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UDRB approves 33‑story project at 1600 NE Second Ave with 7% affordable units, imposes design conditions
Summary
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.
The Miami Urban Development Review Board voted to approve a warrant and multiple waivers for a proposed 33‑story, 282‑unit residential tower at 1600 Northeast Second Avenue, subject to four design and site conditions.
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.
