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MIAMI DREAM HOMES INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.
January 31, 2008
George Mensah
Assistant Director
City of Miami
Department of Community Development
444 SW 2noAvenue
Miami, Florida 33130
Dear Mr. Mensah:
V/e have received you letter dated January 10, 2008 reference our agreement with the
City of Miami for the construction of a 7 unit building. in the letter you mentioned that we
are going to be in default of our executed agreement since we will not complete the
building by April 30, 2008 as agreed.
You are correct. We will not complete construction by April 30, 2008. We are
requesting that the City grant us an extension through December 31, 2008 to complete
the construction of the building. Attach please find the revised Development Schedule
completing the project by December 31, 2008 -
As we explained to our Contract Compliance Analyst, Dollifa Pinkhasov, the Architect for
this building was selected by the City of Miami not Miami Dream Homes. When we
applied for funding to the City we had prepare the building design and we were working
on the elevation and other pian work. The Loan Committee approved this project with a
condition that an elevator be installed since it was going to be an "Elderly building".
After the Loan Committee approved the project the City of Miami hired Arcon
Engineering. We provided all of our design work as well as any other work we had
completed to Arcon Engineering. The City paid 100% of the fees directly to the Architect
m.-iking it very hard for us to request faster turn around as well as quality of work. These
plans have been going to the City for more than a year.
Two months ago the Zoning Department advised us that we had to apply for a Class II
permit since the building was in a special district. We have completed the Class Ii permit
and supplied the City with all the information.
220 N W 130th Avcnut
Momi, FL 33182
LKenseG b insured
Phone: 786-281-5972
Fax, 305698-643!
We have been working with Christine Morales, who has been our savior, and we hope to
have approved plans next week.
We hope that you approve our request. if you have any questions please do not
hesitate to contact Francisco J. Abeila at 786-281-5972.
rely,
Jo M. Regueiro,
President
Honorable Commissioner Spence -Jones
Pete Hernandez, City Manager
Hector Mirabile, Director Department of Community Development
Elaine Black, Liberty City Trust
Christine Morales, Assistant Director Building Department
Dollila Pinkhasov, Contract Compliance Officer.,"