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Aventura commission approves rezoning and variances for 17‑story Casa Residences project after heated debate
Summary
The City Commission approved a comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning to Town Center, a density and height conditional use and a variance allowing a higher residential-to-commercial ratio for the Casa Residences project at NE 180th Street; one commissioner voted no and one recused.
The Aventura City Commission voted 5–1, with one recusal, on July 1 to approve a package of land‑use changes for Casa Residences, a proposed 17‑story, 208‑unit mixed‑use development on the southwest corner of Northeast 180th Street and Northeast 20th Court.
The approvals include a small‑scale future land use map amendment from Business & Office to Town Center, rezoning from B‑2 to TC‑1, conditional‑use authorization for a density of 69 dwelling units per acre and building heights up to 17 stories, and a variance allowing a residential‑to‑commercial floor‑area ratio greater than the code’s 3:1 limit. Commissioner Aime voted no; Commissioner Cruz recused himself from the matter.
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