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Aventura approves zoning change and conditional‑use permit for mixed‑use City Center project including hotel and taller residential tower
Summary
The Aventura City Commission adopted an ordinance to allow hotels in the TC1 district and approved a conditional‑use resolution for the Aventura City Center project at 2999 NE 199th Street, authorizing higher density and taller towers with conditions including a $1.2 million impact contribution, shuttle service to Brightline (or equivalent) and funding for a multi‑use path subject to FDOT approval. The measures passed unanimously May 5, 2026.
The Aventura City Commission voted May 5 to permit a hotel and allow increased density and heights for a mixed‑use project at 2999 Northeast 199th Street, adopting an ordinance that amends Town Center TC1 rules and approving a conditional‑use permit with several conditions.
City staff told commissioners the application (CUP2604‑00001) meets the city’s seven criteria for conditional‑use approval and recommended the body approve the request. ‘‘This development does satisfy the seven criteria for approval,’’ Community Development Director Kevin Klopp said, noting the project would add two ‘‘hero housing’’ units, a $1.2 million contribution for development impacts, and transit and pedestrian improvements.
Attorney Brian Adler, representing the applicant, said the proposal reduces certain previously approved massing and integrates parking into the building envelope. ‘‘It is bringing it down to 23 stories,’’ Adler said, describing the revised profile and the project’s move toward a more mixed‑use town‑center form.
Under the approvals the development may include density up to 58 dwelling units per acre (the code baseline cited was 25 units per acre), a residential tower up to 23 stories/266 feet and a hotel tower up to 13 stories/157 feet, and floor‑area exceptions that allow one‑bedroom units as small as 750 square feet and two‑bedroom units at 900 square feet where larger minima otherwise apply. The resolution incorporates revised conditions that require a shuttle to the Brightline station or an equivalent transit option to commence no later than one month after the hotel’s certificate of occupancy (with contingencies if the hotel is delayed) and requires the applicant to fund the design and construction of a non‑vehicular multi‑use path to West Country Club Drive within the FDOT right‑of‑way along William Layman Causeway, subject to FDOT approval.
The staff presentation also recorded a developer commitment of $1.2 million for development impacts and the inclusion of two ‘‘hero housing’’ units within the project.
The Local Planning Agency recommended approval with the revised conditions earlier in the evening; the full commission incorporated that recommendation and voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 8B (allowing hotels in TC1) and the conditional‑use resolution for the Aventura City Center project (8C). No members of the public spoke on the item at either hearing.
Next steps described on the record: the developer must satisfy the conditions in the adopted resolutions, obtain required permits, and coordinate with FDOT and transit providers per the resolution language. The record did not set an exact construction timeline.
Votes at a glance: the ordinance to permit hotels in TC1 (8B) and the conditional‑use approval for 2999 NE 199th Street (8C) passed on roll call with unanimous recorded ‘‘yes’’ votes from the commission.
