Doral council approves Trump Doral master plan, rezoning and site plan for 56.4-acre project

The City of Doral on Jan. 15 approved a three-part package from Trump Endeavor 12 LLC that rezones about 56.4 acres to Downtown Mixed Use, adopts a master development agreement and approves the project's site plan.

The approval affects property at 44100 Northwest 87th Avenue. Planning staff said the project, referred to in staff presentations as Doral International Towers, will include about 1,498 residential units, roughly 470 hotel units and approximately 141,694 square feet of commercial space.

The approvals came after staff and consultants described the project's compliance with Doral's Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) standards and a traffic mitigation plan. Michelle Lopez, planning and zoning director with the Corradino Group, told the council the developer requested second reading of the rezoning and the master development agreement and site-plan approval. "The applicant Trump Endeavor 12 is proposing a development located at 44100 Northwest 87th Avenue, approximately 56.4 Acres," Lopez said.

Why it matters: The package changes the site's zoning and establishes a binding development agreement detailing zoning specifications, infrastructure and phasing requirements, public-benefit commitments, and concurrency assurances the city and county require before large mixed-use projects move forward.

Staff and traffic analysis: Edna Cibila, transportation manager in public works, outlined off-site improvements the developer agreed to and that Miami-Dade County must approve because the affected roadways…