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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter - Resolution R-11-0120Rafael Cabezas Emeritus Chairman Mariano Cruz Chairman Angel Gonzalez Vice -Chairman Guillermo Novo Sampol Treasurer Rodovaldo Valdes Secretary Directors: Acela Rios, Manolo Fernandez Cano Obed Jauregui Jose A. Echevarria Antonio Acosta Heriberto Fonseca STAFF Victor Seijas Executive Director ALLAPATTAH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY_INC. May 1, 2012 Honorable Chairman Francis Suarez City of Miami Commission 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FI. 33133 Re: Resolution: R-11-0120 Honorable Commissioners of the City of Miami; After numerous consultations with Mr. Alfredo Duran, Deputy Director, of the City of Miami Community Development Department in regards to the further development of three of the infill lots that our Agency obtained from the City of Miami, for the purpose of developing and selling single family twin homes to low income families, Mr. Duran and myself, both agreed that it would be much more advisable to build rental duplexes than twin homes to sale to individual buyers, keeping in consideration the financial hardships that residents of Allapattah (or possible prospects that will consider moving in our area) making the qualifying and placing of first mortgages to these individual a very difficult task, where there are very few applicants to begin with. We are hereby respectfully requesting that this City Commission considers and allows A.B.D.A. to change the plans for the remainder three infill lots, from the original plans of building twin homes to rather build a three bedroom two and a half bathroom two story duplex, with 1505 sq. ft. in each residence. Building cost will be $119,000 per side, ($238,000 per lot) for the rental market in our area. And extend the benchmarks of this remaining construction project's deadlines, mentioned in the approval of the previous City Commission Resolution dated 3/24/2011. This Resolution orders the construction of the second unit (790 N.W. 29 Terr.) to commence on January 1, 2012. And it is hereby requested to allow construction's commencement on October 1, 2012. And the completion to be done not on July 1, 2012 but on March 31, 2013. The third and fourth construction sites located at 3245 N.W. 11 Ct. and 3255 N.W. 11 Ct. Miami, FI. Have a commencement date on the above mentioned Resolution of July 1, 2012, to kindly move that date to April 1, 2013. Moving the completed project date, from December 30, 2012, to October 31, 2013. As these two last 9Rftd NW 91 Thrr Miami PI 11149 -Ph• 1l1 R1S7FR1 -raw f Rad-R17d amaiP a hrlainhirhallanaMahhiminacc enm Rafael Cabezas Emeritus Chainnan Mariano Cruz Chairman Angel Gonzalez Vice -Chairman Guillermo Novo Sampo! Treasurer Rodovaldo Valdes Secretary Directors: Acela Rios Manolo Fernandez Cano Obed Jauregui Jose A. Echevarria Antonio Acosta Heriberto Fonseca STAFF Victor Seijas Executive Director ALLAPATTAH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC. mentioned properties being next to each other it will be advisable to build them simultaneously hoping this would move for the project to be more construction cost efficient. Thanking this Commission in advance for the time dedicated to our infill project. Respectfully yours, Irlemain, ictor Seijas Cc: Hon. Commissioner Wifredo Gort Hon. Commissioner Mark Sarnoff Hon. Commissioner Frank Carollo Hon. Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones 2634 NW 21 Terr. Miami FL 33142 -Ph: 305-635-3561 -Fax: 305-634-6124 email: abdaincaOallaoattahbusiness.com