Developer withdraws 4‑story West 49th Street project after neighborhood outcry

At the March 11, 2026 meeting of the City of Hialeah Planning & Zoning Board, the applicant for a proposed four‑story, 28‑unit mixed‑use building at 291 West 49th Street withdrew the application after a high volume of opposition from nearby residents and contentious board debate.

Planning staff told the board the project sought a special‑use permit to expand the Neighborhood Business District (MBD) overlay and a suite of variances: to allow residential units on the ground floor, to permit up to 89% of units below the city’s 700‑square‑foot minimum (with some as small as 500 sq ft), to reduce the 15‑foot street setback to about 6.91 feet, to provide 35 parking spaces where 43 are required, and to reduce pervious area to roughly 6.3% where 30% is normally required. Staff noted the developer submitted…