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Ordinance 14388
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17658 Final Action Date: 7/24/2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163,
FLORIDA STATUTES, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE SAID DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, A DRAFT OF WHICH IS ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," BETWEEN 120 NE 20TH STREET,
LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("120 STREET"); 2020
BISCAYNE BLVD, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("2020
BISCAYNE"); 2060 BISCAYNE BLVD, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY ("2060 BISCAYNE"); 2060 NE 2ND AVE., LLC, A DELAWARE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("2060 NE"); 246 NE 20TH TERRACE, LLC, A
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("246 NE"); BRAMAN HYUNDAI,
INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION ("BRAMAN HYUNDAI"); BRAMAN
LEIBOWITZ GAS STATION, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
("BRAMAN GAS"); BRAMAN LEIBOWITZ SERVICE AND PARTS, LLC, A
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("BRAMAN SERVICE"); BRAMAN
LEIBOWITZ TEMPLE LOTS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY ("BRAMAN TEMPLE"); BRAMAN-LEIBOWITZ MIAMI DOWTOWN
PROPERTIES I, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("BRAMAN
PROPERTIES I"); BRAMAN-LEIBOWTIZ MIAMI DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES II,
LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("BRAMAN PROPERTIES
II"); BRAMAN-LEIBOWITZ PARKING GARAGE, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY ("BRAMAN PARKING"); AND N.B. LEASING, INC., A
FLORIDA CORPORATION ("N.B. LEASING") (COLLECTIVELY, "APPLICANT")
AND THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY"), GOVERNING THE
PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT 2020 AND 2060 BISCAYNE
BOULEVARD; 2001, 2010, AND 2060 NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE; 94, 106,
114, AND 246 NORTHEAST 20TH TERRACE; AND 111,120, AND 137
NORTHEAST 20 STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A", SUCH DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW DEVELOPMENT, AS DESCRIBED IN THE
FOLLOWING PHASES: PHASE 1A INCLUDES AN 11-STORY AUTO -SERVICE
BUILDING WITH 339 SERVICE BAYS, 620 PARKING SPACES, CONSISTING
OF 1,176,000 SQUARE FEET; PHASE 1B, DEVELOPMENT OF A WOONERF
OF 29,160 SQUARE FEET ALONG NORTHEAST 20TH TERRACE BETWEEN
NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BOULEVARD; PHASE 2, A 60-
STORY MIXED -USE BUILDING OF 1,300,000 SQUARE FEET AND 624
DWELLING UNITS; PHASE 3, A 60-STORY MIXED -USE BUILDING OF 825,000
SQUARE FEET AND 550 DWELLING UNITS; AND PHASE 4 IS THE
RENOVATION OF A GAS STATION OF 4,000 SQUARE FEET; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, 120 NE 20th Street, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("120
Street"); 2020 Biscayne Blvd, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("2020 Biscayne");
2060 Biscayne Blvd, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("2060 Biscayne"); 2060 NE
2nd Ave, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("2060 NE"); 246 NE 20th Terrace, LLC, a
Delaware Limited Liability Company ("246 NE"); Braman Hyundai, Inc, a Florida corporation
("Braman Hyundai"); Braman Leibowitz Gas Station, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
("Braman Gas"); Braman Leibowitz Service And Parts, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability
Company ("Braman Service"); Braman Leibowitz Temple Lots, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability
Company ("Braman Temple"); Braman -Leibowitz Miami Downtown Properties I, LLC, A
Delaware Limited Liability Company ("Braman Properties I"); Braman-Leibowtiz Miami
Downtown Properties II, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("Braman Properties II");
Braman -Leibowitz Parking Garage, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("Braman
Parking"); and N.B. Leasing, Inc., a Florida Corporation ("N.B. Leasing") (collectively,
"Applicant") applied for a Special Area Plan ("SAP") for 12.9 acres of property located at
approximately 120 Northeast 20th Street; 2020 and 2060 Biscayne Boulevard; 2060 Northeast
2nd Avenue, 246 Northeast 20th Terrace, 2001 Northeast 2nd Avenue, 2010 Northeast 2nd
Avenue, 2060 Northeast 2nd Avenue, 94 Northeast 20th Terrace, 106 Northeast 20th Terrace,
111 Northeast 20 Street, 114 Northeast 20 Terrace, and 137 Northeast 20th Street, as more
particularly described in Exhibit "A," (the "SAP Area" or "Property") pursuant to the process
described in Article 3, Section 3.9 and Article 7 of Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, ("Miami 21 Code") titled "Special Area Plans"; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.9 of the Miami 21 Code authorizes the assembly and master
planning of parcels greater than nine (9) abutting acres in size; and
WHEREAS, this process is referred to as an SAP; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.9.1.f of the Miami 21 Code provides that "[d]evelopment within the
Special Area Plan shall be pursuant to a recorded development agreement that will establish the
allocation of Thoroughfares and Civic Space Types and Building Area among the Building sites,
and the creation and retention of the public benefits"; and
WHEREAS, the "Braman Miami Campus Special Area Plan" ("SAP" or "Braman SAP")
consists of ±12.9 acres of land to be developed in the following phases: Phase 1A includes an
11-Story auto -service Building with 339service bays, 620 parking spaces, consisting of
approximately 1,176,000 square feet; Phase 1B includes the development of a Woonerf of
approximately 29,160 square feet along Northeast 20th Terrace between Northeast 2nd Avenue
and Biscayne Boulevard; Phase 2 includes a 60-Story mixed -Use Building of approximately
1,300,000 square feet and 624 Dwelling Units; Phase 3 includes a 60-Story mixed -Use Building
of approximately 825,000 square feet and 550 Dwelling Units; and Phase 4 is the renovation of
a gas station of approximately 4,000 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant also submitted a companion SAP Designation, ePlan ID PZ-
22-15092, to add the "SAP" zoning overlay while keeping the underlying zoning classifications
of T6-36A-O, T6-36B-O, T6-12-0, and T6-8-O in the "SAP Area" for the properties more
particularly described in Exhibit "A," with an amendment to the Future Land Use Map ("FLUM");
and
WHEREAS, the Applicant also submitted a companion Comprehensive Plan
Amendment, ePlan ID PZ-22-15091, to amend the FLUM designation from "Restricted
Commercial" to "General Commercial" for 5.26 acres of the SAP Area — all "SAP" parcels west
of Northeast 2 Avenue; and
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WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested approval of a new development agreement
("Braman Development Agreement"), a draft of which is attached and incorporated as Exhibit
"B," to govern the development of the Property in the SAP Area, pursuant to Article 3 of the
Miami 21 Code and Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Development Agreement, inter alia, will include a requirement for the
Applicant to provide an annual report that contains a section -by -section description of its
compliance with the obligations thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Development Agreement will further provide that the Applicant must
remain current on all obligations to the City and that the City is authorized to withhold permits or
approvals, should the Applicant not be in compliance with its obligations to the City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Braman SAP will reimagine the existing automotive uses by
master planning the area into a cohesive, pedestrian -friendly campus, with mixed -Use Buildings
and residential towers to support the Edgewater Neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Braman SAP will facilitate the redevelopment of and benefit
the surrounding area by creating residential units, commercial Uses, as well as Civic and Open
Space, such as a Woonerf on Northeast 20th Terrace and enhanced streetscapes, for the
enjoyment of residents, patrons, and the general public; and
WHEREAS, the Braman SAP will integrate public improvements and infrastructure,
resulting in enhanced streetscape design; and
WHEREAS, the Braman SAP will create certain recurring and nonrecurring financial
benefits as well as temporary and permanent jobs; and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given to whether the proposed Braman SAP will
further the goals, objectives, and policies of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan
("MCNP"), the "Miami 21 Code," and other City regulations; and
WHEREAS, consideration has been given to the need and justification for the proposed
"Braman SAP";
WHEREAS, the City and the Applicant wish for the development of the Braman SAP to
proceed substantially in accordance with the Regulating Plan and Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Applicant wish for the development of the Braman SAP to
conform with the requirements of the MCNP; and
WHEREAS, assurance to the developer that it may proceed in accordance with existing
laws and policies, subject to the conditions of a development agreement, strengthens the public
planning process; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant will address any City comments on the Development
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after careful consideration of this matter, deems it
advisable and in the best interest of the general welfare of the City to approve a new Braman
Development Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Development Agreement, pursuant to Chapter 163 of the Florida
Statutes, between the Applicant and the City, to govern the development of the Property in the
SAP Area, is hereby approved, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with the following
condition:
1. The Third -Party Defense provision shall be replaced with an indemnity provision
requiring the Developer to indemnify the City.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute the Development
Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City, a draft of which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein as Exhibit "B," for said purpose.
Section 4. The Development Agreement is applicable to the Property in the SAP Area, as
described in the attached and incorporated Exhibit "A," which are owned by the Applicant,
subject to the development parameters set forth therein.
Section 5. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days upon final reading and
adoption.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
rge Wy ng III, C ty ttor -y 8/6/2025
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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