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Columbus Centre
INTRODUCTION
Columbus Centre is a mixed use project that will accommodate approximately 211,449
square feet of office space, 6,512 square feet of ground floor retail, 219 residential units, and
234 hotel units (the "Development").
The Development is located at 1492 South Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida (the
"Property") at the northwest corner of South Miami Avenue and Broadway (SW 15`' Road).
The Property is bound on the east by South Miami Avenue, on the north by SW 14th Terrace,
on the south by Broadway, and on the west by 41 SW 15`h Road.
The Property is designated Restricted Commercial in the City of Miami Future Land
Use Map which is part of the City of Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan (the "Plan")
and is zoned SD-7 Central Brickell Rapid Transit Commercial -Residential District, in the City
of Miami Official Zoning Atlas and the City's Zoning Ordinance No. 11000 (the
"Ordinance"). The Development is consistent with the Plan and permitted by the Ordinance.
The Development is also compatible in terms of density, bulk, scale and intensity with other
existing and/or approved developments in the area.
The Development requires a major use special permit approval (the "MUSP"). As
part of the MUSP, the applicant is requesting a Planned Unit Development increase in floor
area of 4.15 % where 20 % is permitted.
Although primarily envisioned as a first class office building, the Development includes
hotel and residential uses befitting its location at the gateway between the established
residential neighborhood to the south and the City's lively entertainrnent and office area to the
north. Doing appropriate justice to it' s gateway location, the Development's architecture
dramatically emphasizes the corner of South Miami Avenue and Broadway, and serves as an
interesting architectural counterpoint to the existing One Broadway residential building across
the South Miami Avenue.
The Development includes ground floor retail space, extra -wide sidewalks, shade -
providing trees and canopies, and plazas to activate the pedestrian realm. The office drop-off
area on South Miami Avenue is designed to accommodate shuttle transportation to and from
Metrorail. In addition, the drop-off area is designed to maintain a constant sidewalk elevation.
Finally, the Development's close proximity to a Metromover station ensure that this will be a
pedestrian -promoting Development.