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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArt I Tab D -Request for Phased ProjectWEISS SEROTA HELFMAN PASTORIZA COLE & BONISKE, P.A. MITCHELL A. BIERMAN NINA L. BONISKE MITCHELL J. BURNSTEIN JAMIE ALAN COLE STEPHEN J. HELFMAN GILBERTO PASTORIZA GARY I. RESNICK JOSEPH H. SEROTA SUSAN L. TREVARTHEN RICHARD JAY WEISS DAVID M. WOLPIN LILLIAN ARANGO DE LA HOZ• JAMES E. BAKER VIVIAN DE LAS CUEVAS-DIAZ IGNACIO G. DEL VALLE• ISABEL C. DIAZ RAOUEL ELEJABARRIETA PAUL S. FIGG CHAD FRIEDMAN VIA HAND DELIVERY ATTORNEYS AT LAW MIAMI-DADE OFFICE 2665 SOUTH BAYSHORE DRIVE SUITE 420 MIAMI, FLORIDA 33133 TELEPHONE 305-854-0800 TELECOPIER 305-854-2323 WWW.WS H-LAW.COM BROWARD OFFICE 3107 STIRLING ROAD • SUITE 300 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33312 TELEPHONE 954-763-4242 • TELECOPIER 954-764-7770 Ms. Ana Gelabert-Sanchez City of Miami Department of Planning & Development 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 3rd Floor Miami, Florida 33130 Re: Request for Phased Project Dear Ms. Gelabert-Sanchez: *OF COUNSEL February 2, 2006 DOUGLAS R. GONZALES TARA L. GOULD GREGORY A. HAILE JOHN J. KENDRICK III PETER A. LICHTMAN KAREN LIEBERMAN• JOHANNA M. LUNDGREN MATTHEW H. MANDEL ALEXANDER L. PALENZUELA-MAURI MICHAEL S. POPOK• CHRISTINA PRKIC JOHN J. QUICK ANTHONY L. RECIO SCOTT A. ROBIN FRANK A. RULLAN GAIL D. SEROTA• ESTRELLITA S. SIBILA MICHAEL L. STINES JOSE S. TALAVERA STEVEN E. TAYLOR JAMES E. WHITE Our firm represents 600 Brickell, LLC ("600 Brickell"). 600 Brickell is the owner of the property legally described in the Major Use Special Permit application which accompanies this request (the "Property"). The following information is provided in support of this request. Section 2502 of the City's Zoning Ordinance 11000 defines phase project s follows: "A phased project is one which, due to its magnitude, has to be developed in stages. Such project shall contain a minimum of three (3) acres of land. Any project which meets such requisite shall establish the maximum development capacity for the subject property. At the time of the qualification by the director of the planning, building, and zoning department, as required below, such projects shall be owned by a single entity or subsidiaries of one (1) entity and may occupy contiguous lands, separated only be streets or alleys, and will be considered as one (1) project for the purpose of calculating all zoning requirements. Individual phases of such projects which reach the MUSP thresholds as established in Article 17 shall also comply with all the conditions contained in section 1701(11)." �� J Ms. Ana Gelabert-Sanchez February 2, 2006 Page 2 A phased project must be qualified by the director of the planning, building, and zoning depailuuent, at the written request of the property owner(s). The recipient of this qualification shall be responsible for the distribution of development rights within the boundaries of the subject property, subject to the limitations of this Zoning Ordinance." The Property is approximately 3.51 acres in net size and is bound on the east by Brickell Avenue, on the west by the People Mover right-of-way, on the north by SE 6 Street, and on the south by SE 7 Street. The proposed mixed -use project (the "Project") consists of two buildings providing 953,609 square feet of office; 17,947 square feet of retail; 134 residential units; a 360 room hotel; an open air public plaza; and accessory parking (the "Project"). 600 Brickelll intends to develop the Project in phases. The Project will be developed as one unified site. Besides being contiguous to each other, the various phases will be treated as one site with a consistent streetscape and similar landscaping throughout. We believe that for the reasons stated in this letter, the Project meets the City's requirements for a phased project and accordingly request that you approve the Project as a phased project. We look forward to your approval of this request. Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions or require additional information. GP/ms 1191001 Ver Gilberto Pastoriza WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN PASTORIZA COLE & BONISKE, P.A.