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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO Howard V. Gary
City Manager
FROM Jim Reid
Assistant City Manager
DATE January 3, 1983 FILE
SU BJE C? Discussion of Gran Central
Project
REFERENCES City Commission Meeting
Committee of the Whole
ENCLOSURfS January 13, 1983
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The Florida East Coast Railroad Company has retained the firm of
Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan to prepare a conceptual plan for
the development of a five block area in Downtown Miami.
This area has been called Gran Central by the FEC and it is
their intention to carry out a long term development project
on this site. The next step in this process would be the
preparation of a full Development of Regional Impact assess-
ment. Prior to initiating this step, I am suggesting that the
FEC and their consultants brief the City Commission on the con-
cept plan so that any major concerns the City Commission may have,
would be clear early in the planning process.
Attached for transmittal to the City Commission is the final
report on the Gran Central project. It is requested that this
be discussed briefly in the Committee of the Whole portion of
the City Commission meeting of January 13, 1983.
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FINAL REPOT
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CONSULTING ENGINEERS and PLANNERS
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GRAN CENTRAL
Gran Central occupies a six -block area of downtown Miami, adjacent to the Dade County
Rapid Transit System (Metrorail) Government Center Station. To determine the type and
level of development for the Gran Central project that would blend well with existing and
proposed development of the area, be economically feasible, and be capable of receiving
approval by permitting agencies, a study was performed that addressed the following
concerns:
o Existing conditions
o Development regulations
o Development opportunities
o Market analysis
o Preliminary conceptual master plan
o Implementation steps and strategies.
Existing physical site data were collected from a number of sources, as follows:
o Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
o City of Miami, Planning Department
o City of Miami, Department of Public Works
o Government Center, Development Coordinator's Office
o Metro Dade Department of Traffic and Transportation
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o Metro Dade Transportation Administration
The data were evaluated and the more significant factors mapped (see Figures 1, 4, 5, and
7).
The following site factors are of particular importance to the project:
o The site is in proximity to the Government Center Metrorail Station,to the
Overtown Station, and to the State Plaza Downtown Component of
Metrorail (DCM) Station.
0 The site is centrally located between the Government Center, the Dade
County Court House, the central business district (CBD) and the proposed
Park West development.
0 Major road improvements are planned (realignment and widening of NW 1st
Avenue, widening of NW 3rd Street, and the development of one-way
pairs). -
o Locating a parking garage, along the east side of NW 1st Avenue, between
4th and 5th Streets, is under study by the Downtown Parking Authority.
o A bus terminal has been proposed to the north of the parking garage under
study.
0 Major utilities are located along NW 1st Avenue and NW 2nd Street.
o NW 2nd Street and NW 4 Street will probably be vacated; however, an
easement on NW 2nd Street will remain to permit a proposed east -west
extension of Metrorail.
The major areas of development regulation include:
0 Zoning
0 Station Area Design and Development Program (S.A.D.D.)
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o Metrorail Regulations:
o Transit Zone Project Review
o Temporary Construction Easements
o Fire/Life Safety Criteria.
In addition, the South Florida Construction Code, Chapter 380 (Application for
Development Approval/Development of Regional Impact (ADA/DRI)) requirements, and
the opinions of key agencies (such as the DDA, the City of Miami Planning Department
and the Government Center Coordinating Council) all regulate to some degree, either
directly or implicitly, the development of the site. The mappable aspects of development
regulation are shown in Figure 3.
While the entire site falls in three zoning districts (C-3, C-4, and C-5), most of the site is
in C-3. This zoning district allows intensive development with a 300-foot height
restriction with no setbacks for nonresidential structures; however, special approval is
required for parking facilities, bus terminals, and heliports.
The Station Area Design and Development Program was the result of a cooperative effort
by all relevant agencies. The planning goals and objectives established in the Station Area
Design and Development Program for the immediate vicinity of the Government Center
Station are shown in Figure 6.
Chapter 33C of the Dade County Code establishes a Rapid Transit Development Impact
Committee to approve or deny any proposed private development in the Transit Zone
(which is essentially the Metrorail right-of-way). The criteria for Committee review are
1 the goals and objectives in the Station Area Design and Development Program.
The Fire/Life Safety Criteria are a set of standards adopted by the County to protect
Netrorail from fire in adjacent development and to provide adequate emergency access.
The minimum building setbacks that are included in these standards are shown in Figure 3.
The existing site conditions and the development regulations were analysed and are shown
1 in Figure 7. The analysis was done to establish the development opportunities while
recognizing:
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o All site potentials and constraints
o All development regulations
o All goals and objectives established by concerned agencies.
1 This material was then supplied to Hunter Moss & Associates, who prepared a market
analysis for the site. The market analysis determined that:
o Within approximately five years, the following development could likely be
absorbed:
* A 500-room hotel
* 500,000 square feet (s.f.) of office space
* 50,000 s.f. of commercial space
o Within five to ten years, the following development could likely be
absorbed:
* An additional 500-room hotel
* An additional 500,000 s.f. of office space
* An additional 50,000 s.f. of commercial space
o Within ten to twenty years the following development could likely be
absorbed:
I* Approximately 2,000,000 s.f. of additional phased office space.
The market analysis and the development opportunities were synthesized to develop the
Preliminary Conceptual :Master Plan. This plan includes the following key features:
o Pedestrian areas at grade level, and on elevated decks, both open and
enclosed, that link the Courthouse, the CBD, the Government Center,
1 Metrorail, the DCM, and the proposed parking garage, bus terminal and
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Park West development.
o The Galleria which links two office towers and two hotel towers with the
Government Center station and serves as an existing dynamic setting for
diverse, commercial opportunities for day and evening.
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ro An extensive parking "podium" which would not only provide parking that
could be physically linked to the proposed Downtown Parking Authority's
1 garage; but serve as an elevated pedestrian plaza that bridges streets and
has ground level arcades for pedestrian access to office towers. These
pedestrian areas also provide access to office towers and also serve as
areas for commercial development as demand warrants.
The schematic phasing, as shown in Figure 9, is self descriptive; however, special note
should be made of how surface parking is used in the initial phases and is incrementally
replaced by parking structures as development occurs. The parking structures shown on
the north two blocks can serve as podiums for future development in future, as yet
undefined, phases.
Finally, the following steps for implementation were identified:
0 Meet with Government Center Coordinating Council to present Master
Plan I and to discuss following items:
* Realignment of 1st Avenue (Dade County is currently appraising for
right-of-way)
* Access to Government Center Station and Mall
* Access to State Plaza DCM station
VOOOO Vacation of east portion of 2nd and 4th Streets
✓ Contribution of easements for 3rd, 5th, and 6th Streets
Widening of 3rd Street (Dade County is currently appraising for right-
of-way)
Air rights for bridges over 3rd, 5th, and 6th Streets and possibly 1st
Avenue for connection to proposed parking gaage
* Development rights around eastern extension of yietrorail
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* Pedestrian plaza space
Possible parking garage east of 1st Avenue
R Zoning of land
�✓ Parking requirements.
' o Incorporate feedback into Master Plan II.
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o Meet with South Florida Regional Planning Council for preliminary
DRI/ADA scoping session.
o Meet with appropriate agencies to obtain necessary data and agreements to
submit DRI/ADA (including zoning).
o Submit and obtain ADA/DRI approval and necessary permits (conditional
use permit parking garage, variance -height, and possible tree removal
permit).
o Submit draft Development Order.
o Obtain final Development Order.
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While o number of detailed PlorxneV
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Several key concerns are identified and
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t Maintain and expand the role Of
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2 promote Miami as o fxnandd and tn-
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3 Increase Downtown Mlaml ernptov-
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6 Proivide catalyst for new
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7 Join activity Centers and areas of
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8 Locate new development where
pdegi 1pte support services ore and
9 imprave the Quality of the downtown
to Improve movement fMough and wIlti-
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11 Connect new development with a
pedestnon circulation system.
12 Moxfmize public access to amenities
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