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Ordinance 14417
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17619 Final Action Date: 11/20/2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
RESCINDING AND TERMINATING THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 13974,
ASSOCIATED WITH JUNGLE ISLAND SPECIAL AREA PLAN ADOPTED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 13973; AND FURTHER APPROVING A NEW
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, ASSOCIATED WITH AN AMENDMENT TO
THE EXISTING JUNGLE ISLAND SPECIAL AREA PLAN, INCLUSIVE OF THE
REGULATING PLAN AND CONCEPT BOOK, AS PART OF THE AMENDMENT
WITH A NAME CHANGE TO THE "ECORESILIENCY SPECIAL AREA PLAN
("SAP"), 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 ECORESILIENCY MIAMI LLC, A DELAWARE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND OR ASSIGNS, ("APPLICANT") AND THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY"), GOVERNING THE PROPERTIES
GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1111 MAC ARTHUR CAUSEWAY, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "A"; THE SAP CONSISTS OF A PHASED
PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES TWO RESIDENTIAL TOWERS WITH A
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 48 STORIES, 600 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS
AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, AND UP TO 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF
RETAIL COMMERCIAL SPACE EXCLUDING BACK -OF -HOUSE AREA AND
OTHER CUSTOMARY NON -HABITABLE AREAS, FOR A COMBINED
CAPACITY OF APPROXIMATELY 2,812,000 SQUARE FEET ; THE SAP
SHALL CONTAIN A 13.235 ACRE PUBLIC WATERFRONT PARK; THE SAP
WILL MODIFY THE TRANSECT ZONE REGULATIONS THAT ARE
APPLICABLE TO THE SUBJECT PARCEL AND WHERE A REGULATION IS
NOT SPECIFICALLY MODIFIED BY THE SAP, THE REGULATIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE WILL APPLY; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT
THE CITY OF MIAMI PLANNING DEPARTMENT AT 444 SW 2ND AVENUE,
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33130.
WHEREAS, Ecoresiliency Miami LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Applicant") holds a Purchase and Sale Agreement ("PSA") with the City of Miami, Florida
("City") to purchase an approximate 5.4 acre site of property on Watson Island, and seeks to
redevelop approximately 13.235 acres of public land into a public park, at the property located at
1111 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, Florida, as more particularly described in the attached and
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incorporated Exhibit "A" (the "Property'); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant filed for an amendment to the Jungle Island Special Area Plan
("Jungle Island SAP"), related to the Property pursuant to Article 7, Section 7.1.2.8(a)(2) and
Article 3, Section 3.9 of the Miami 21 Code; and
WHEREAS, the Property is currently subject to the Jungle Island SAP, which includes
the Jungle Island SAP Regulating Plan and Concept Book, adopted by Ordinance No. 13973,
and the original Development Agreement adopted by Ordinance No. 13974 (the "Original
Development Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant seeks to: i) terminate the Original Development Agreement
adopted by Ordinance No. 13974, ii) amend the Jungle Island SAP, inclusive of the Jungle
Island Regulating Plan and Concept Book, as part of the amendment, iii) effectuate a name
change to Ecoresiliency SAP, and iv) approve a new Development Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.9 of Ordinance No. 13114, the Zoning Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended, (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 a Special Area Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.9.1.f. of the Miami 21 Code, development within a
Special Area Plan shall be pursuant to a recorded development agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has applied for a Special Area Plan to the City of Miami to
amend the existing Jungle Island SAP inclusive of the Regulating Plan and Concept Book, and
to allow the rezoning of T6-12 to T6-36 for approximately 5.4 acres of a portion of the
development total of approximately 18.61 acres (810,795 square feet); and
WHEREAS, as part of the amendment, the Applicant seeks a name change from the
Jungle Island Special Area Plan to the "Ecoresiliency Special Area Plan" (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant, as part of the Development Agreement as further outlined in
the PSA, seeks to redevelop approximately 13.235 acres of public land of the Project for a
Public Park at no cost to the City, with an allowance of Thirty -Seven Million and 00/100 Dollars
($37,000,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant as part of the Proposed Development as outlined in Section
1(c) of the PSA seeks to develop a mixed -use residential project consisting of two (2) residential
towers, with a minimum of 1,200,000 sellable square feet with a maximum of 600 units and
related amenities, and up to 25,000 square feet of retail commercial space, excluding back -of -
house and other customary non -habitable areas, for a combined development capacity of
2,812,000 square feet; and
WHEREAS, in exchange, the Applicant has proffered a series of Community Benefits as
further outlined in Section 14 of the PSA; and
WHEREAS, in association with said SAP amendment application, the Applicant seeks
termination of the previous Development Agreement associated with the Jungle Island SAP and
approval of a Development Agreement pursuant to Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes; and
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WHEREAS, the City and the Applicant wish for the development of the Project to
proceed substantially in accordance with the Regulating Plan and Design Guidelines, attached
as an exhibit to the Development Agreement and approved under separate City ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Applicant wish for the development of the Project to
conform with the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, assurance to the Applicant that it may proceed in accordance with existing
laws and policies, subject to the conditions of a development agreement, strengthens the public
planning process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 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 previously approved Development Agreement under Ordinance No.
13974 associated with the Jungle Island Special Area Plan is rescinded and terminated.
Section 3. The new Development Agreement associated with the amendment to the
existing Jungle Island Special Area Plan, including amendment of the Regulating Plan and
Concept Book and a name change to the "Ecoresiliency Special Area Plan" pursuant to Chapter
163 of the Florida Statutes, between Ecoresiliency Miami, LLC and the City, relating to
development of the approximately 18.61 acre site, is hereby approved.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized1 to negotiate and execute the new
Development Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, a draft of which is attached
and incorporated as Exhibit "B," between Ecoresiliency Miami, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability
Company and or assigns and the City of Miami, Florida, governing the properties generally
located at 1111 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, Florida, as more particularly described in the
attached and incorporated Exhibit "A", with such SAP consisting of a phased project that
includes two (2) residential towers with a maximum height of 48 stories, 600 residential dwelling
units and associated amenities, and up to 25,000 square feet of retail commercial space
excluding back -of -house area and other customary non -habitable areas, for a combined
capacity of approximately 2,812,000 square feet in addition to a 13.235 acre public waterfront.
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 its adoption.2
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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