24B open that proposes about 475,000 square feet, 33 stories, 282 dwelling units and roughly 10,000 square feet of commercial space. The developer requested a warrant related to the affordable housing public‑benefit bonus and waivers including a 30% parking reduction and allowances for above‑ground parking and parking within the second layer on both primary and secondary frontages because the project exceeds 200,000 square feet.

Ines Madreiro, attorney representing the property owners, told the board the project’s public‑benefit offering is affordable housing targeted at 60% of area median income. \"So they're going to be 60% AMI. And so we are proposing, 7% of the units will be affordable. That consists of 20 of the units out of the 282 units,\" Madreiro said. Architect Kobi Karp described the project’s ground‑floor retail and a rooftop and wraparound amenity plan, saying the design tucks the vehicular entrance to preserve active street frontage and an extended amenity area.

Board members asked for clarifications about the ground floor plan, service access and garage screening. Commissioners emphasized visibility of the main residential entry and the need to avoid car lights spilling into the street at night.

The board approved the application with four conditions: study and enhance the prominence of the main lobby entry, screen the garage to obscure parked vehicles and light at night, relocate the FPL (Florida Power & Light) vault door to a less prominent elevation, and ensure the units facing the main frontage have operable windows. A motion to approve with those conditions passed on a roll call vote (Labrada, Barrera, Sabatini, Lewis, Perez Azuah — all recorded \"yes\").

The approval records the waivers and the warrant related to affordable housing; the board’s conditions will be handled through staff review prior to issuance of permits.

The board’s action does not create final building permits; required plan‑check approvals and any applicable permit reviews remain pending.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Miami, FL - Urban Development Review Board - Regular Meeting - Mar 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Miami Urban Development Review Board voted to approve a warrant and waivers for a 33‑story, 282‑unit residential and commercial tower at 1600 Northeast Second Avenue, with 7% of units set aside as affordable at 60% of area median income, subject to conditions on the main entry, garage screening, an FPL vault door and operable windows.","taxTitle","Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida","taxId",2890,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6630251,"UDRB approves Liberty Square phase 5 — 408 units across four buildings with pedestrian and sustainability conditions",1312,8080000,9392000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2696772-2dbd827918dd25007d4da858853d8fde&start=8080&end=9392","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2696772-2dbd827918dd25007d4da858853d8fde/thumbnail_8080000.jpg","/articles/6630251/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/UDRB-approves-Liberty-Square-phase-5-408-units-across-four-buildings-with-pedestrian-and-sustainability-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630251-e8d59db6103b658c5edcf095dd8740f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140203&Signature=NL1~zk9Yo9unqWIVlnwD~17ERGG7D-mCoeEFNy1AK6YxYf-I8xrbcyo5lmI2hWnUFMi5trLlGyO5fkkkA5Vys84ISqjrcTvQLMgzep5EDvHf9nQFgfOEvQld1Wksw7NQ3mXFp8RbGta6uaum4iq27PPmqfVOPy831DBvIYW6y-KxK4jiN7ZxnH9kXFumKyywXXtla9CPBvArq8VK0ako~Jm7fOlaUI9raRLQwtuP~b2xdx2oBFCqZfaBOlfzFTwLPmSbXEwczNTDe3Rkg7QxLSaa0-KxuaFM0CVnKV2Hx0eocXFr0QMEQgsu4IFM4WofQXBdmbnm352U7n9zRlsBiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban Development Review Board approved the entitlement for Liberty Square Phase 5 (PZ2418040), a multi‑building component of the larger Liberty Square master plan that will deliver approximately 408 dwelling units across four buildings (two seven‑story buildings and two three‑story garden‑style buildings) and about 6,000 square feet of commercial space, subject to three site and public‑realm conditions.

Related Urban Development Group and Modus Architects presented the phase as the higher‑density portion of the larger Liberty Square redevelopment along NW 60 Second Street. The design positions two seven‑story buildings on the primary street frontage and two three‑story garden buildings set back to create mid‑block green space. The presentation emphasized pedestrian connectivity — a narrowed pedestrian passage through the block that ties to amenity space and a visual axis to Phase 4 — and internalized parking with landscape buffers.

Board members supported the plan’s internal pedestrian connections and the strategy to move parking away from the public faces of the project. Commissioners proposed additional public‑realm measures to strengthen block‑to‑block walkability and reduce the visual dominance of the interior parking area.

The board approved the phase with three specific recommended/required items for the record and staff follow‑up: (1) add a mid‑block pedestrian crosswalk on 60 Second Street aligned with the Paseo/connection to Phase 4 to improve pedestrian safety and wayfinding, (2) increase permeable surfacing/landscape treatment in the interior surface parking (and adjacent ground‑level hardscape) to soften the asphalt area and improve stormwater permeability, and (3) emphasize mature, canopy trees at the pedestrian level (applicant had already agreed to replace palm trees in other Liberty Square items). The motion passed on roll call (Labrada, Perez, Lewis, Barrera, Sabatini recorded \"yes\").

Staff will confirm design and landscape details in the revised record and during subsequent plan review.","The board approved Phase 5 of the Liberty Square redevelopment (four buildings totaling 408 units and about 6,000 sf commercial) and required a mid‑block pedestrian crossing and increased permeable surfacing and planting maturity for the interior courtyard/parking.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6630254,"UDRB approves Liberty Square elderly building (phase) — 132 units for older adults, part of larger redevelopment",820,7250000,8070000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2696772-2dbd827918dd25007d4da858853d8fde&start=7250&end=8070","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2696772-2dbd827918dd25007d4da858853d8fde/thumbnail_7250000.jpg","/articles/6630254/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/UDRB-approves-Liberty-Square-elderly-building-phase-132-units-for-older-adults-part-of-larger-redevelopment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630254-f80623db525bdc25768289be99fa2e48/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140203&Signature=PP0UTAjxhly-TejXWmnkisbDbhAblVHBhoDyzh3UB8AT~8pewssP3YvtGu7ovdXF0aTaK0P8WhoGIYuWUYektz1BSW27QlyW3dx4Uwx78~41cm79REvGHQh2REWkZck9yP-9sqbCGcHpVUX-CDovORQWcfEQ-87kpz7qHZNumoXabC1pjbrXW30aTqlAoHEitQs32v-lXjabwTJtsY7WZwhA3zByW9wXp3lTkz3gK8lxz3Z1WMWt7iCX-firc6vDulDN9-d1lA9jhZYQA54Zz9ZQ~G7ffid6EW8IuKz9JB~DaxdlDFYO1lW2lXedaNZh0Muxm1LcZfteP4UbBLYL5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban Development Review Board approved a warrant and waivers for an elderly affordable housing building (part of the Liberty Square master plan) that will deliver 132 dwelling units and roughly 3,000 square feet of office/community space on a southwest block of the Liberty Square site.

Planning staff described Item 4 (PZ2418561) as phase of the Liberty Square redevelopment that uses the Live Local Act framework to deliver attainable mixed‑income elderly housing. The application requested a warrant to establish modified design standards for an attainable mixed‑income program, a warrant for reduced elderly parking and waivers for office parking and pedestrian entrance spacing. The application was before the board because the overall master plan phases exceed 200,000 square feet.

Related‑group representatives and Modus Architects presented the design as a stacked, primarily one‑bedroom unit building with active ground‑floor service spaces (multipurpose room, fitness, computer lab) to support residents. Ivo Fernandez described the building as a stacked elderly product with units oriented to provide daylight to corridors; he noted the ground floor will host services for seniors and a medical tenant in part of the ground‑floor footprint.

Board members supported the building’s simplicity and the way it ties into the completed phases of Liberty Square. Commissioners noted the constrained funding environment for attainable elderly housing and praised the façade articulations and corner treatment. The board voted to approve the application as presented. Staff will continue technical review in coordination with the project team and PHCD (Public Housing and Community Development) per the development agreement.

This approval covers the design and requested waivers for the block portion in this phase; other blocks in the Liberty Square redevelopment will return in future applications as funding and design work proceed.","The board approved a 7‑story Liberty Square elderly affordable housing building that contains 132 units and community spaces, accepting a program warrant and waivers related to elderly parking and pedestrian spacing. The project is part of the larger Liberty Square redevelopment and the city/PHCD partnership.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6630260,"UDRB recommends disapproval of Lejeune Palms after extended critique of façade and massing",3193,3293000,6486000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2696772-2dbd827918dd25007d4da858853d8fde&start=3293&end=6486","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2696772-2dbd827918dd25007d4da858853d8fde/thumbnail_3293000.jpg","/articles/6630260/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/UDRB-recommends-disapproval-of-Lejeune-Palms-after-extended-critique-of-façade-and-massing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630260-e34252ad9322cc234f88d9e126c5bbf5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140203&Signature=TU~hE7YpuwIY4wNB-a6-Wdci8PRhxYHUcXGDccw20V-cFYwhrveWrggN2FYnYDzoI208a35MJ4c6BjaPBKYxsflMfqSsJ8wXq8rSMDhUtBss5sJw~CR3bUx5pHB3CQaMTB~PUncV~44lze47fvfZ2mPc0bOliS25ScF~hshn0mCWzyOgAhanRErQj9IplPECwr0FpgTjKtt6DOxWVrMyXaEX9xMZmOZLn9pAM3nekTL2yFctj-jtnAfopIAk4VNq30YQRTug4wKyNK6tv86K6dzC3Dvl1qr0IhGdVeZBkcwf4K42FyBnan1E1B~qhj9dxBwoxmSedUpsV0Rf9R49mQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban Development Review Board recommended disapproval of the Lejeune Palms application after extended board discussion about the project’s massing, façade articulation and pedestrian interface.

The application (PZ2316403) proposed an eight‑story mixed‑use development on a large consolidated parcel in the Lejeune neighborhood, including multifamily housing, ground‑floor commercial and a 32‑key hotel component. Applicant attorney Ines Barreiro described the site’s dual zoning (T6 portions and T5L adjacent to single‑family homes) and said the proposal includes 197 residential units and ground‑floor retail integrated with a hotel. Because the consolidated lot exceeds the maximum lot area allowed by the code in both transects, the proposal sought exceptions for increased maximum lot area and waivers for vehicular entry from principal frontage and for pedestrian entrance spacing.

Board members praised aspects of the massing and program but were sharply critical of the residential building’s façade, which several members described as too busy — multiple colors, numerous balcony types and excessive horizontal and vertical elements that together created a repetitive, undistinguished long elevation. Commissioners requested a simpler, more coherent façade treatment and a clearer plan for breaking up the long three‑story elevation facing Sixth Street.

A motion to approve with conditions (focused on facade simplification) failed on a 2‑3 vote. The applicants preferred a denial rather than voluntary withdrawal and asked to take the business decision offline. The board then voted to recommend disapproval; the motion carried on recorded votes. The board’s written recommendation cites the need for the applicant to significantly restudy and simplify the residential façade (fewer colors, fewer balcony types and fewer architectural layers), provide stronger vertical breaks on the long south elevation, and enhance continuous landscaping along that façade before a revised application would be considered.

The recommendation is advisory; applicants may revise and return to the board or proceed per planning‑department and PZAP procedural paths. The transcript records a lengthy design critique and that the applicant will meet with staff and the planning director to decide next steps.","The board voted to recommend disapproval of the Lejeune Palms exception and waiver application, citing unresolved concerns about façade articulation, excessive colors/layers and the long southern elevation; applicants may revise and resubmit after study.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6630264,"UDRB signs off on Evolve Wynwood 35 with package updates, tree and shading conditions",1557,1699000,3256000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2696772-2dbd827918dd25007d4da858853d8fde&start=1699&end=3256","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2696772-2dbd827918dd25007d4da858853d8fde/thumbnail_1699000.jpg","/articles/6630264/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/UDRB-signs-off-on-Evolve-Wynwood-35-with-package-updates-tree-and-shading-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6630264-dfb6f31fb52c53e145f0fe8541481c5a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140203&Signature=Ou2wVkboDsmP8LLrUymbHP2XNpg~zaNh157dhBfo9wainyErLC2VAPUyILnJ25Ga7JzeHfwiW~opohs1lzoqrWcAcMSyLG~fFUfs4VU0oHoYkDkQSAWrTjeLdKGLf5ik0jnDpU2IbihjE1HIbvjaRZpErVsD~JOWXuJ7jkfEZoJHnVgf~HX5Vu8Mqhj7evugsNULjyR8Jq~HR0mmjF-5FKy93om42-G-3jP3bJ5Oevq1wo9tMZ7bgmSZGy6L3M6txminFD-VbwHweABzKPPkV049GOZRDsJjCnRcQBl3bO0V-fV2X6gYw1Ivy6lfzKdpJaexnyvBf18pPNFbNfJ1Ug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban Development Review Board recommended approval for Evolve Wynwood 35, a proposed eight‑story, ~200,000‑square‑foot residential project at 535 Northeast 30 Fifth Street in the Wynwood Norte NRD 2 zone (T5 open), subject to conditions intended to refine materials, landscaping and shade features.

Carly Kochel of Birkow, representing MPW Holdings II LLC, said the development combines six parcels and provides an aggregate lot size waiver because the combined parcel exceeds the 40,000‑square‑foot maximum as‑of‑right. The project proposes about 141 dwelling units in a low‑scale multifamily design and requests waivers including up to 30% parking reduction (per the NRD rules), a 10% lot coverage increase, a waiver to permit a covered pedestrian passage rather than an uncovered paseo, and a 10% drive‑aisle width reduction.

Architect Kobi Karp explained façade and ground‑floor treatments and a glazed, lit garage screening strategy. Board members requested better ground‑floor drawings in the formal submittal and more detail on the garage screening and roof‑level pergola. Commissioners praised the art‑driven façade concept but urged some simplification of balcony/façade rhythms and clarification of the pedestrian connections.

The board’s approval included explicit conditions: (1) update the official record package to include the larger‑scale renderings shown at the hearing; (2) replace proposed palm trees with canopy trees at the pedestrian level; (3) provide shading devices (canopies) over the south‑facing fourth‑level windows; and (4) confirm the amenity pergola feature as shown. The roll call shows the motion carried (Labrada, Barrera, Sabatini, Lewis, Perez Azuah recorded \"yes\").

The waivers and the lot‑size warrant remain in the project record; staff will review the revised materials for consistency with the board’s conditions before the application advances to the Planning & Zoning Appeals Board and final permitting.","The board approved a T5‑zoned, eight‑story Wynwood project (Evolve Wynwood 35) with 141 units, contingent on updated package renderings, replacement of palm trees with canopy trees, shaded devices on the south elevation and confirmation of a pergola amenity feature.","actionData","errors"]

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