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Commission approves first‑reading approvals for 760 Ponds mixed‑use project after neighborhood concessions
Summary
The Coral Gables City Commission on first reading approved a trio of land‑use measures for the 760 Ponds mixed‑use project — a future land‑use map amendment, zoning changes and a planned area development — following a two‑year outreach effort and conditions requiring traffic‑calming, streetscape and tree preservation measures. Votes were 4–1 on key items.
The Coral Gables City Commission on first reading approved a package of land‑use changes for the 760 Ponds mixed‑use development, a project that replaces an outdated medical office and surface parking with a mixed‑use building fronting Ponce de Leon and four townhomes lining the adjacent residential blocks.
Developers presented the project as a multi‑year effort with neighborhood outreach, emphasizing internalized pick‑up and drop‑off, delivery of 545 on‑site parking spaces and a design limited to five stories (about 61 feet). The team said the proposal includes traffic‑calming, sidewalk and…
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