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Home My WebLink AboutSubmittal-Anthony Vinciguerra-Village West ConcernsSubmitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk Preserve the West Grove 19340 Submittal-AnthonyVinciguerra-Village West Concerns Evangelist Street/Charles Avenue From Main Hwy to SW 371t Avenue Designation Report CHARLES AVENUE The firrt bluck.curtaianity on the South F1iwitl mmifnl.And began helm in the late 113110s when blacks Iirlmsrily 1rnss thr Bahamas cause via Katy West to work at the Peacock Ilan. Their first hand t s.perience with tropicsi • plants amid budding mate -rills proved MslnalOable to the dei k•kvM u1 cif Coconut ut Grove. Ilcsidei Whittle houses the rariy bending' included ,the Odd Felkiws lsall, which. served as a com- munity center and iibr'sry, Macedonia baptist Churchhc►iae of the oldest black congregation in the area, and 'the A.M.E. Methodist Church, which tonused the community's first scheat At the western end of Charles Avenue is one of t I+. r c a a oldest cemeteries. V Historic and Environmental Preservation Board City of Miami Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk rd1IAMI 21 APPENDIX A: NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AS ADOPTED - MAY 2010 A.2. VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE (NCD-2) 2.1 Boundaries General described as bounded by Douglas Road on the ...est. US 1 and Bird Road on the North, McDonald Street and AbitareVVay on the east and Franklin Avenue and a portion of Mader Avenue along the south. More specifically depicted on the Miami 21 Atlas_ 2.2 Intent Village'."ti'est Island District is of special and substantial public interest due to the unique role of Grand Avenue and Douglas Road as the "Main Streets" for the surrounding Village West Island District Community and the unique Caribbean and Bahamian character and heritage of the Village West Island District in general. On Charles Avenue this NCD-2ill help define the uses and designs of buildings and help maintain the scale and character of the existing neighborhood. Both Village Island West and Charles A.°enue illustrate the incompar ab;e legacy of the African -American community to the Cit of Miami. The intent of NCD-2 is to identify and recognize this historical significance,- to promote gateways, gathering places and activities corresponding to its culture and heritage; to compliment the character of the entire community and promote the history of the Island District: and to promote its successful revitalization and restoration. Charles Avenue o;originally Evangelist Street) has historically housed some of the original Bahamian settlements Afithin the Village West Island District that occupies the neighborhoods around the intersection of Douglas Road and Grand Avenue. This street has been degraded through demolition, abandonment and redevelopment and thereby diminishing the historic integrity to become a historic district; ho,'ever, it is of special and substantial public interest due to its historic identity and remaining historic structures. This designation will encourage appropriate infill to preserve the context of historic sites on Charles Avenue, including: the r6.lariah Brown House, home of the first Bahamian settler. the Historic Black Cemetery; the E.F. Stirrup House, home of the first black doctor; historical chur es and several other historic homes. MIAMI 21 AS ADOPTED — MAY 2010 APPENDIX A: NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 2.4 Residential Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk All T3, Single -Family Residential zoning regulations shall apply within the Village West Island District and Charles Avenue. hereafter referred to as NCD-2. except as modified below. If any such requirements conflict. the more restrictive requirements shall apply. 2.4.1 Charles Avenue All new construction, major alterations, and additions on Charles Avenue shall be required to be reviewed by the process of Waiver To ensure the compatibility of new construction on Charles Avenue, the design for any new construction shall also be reviewed by the Urban Development Review Board for its compatibility of scale. materials, roof slope. general form, massing and ornamental details. b_ Any requests for the demolition of structures that are over fifty (50) years in age along Charles Avenue shall be referred to the Historic Preservation Officer for review of historical significance. e. The architectural guidelines contained in the Village West Island District are intended to produce visual compatibility among the buildings on Charles Avenue and throughout the District representing building traditions of early South Florida, the Caribbean, and the early African -American settlers. ELEMENTS TYPOLOGIES • ! • F CARIB EAN ARCHITECTURE !ROOFS EXTERNAL X.ALL MATERIAL BUILDING FENCES STRUCTURAL Y$TEMS a ash' L • 41111 ampam. la ■ ■1• SEEM Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk - ,K N..--#�� .' Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 on 7/9/2026 . City Cl Submitted,. into .the•publi recordbr items) •gri..7 721)26 . City Clerk; 3561 Charles Ave JUST SOLD $1,250,000 irt Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk • • • NewTimes Mearnts 1nC 'fden k caI news and culture West Grove Residents Worry New Bed and Breakfast Will Gentrify Historic Neighborhood MOLLY M"ITA JLNt 1'S. :L EEs iL tA,141 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk "-! •KS-�':'__:K 5t"_;, -:-is /hold by M01F1 Yell* fi iamiNeral' NEWS SPORTS IMMIGRATION POLITICS OPINION GAMES OBITUARIES CAREERS BANKING GUIDES ED TIME OFFER $1.99 FOR 3 MONTHS Stay ahead when you unlock access. BUSINESS Gentrification wiping out Miami's 130-year-old, historically Black West Coconut Grove By Andres Viglucci Updated August 31, 2022 6:47 PM f Gift Article El= Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk 1iiiami Xerall NEWS SPORTS IMMIGRATION POLITICS OPINION GAMES OBITUARIES CAREERS BANKING GUIDES EDITORIALS Broken Promises: Miami's erasing its Black history one bungalow at a time. Who will stop it? I Opinion By the Miami Herald Editorial Board Updated June 3, 2023 3:10 AM Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk 2021 Coconut Grove Playhouse Project Update on the New Path Forward mdieW COUNTY Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk 7 Address search Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , A 4 1 1 Y Pocket Park designed for outdoor cultural experiences Ground floor ``. space for SIIfORT 6U'1'01' educational activities facing park tit AIM GC Ali.. V. IC Garage _ "Paseo" — pedestrian access from residential neighborhood to Main Highway on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk UM= Won MOP IMMomr LuPm Mom MM416 rN IV/LY[ Prim Monotim Palm ro.Mu.r 1 TrICtIRA ..1.11114100 WIM.ME. kamM.r...O.N.M enc114N46(. 4414 too *De... w.r. 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City Clerk COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE 3500 MAIN HIGHWAY COCONUT GROVE MIAMI, FL VIEW OF COURTYARD Courtyard to Charles Avenue part 2 - Proposed Submitted into the public record for item (s) PZ.9 , 7/9/2026 City Clerk AROUITECTONICA 2900 OAK AVENUE MIAMI. FL 33133 34D5 372 1812 T 305 372 1175 F /ulefONP MOM) aCR'X NISI ,+len7**Meth�4t �.lM{iy'�t%•'nI..* nl nqd UC.•u.0 hwwt,+nnn[..w-*1.ne.ry ntEf lwM.q.lN ,te woett nc DMUS p.snO140.,OAIDY 9.MWac+}.c..n .s«e a.W,01f0 1.00.5 SAW 1Dt1 4O +AMA,C. w rtcc+wt Weft 4*B}~NIA ..an.Mntl...c x'Kwc *MO. COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE 3500 MAIN HIGHWAY COCONUT GROVE MIAMI, FL VIEW OF COURTYARD Submitted into the public Charles Avenue - Proposed recordforitem(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk AROUITECTON!CA 2900 OAK AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33133 ▪ .a.1,x.*.t:r..a.*1wn... Wqt.w_Cf1wp.0...I..4Sff*Cat'.I.. W,. • K1 Ewf r.ltle. YIIN'111./1 r.R vrn e�p![anfans^k WOE 00MMF`AIC• Imei*,I 305.372.1B12 T 305 .372.1115E f*" ""e1 nu .�`.0MO W. Ttev.V .' Nat. ""�1'�,"!f'a tl W.*41,0 COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE 3500 MAIN HIGHWAY COCONUT GROVE MIAMI, FL VIEW OF CHARLES AVENUE Commercial "Paseo" to Williams Avenue - Proposed Submitted into the public record for item (s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 111.City Clerk .,,s c r r, III d.1r. ARQUITECTON1CA 2900 OAK AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33133."""* ^;"w " ;„"wa„,„,�Q.,M t. 1�" ' MALT MICWEI.NE 305.372,1812T 305,372.1175 F T: COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE 3500 MAIN HIGHWAY COCONUT GROVE MIAMI, FL VIEW FROM WILLIAMS AVENUE View from Williams Avenue - Proposed AROUITECTONICA 2900 OAK AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33133 305,372.1812 T 305.372.1175 F icway.tw.nI.Ke r...ue..e; rt.rn AcOunlitnci r w* a li fl l w.nrern � Eattc c ...cm.... me.7 .010• nett MEM.er+EY wMlfiE..*.a f� COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE 3500 MAIN HIGHWAY COCONUT GROVE MIAMI, FL bmitted int••"li ! rec ' for item(s) PZ. on 7 91026 City VIEW FROM WILLIAMS AVENUE View from Williams and Thomas Avenues - Proposed ARQUITECTONICA 2900 OAK AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33133 • t , n. "°`"ON*IV*�"" 305.372.1812 T 345.372.1175 FuxameconiamarmArnamm MO. LEIRIILTIOK paanMOM OM. Submitted into the public record for item (s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk COCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUSE 3540 MAIN HIGHWAY COCONUT GROVE MIAMI, FL VIEW FROM VIA ABITERA WAY Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , Pocket Park designed for outdoor cultural experiences Ground floor space for educational activities facing park Garage "Paseo" — pedestrian access from residential neighborhood to Main Highway on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk .,r•W .r. r.., WOE watt yaw c-tct *TM ..n un Am int 1. Wow'.. N. 114M4160M t VMS vi 1 �MlJ16i. enc111.Ne6C.'M... ...G.morW0 .e.ve...e.em.... rb 61mA.w. 113.10 N-, %WO :NO iv4 rnr. Cross access from Charles Avenue to Main Highway OwirM wr�M6,gM[M y.p.m.*lw' IY,.. SGJ L,MSNMA.Irn AO b. 13$ .010.GNVM6 .. nt rte.. J.J.. .0.0.w ..... �.0 ... ww.....w..Jr ........b. Loading dock access concealed deep within site with curb cut requiring deliveries to enter from and exit to Main Hi:hwa .K wows wirompan map AINWITIECIDINCA 1111m— KW— M ✓ milt Stet IwISIN .. _ O m. .. CONTEXT PLIN VIM MG A1 01 floor r onal s ark CHAR LES AV ALI E amp thlic Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk IS into the public record for item(s) "' y y * n 7/9/2026 s�r '" • 11446 •a • �. No. Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk 111111i11�111!!�; BII!a„!I • WLRN South Florida The World Development Coconut Grove residents push back against Playhouse plans 'changing the fabric' of their community WLRN Public Media 1 By Julia Cooper Published May 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT =ID Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk Preserve the West Grove MAY 6th PZAB DENIAL Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 City Clerk ISSUE 1: IMPROPER COMMERCIAL USE OF "CI" ZONED PROPERTY A) Civic Institution (CI): "A zone with uses primarily dedicated to functioning for community purposes such as, cultural, educational, environmental, governmental, public transit, public parking and religious facilities." —Miami 21 B) County Proposal: - 37,601 sq/ft of Commercial (rental offices, restaurants and retail). - 30,794 sq/ft of Civic space (theater offices and meeting rooms); and C) Proposal is primarily commercial — Not Civic Preserve the West Grove MAY 6th PZAB DENIAL ISSUE 2: Inadequate Protections for Village West Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 City Clerk 1) Protection from C,ommerr►n! !r t uslun into Village West. 2) A Clear Traffic Mitiao�l_:; 3) Employment/Fair vileg:::-; for 4) Access for Historic iigkigc oveioped with the Community. I A Lob J- vii riae West Residents. c es and Organizations. 5) Integration with ih : li torir I end ::ui Ks of village West/Little Bahumas. Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk Preserve the West Grove OUR POSITION AND REQUEST REMAINS: Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 City Clerk Do NOT pass until a BINDING Community Protections/Benefits Agreement is developed with community that includes: 1) Protection from Commercial Intrusion into Village West. 2) A Clear Traffic Mitigation Plan Developed with the Community. 3) Employment/Fair Wages for the Village West Residents. 4) Access for Historic Village West Churches and Organizations. 5) Integration with the Historic Landmarks of Village West/Little Bahamas. PLEASE Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 . City Clerk Vote "No" on PZ-9 until these concerns are addressed in a binding agreement developed with the Village West Community. Please protect the residents of Historic West Coconut Grove. Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.9 , on 7/9/2026 City Clerk Preserve the West Grove