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Adrienne F. Pardo
(305) 579-0683
E-Mail: pardoa@gtlaw.com
December 7, 2004
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Ms. Teresita Fernandez
Clerk, Hearing Boards
City of Miami
444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 7th Floor
Miami, FL 33130
Re: Revised Letter of Intent for Paramount at Edgewater MUSP
Dear Teresita:
On behalf of Royal Palm Miami Holdings, LLC, we are submitting a Revised
Major Use Special Peuuit ("MUSP"), Rezoning and Comprehensive Plan Amendment
applications for approval per Articles 5, 9 and 17 for 355 residential units, approximately 598
parking spaces and 29,766 S.F. of retail and office space. Our prior application included land
which my client was seeking to purchase from Barcardi, Inc. However, Bacardi informed my
client that it did not want to sell the land. Therefore, we are required to revise our MUSP
application and remove the Bacardi parcels. I have discussed these applications with Lourdes
Slazyk regarding being placed on the January 10, 2005 Zoning Board agenda and the January
19, 2005 Planning Advisory Board agenda. Should you have any questions, please call me
at (305) 579-0683. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
Adrienne Friesner Pardo
cc: Mr. Dan Kodsi
Mr. Steve Corin
Ms. Lourdes Slazyk
Ms. Vanessa Castillo
Mr. Kevin Watford
Greenberg Traurig, P.A. i Attorneys at Law 1 1221 Brickeii Avenue I Miami, FL 33131 I Tel 305.579.0500 I `ax'305.579.0717 I www,gtla+.v.com
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December 7, 2004
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Ms. Ana Gelabert-Sanchez
Director, City of Miami
Planning Depai tnient
444 SW 2na Avenue, Third Floor
Miami, Florida 33130
Adrienne Friesner Pardo
(305)579-0683
Direct Fax: (305) 961-5683
E-Mail: pardoa@gtlaw.com
RE: Paramount Bay, Edgewater Square — MUSP Substantial Modification
Dear Ana,
On behalf of the Owner, Royal Palm Communities, we are submitting revised plans which provide for a
Substantial Modification to the pending Major Use Special Pet rrtit for the property located at 2020 North
Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida. Due to the change in property size which was reduced because Bacardi, Inc. is
no longer selling its land to my client, the following changes to the submitted MUSP are being submitted:
1, The original MUSP application included the entire block bounded by North Bayshore Drive, NE 20th
Terrace, Biscayne Boulevard and NE 21' Street with a net lot area of 159,249 square feet or 3.7 acres.
The current property is the same block less lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 at the northwest corner of the block,
bounded by Biscayne Boulevard and NE 21st Street, with a reduced net lot are of 118,626 square feet
(2.72 acres).
2. The total number of units decreased from 369 to 355, which is a density of 130 units per acre. The
permitted density for the project is 150 units per acre or 408 units. The unit distribution is 349 tower
units (vs. 359 tower units in the submitted MUSP), and 6 tower house units (vs. 10 townhouse units in
the submitted MUSP).
3. The residential F.A.R. has been reduced from 614,588 square feet to 609,345 square feet due to the
reduction of one tower level.
4. The commercial F.A.R. has been reduced from 45,781 square feet to 29,766 square feet due to the
reduction of the property along Biscayne Boulevard and shifting the tower approximately 30 feet east to
provide more footprint for the garage.
5. The tower footprint and envelope remain the same design as the original MUSP submittal, although the
tower has been reduced in height and shifted east to provide more room for the parking garage, which
the tower has been decreased from 503'-S" to 496'-4".
6. The parking garage has been modified due to the change in property size. Previously the parking garage
and garage liner extended along the full block length of Biscayne Boulevard and along NE 20th Terrace
and NE 21" Street. With the current proposal the parking garage and liner extend along Biscayne
Boulevard from the corner of NE 20th Terrace to the mid -block private alley that is being vacated.
7. The required number of parking spaces is reduced from 501 spaces to 452 spaces. The provided number
of parking spaces has correspondingly been reduced from 690 to 589 spaces. While the footprint of
the garage has been reduced by approximately a third of the submitted MUSP, the garage still has a
three-story/full height commercial (retail and office) liner on Biscayne Boulevard and a 30' high
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live/work loft type townhouse liner on NE 20th Terrace. The height of the garage has been maintained
at five levels by extending the parking garage into the tower footprint.
The current design retains the tower envelope design and footprint, as well as the garage liner facing the
surrounding streets, Biscayne Boulevard and NE 20th Terrace. The existing house at North Bayshore Drive
also remains part of the project and will be renovated.
We have enclosed with the plans a comparison chart between the original MUSP submittal and the
proposed revised plans.
As per my discussion with Lourdes Slazyk, we are requesting to be on the January 10, 2005 Zoning
Board agenda and the January 19, 2005 Planning Advisory Board so that these items will be on the February
24, 2005 City Commission agenda for first reading.
Thank you very much for your attention to this matter and please call me at 305.579.0683 if you have
any questions.
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cc: Mr. Orlando Toledo
Ms, Lourdes Slazyk
Mr. Kevin Walford
Ms. Teresita Fernandez
Mr. Dan Kodsi
Mr. Steve Corin
Ms. Anne Cotter
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Very truly yours,
Adrienne Friesner Pardo
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Paramount Bay
Edgewater Square
ARQUITECTONI CA
Submitted MUSP
6, 2004
August
Substantial Modification
December 6, 2004
Net Lot Area:
159,249 SF (3.7 acres)
118,626 SF (2.72 acres)
Gross Lot Area:
238,269 SF (5.47 acres)
179,806 SF (4.13 acres)
Zoning:
C-1 with SD-20 Overlay
C-1 with SD-19 Overlay
Green Space (10% GLA)
23,827 SF Required
17,981 SF Required
24,213 SF Provided
26,394 SF Provided
FAR: Allowable/Proposed
Non Residenital FAR
80,058 SF / 45,781 SF
30,206 SF / 29,766 SF
Residential FAR
614,598 SF / 614,588 SF
609,543 SF / 609,345 SF
Total FAR -694,656
SF / 660,369 SF
639,749 SF / 639,111 SF
Setbacks:
Allowable/Proposed
N. Bayshore Drive
Pedestal: 10'-0" / 20'-O"
0" / 75'-0"
Tower: 20'•
Pedestal: 10'-0" / 24'-0" &
Tower: 20'-0" / 45'-0"
20'-0"
Biscayne Boulevard
10'-O" / 10'-0"
10'-0" / 10'-0"
NE 20th Terrace
7'-6" / 7-6"
7'-6" / 7'-6"
NE 21 st Street
T-6" / 7'-6"
7'-6" / 7'-6"
Max Allowable Height
Unlimited
Unlimited
Building Height
503'-8"
496'-4"
Parking Structure Height
+63'-0"
59'-0"
Max Allowable Units Allowed
(150/acre)
555
408
Total Number of Units
Provided
369
355
Number of Parking Spaces
Required
501
452
Number of Parking Spaces
Provided
690
589
6 December 2004