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Planning board approves 197-unit mixed-use project on West Flagler Street over tenant objections
Summary
The Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board approved a developer request to allow a larger lot area, reduced parking and other waivers for a proposed 8‑story, 197‑unit mixed‑use building at 2157/2199 West Flagler Street, prompting heated public comment from tenants and small-business owners facing displacement.
The Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board on a 6‑to‑1 vote approved an exception and multiple waivers that let developer W.R. Flagler LLC propose an 8‑story, mixed‑use building totaling about 306,080 square feet and containing 197 residential units and roughly 14,412 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space at 2157 and 2199 West Flagler Street.
The vote authorizes an increased maximum lot size to 57,333 square feet (the T6‑8 limit is 40,000), three 10% parking reductions for residential, guest and commercial parking, and a waiver to consolidate existing curb cuts along West Flagler. Board member Mario J. Bailey cast the lone no vote; Chair Adam Gersten, Paul Mann, Joseph Corral, Paula DeCarolis, Joshua Patinkin and Manuel Badillo voted yes.
The exception matters because the project requests more floor area than normally permitted on a single lot in the T6‑8 transit zone. City planner Darren (presenter) told the board the building is designed to place parking in a rear garage with the aim of activating Flagler…
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