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Carly Kochel, representing the applicant AG Wynne LLC, told the board the project had been redesigned to eliminate previously discussed waivers and that the application before the board required no parking or setback variances. \"All the waivers that were just announced have been designed out of the project and what is before you is a project that does not include any of the waivers that were read into the record,\" Kochel said during the presentation.

Design lead Eric Valle described a program of 234 residential units, about 17,800 square feet of commercial space at the base, and 257 parking spaces. The team showed a tower massing with stacked balcony elements and an artist-driven color palette carried on the underside of many balcony recesses. The podium was described as two stories of active retail and separate residential and retail entries; an easement in the rear setback constrained the buildable footprint and required the team to push portions of the building forward.

Board members praised the project's use of the Live Local Act to provide income-restricted units—Kochel told the board a minimum of 40% of units will be income-restricted to 120% AMI—but several members expressed concerns about the tower's visual aggression: heavy color use, an apparent solid mechanical/party wall condition at certain elevations, and a podium that some members felt read as an undifferentiated mass. Members asked the applicant to revisit the podium articulation, reduce or rework the color treatment so the architecture can read clearly in monochrome, and study balcony geometry to reduce an overly angular appearance.

Member Zamstas moved to approve the project with the conditions listed by board members; Member Behar seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote recorded as 4 to 2. Conditions included reworking the color palette, studying balcony shapes and articulation, revisiting podium integration and ensuring east/west facade treatments allow for future adjacent development and avoid party-wall-like solid faces.

The applicant committed to work with staff to implement the board's conditions. The project team noted the site's NRD-2 context, proximity to transit and highway ramps, and that the design complies with applicable NRD setbacks and Live Local Act provisions. No waivers were required for this submittal, and the design will proceed through standard permitting steps following the board-directed refinements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Miami, FL - Urban Development Review Board - Regular Meeting - Apr 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved a 41-story residential tower in Wynwood (file 17494) that uses the state's Live Local Act to increase density; approval included conditions to revise the podium, color palette and facade treatments.","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},6579125,"UDRB splits on 337-unit Project Adela 2 at Legion Park; review continued",2697,1646000,4343000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3100427-a15880d972ad4f75d6cc50add70e7875&start=1646&end=4343","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3100427-a15880d972ad4f75d6cc50add70e7875/thumbnail_1646000.jpg","/articles/6579125/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/UDRB-splits-on-337-unit-Project-Adela-2-at-Legion-Park-review-continued","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579125-aa1d9f97cf36814ae045bf92209d8399/orig.mp4?Expires=1771021854&Signature=XK1zN3HT3yhx2e5VKNurjMWcXJFWnmAFwopoLD3cVL46NC330LIV7geQONi16xOcDHYljcxdk-DrANQfMstEnku1QZgyHj5P3QxJiSfLSoQdzqRLkkoYHcNSPdbK6C1D8nnK8kAcSXbQmBeN8rAq2tNb08pJp-IFgKs3eYtaEjwnubFWlOHJA-7Fy1~AaxjoQU5-MIIfXczOn7kaCbmdwA5X8UOO8Q3rBddeGzQXw9NFeiu6VMIsR~uJoPw2oRNHk9ctzlcMN4PW-rW3pS~ZFewa03wEe4FytCPwFEFIIsFfUSn28oX06WqkvMboN1Kklz~86jM1~dVKyqXnWxtHqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban Design Review Board could not reach a majority decision on Project Adela 2 (file 17492), a proposed mixed-use development near Legion Park, and the application will be continued to a subsequent meeting after board members split on whether to approve with conditions.

Applicant Nicholas Rodriguez and members of the design team presented a project sited on an assemblage of parcels adjacent to Legion Park and Biscayne Boulevard. The application calls for a six-story mixed-use building with 337 residential units and ground-floor commercial space fronting Biscayne Boulevard. The submittal included a proposed vacation of Northeast 60 Fourth Terrace through the site and a paseo (pedestrian promenade) that would bisect the block and connect Legion Park to Biscayne Boulevard.

Design materials shown at the meeting described an internalized vehicle circulation loop with loading and drop-off areas located inside the building, internalized parking and a 7,000-square-foot commercial peninsula on the north side fronting the paseo. The applicant said the design responded to community input received during an earlier rezoning process and that most perimeter uses are activated with residential or commercial frontage other than required utility vaults.

Board members voiced repeated concerns about the project's massing and plan organization. Common comments included: the long double-loaded corridors and the length of interior circulation runs, a perceived lack of vertical articulation on facades facing the park, the treatment and user experience of walk-up ground-floor units, and the functional relationship between loading zones and residential cores. Several board members suggested shifting unit types (for example adding two-bedroom corner units), opening interior corridors to daylight, and creating stronger visual and programmatic connections to Legion Park.

One member said the project had \"missed opportunity\" to better integrate the park; others urged more vertical breaks to reduce the perception of a continuous wall. The applicant noted site constraints including an existing easement and a proffered covenant limiting height as part of a rezoning and said the team would work with staff on adjustments.

Member Behar moved to approve the project with conditions focusing on massing, park-facing articulation, corridor daylighting and removal of an artificial green-wall treatment; the motion was seconded. Because the board recorded a tie vote, the item will return to a future hearing under the board's procedural rules and no final approval was adopted.

Next steps: the applicant can withdraw to revise and return, or address the board's comments in coordination with staff. The board recorded multiple substantive design comments to guide the next submittal.","A mixed-use proposal for 337 residential units at Legion Park (file 17492) drew extensive design critique over massing, parking layout and park connectivity; the board produced a tie and continued the item to a future meeting.",{"_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},6579129,"UDRB approves large automotive showroom/service complex with condition to revise vertical massing",1554,0,1554000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3100427-a15880d972ad4f75d6cc50add70e7875&start=0&end=1554","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3100427-a15880d972ad4f75d6cc50add70e7875/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6579129/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/UDRB-approves-large-automotive-showroomservice-complex-with-condition-to-revise-vertical-massing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579129-8ca01c1a4908125eb9acfadf9f67ee56/orig.mp4?Expires=1771021854&Signature=KC01fcuYaeJts4RbZHt3QUJPJ2yBvXd8IZQmYGUHJcXVgTTEMspToY54qMhT~43T603UcxeNYdd12oYmuyWGHdNa-lUdBX6r6dmuMQT5-wE0czK9tr6f2geclrKmBrl5z8OZu-6lKvKg6xOvqvdnOP4hohG5eQPGRCpwsQFX0VKGaRlgPApU6sq6jjFJZ6mwkly0QOQP-6Q0xAAIWdsg9ve3ywNFAGiE1oZJtLMGOdMr53kWByc8vE74K2nxK2QF~Zv1JbFDeR~HmP2T8bejoA3YqzwCRgQZk0U2WB6CECNmZROBTCk90yrOIwiawLSPce28bWe~~GtQurO~pWVK6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban Design Review Board voted to approve a special-area plan for a large automotive showroom and service complex (file 17495) after conditioning the approval on revisions to the building's vertical volumes.

The board approved the application with a motion by Member Perez, seconded by Member Pramuy, and a recorded outcome of the motion passing (majority). The condition asks the applicant to revise the facades and parapet treatment to introduce more vertical movement along the project's roughly 965-foot-long frontage and the portions of the massing that rise above the street.

The applicant's presentation described a multicomponent facility that will combine a multilevel showroom, a parts warehouse, service drop-offs, a paint shop and a body shop. The presenter said the design divides a long building into five connected volumes and uses articulated facades and graphics inspired by the represented automotive brands to mask loading and service areas. The proposal also preserves an existing large garage on Biscayne Boulevard and shows two new towers that would be placed over the showroom and along First Avenue.

Applicant materials shown at the meeting described internalized loading and truck circulation to keep long vehicle loading stalls off the public right of way. The team said each floor will have roughly 16-foot story heights in the service bays to accommodate large tractor-trailers on-site rather than loading on surrounding streets.

Board members raised repeated concerns about the building's scale. Several members described a sense that, despite facade articulation at the pedestrian level, the overall massing appears as a very long horizontal wall from aerial views. Members pressed the applicant to add vertical modulation so the composition reads as a sequence of smaller volumes rather than a single continuous mass. One board member noted the applicant had used double-height volumes to change perceived floor counts and asked the team to clarify how that strategy would address skyline-scale massing.

At the hearing board members and the applicant discussed several quantitative dimensions shown in the presentation: the applicant stated an 85-foot height to the roof line for part of the block and said parapets and taller elements yield roofline massing that members described as \"over 200 feet\" in visual scale; the presentation included a building length labeled roughly 965 feet. The board's condition specifically asked the applicant to revisit vertical composition across the five-part facade and to explore lowering some parapets or adding step-backs or additional floors where functionally possible.

The applicant indicated willingness to continue work with staff and the board on vertical articulation and noted the site-specific constraints that drove the connected internal program. The board did not identify additional legal or budgetary requirements at the vote.

Next steps: the applicant was directed to revise the drawings to respond to the board's vertical-massing condition and to coordinate with planning staff; no building permit decision was reported at the meeting.","The Urban Design Review Board approved a special-area plan for a large automotive showroom and service complex (file 17495) after members requested the applicant return with changes to the building's vertical expression to break down an otherwise long, tall mass.","actionData","errors"]

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