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Resolution R-25-0498
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18500 Final Action Date: 11/20/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ISSUE ONE OR MORE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
("RFPS") TO QUALIFIED DEVELOPERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY
OF MIAMI ("CITY") OWNED PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN CITY
COMMISSION DISTRICT 4 THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR AFFORDABLE OR
MIXED -INCOME HOUSING, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT
(18,688) SQUARE FEET OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 25
SOUTHWEST 51 AVENUE AND 5050 WEST FLAGLER STREET, IDENTIFIED
BY FOLIO NOS. 01-4106-025-0010 AND 01-4106-025-0020 (COLLECTIVELY,
"WEST FLAGLER PARCELS"), AND APPROXIMATELY TWENTY THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED TWENTY (20,320) SQUARE FEET OF REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 425 NORTHWEST 37 AVENUE, IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NOS.
01-4104-023-0200, 01-4104-023-0190, AND 01-4104-023-0180
(COLLECTIVELY, "MAGIC CITY PARCELS"); PROVIDING THAT THE RFPS
FOR THE WEST FLAGLER PARCELS AND THE MAGIC CITY PARCELS
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO WORKFORCE HOUSING INTENDED FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AND SHALL
REQUIRE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THAT OPTIMIZE HOUSING
DENSITY AND SEEK REDUCED PARKING REQUIREMENTS UNDER
APPLICABLE ZONING REGULATIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE
LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN NINETY
(90) DAYS WITH AN UPDATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") seeks to address the growing need for affordable
housing and wishes to use City -owned properties suitable for residential or mixed -use
development to advance this public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City finds that issuing competitive solicitations to qualified developers for
affordable or mixed -income housing projects on City -owned land will advance the public interest
by increasing housing supply, enhancing the value of City assets, and ensuring transparency,
accountability, and the selection of proposals that provide the greatest community benefit; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-25-0257, the City Commission previously
directed the City Manager to conduct an assessment and prepare a list of City -owned properties
suitable for the development of affordable or mixed income housing, with the goal of issuing one
or more requests for proposals ("RFPs") to qualified developers for development of such
properties; and
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File ID: 18500 Enactment Number: R-25-0498
WHEREAS, the City has identified approximately eighteen thousand, six hundred eighty-
eight (18,688) square feet of real property located at 25 Southwest 51 Avenue and 5050 West
Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, identified by Folio Nos. 01-4106-025-0010 and 01-4106-025-0020
(collectively, "West Flagler Parcels") as a potential site for development of workforce housing;
and
WHEREAS, the City has further identified approximately twenty thousand, three hundred
twenty (20,320) square feet of real property located at 425 Northwest 37 Avenue, Miami,
Florida, identified by Folio Nos. 01-4104-023-0200, 01-4104-023-0190, and 01-4104-023-0180
(collectively, "Magic City Parcels") as a potential site for development of workforce housing; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City and its residents to direct the City
Manager to conduct necessary due diligence and issue requests for proposals for development
of workforce housing for senior citizens and other vulnerable populations at the West Flagler
Parcels and Magic City Parcels, providing that such RFPs shall prioritize maximum housing
density and seek reduced parking requirements under applicable zoning regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to issue one or more RFPs to qualified
developers for the development of City -owned properties located within City Commission
District 4 that are suitable for affordable or mixed -income housing, including the development of
the West Flagler Parcels and the Magic City Parcels.
Section 3. The RFPs for the West Flagler Parcels and the Magic City Parcels shall be
restricted to workforce housing intended for senior citizens and other vulnerable populations,
and shall require development proposals that optimize housing density and seek reduced
parking requirements under applicable zoning regulations, and shall further be subject to all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Section 4. The City Manager shall report back to the City Commission within ninety (90)
days with an update.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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ng III, C ty ttor -y 11/10/2025
City of Miami
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