{"id":15034,"date":"2017-08-07T11:01:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T18:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=15034"},"modified":"2017-08-07T11:07:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T18:07:29","slug":"project-clears-final-hurdles-for-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/project-clears-final-hurdles-for-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"PROJECT CLEARS FINAL HURDLES FOR APPROVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<a id=\"project-clears-final-hurdles-for-approval\"><\/a><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15036\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c02_Final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c02_Final-300x212@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c02_Final-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c02_Final-97x69.jpg 97w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c02_Final-389x275.jpg 389w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c02_Final-97x69@2x.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After some nineteen years mired in intrigue, delays and lawsuits, a new Class A office building, retail and student housing apartments named \u201cSoMi Station\u201d is now set to rise on the corner of Sunset Drive and US1\u00a0at the gateway to South Miami\u2019s retail and restaurant district.<\/p>\n<p>On July 19, 2017, in a full hearing room at County Hall, members of the county\u2019s Rapid Transit Development Impact Committee heard the request from the property developers (Treo Somi Station, LLC) for five variances from the South Miami Rapid Transit Zone regulations to advance the project. \u00a0 Concerns were raised by members of the South Miami community and City Commission that the project did not allow for affordable\/work force housing, and rather student housing.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the project was approved in accordance with staff recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15034 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/project-clears-final-hurdles-for-approval\/news-feature\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/News-feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/News-feature-300x225@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/News-feature-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/News-feature-97x73.jpg 97w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/News-feature-367x275.jpg 367w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/News-feature-97x73@2x.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15039'>\n\t\t\t\tAttorney Hugo P. Arza (seated) of Holland &#038; Knight represented the Treo firm at the County hearing.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/project-clears-final-hurdles-for-approval\/img_2576\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_2576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_2576-300x225@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_2576-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_2576-97x73.jpg 97w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_2576-367x275.jpg 367w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_2576-97x73@2x.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15038'>\n\t\t\t\tLong-time South Miami resident Deltravis Williams addressed the concerns for affordable housing needs which are not addressed in this development.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/project-clears-final-hurdles-for-approval\/news-story\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NEWS-story.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NEWS-story-300x225@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NEWS-story-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NEWS-story-97x73.jpg 97w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NEWS-story-367x275.jpg 367w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NEWS-story-97x73@2x.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15040'>\n\t\t\t\tSouth Miami Mayor Philip K. Stoddard spoke of the City\u2019s desire to include an affordable housing\/work force housing in the project.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harkening back to the mid-1990s a mixed use project called \u201cHometown Station\u201d was designed by Dover Kohl &amp; Associates, renowned and locally established urban planners. \u00a0 That project called for retail and residential uses.\u00a0 However, in 2002-03, the Miami-Dade Housing Authority chose the South Miami Metrorail site for its new $27 million, 157,000 square foot office complex.\u00a0 Gone was the \u201chometown charm\u201d of the initial project. However infrastructure and design issues were alleged, and the county ultimately cancelled the entire project.<\/p>\n<p>While within the City of South Miami, the parcels abutting the Metrorail right-of-way are Miami-Dade County property under the control of the Transit &amp; Public Works Department.<\/p>\n<p>As the battle over Hometown Station was waged and ultimately lost, South Miami residents and visitors were left with a barren plot of county-owned land surrounded by Jersey barriers and green construction fencing.\u00a0 Eight long years later, the city was able to carve out 17,000 square feet for a passive park through a $1 per annum lease agreement with the county.\u00a0 The park was formally opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 24, 2009, complete with John Henry\u2019s sculpture, \u201cPaciencia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Development:<br \/>\nThe approximate 7.7 acre site is now being developed by the Treo Group, a privately held real estate investment firm.\u00a0 This mass transit-oriented and state-of-the-art Class A office building will display compelling architecture designed by Perkins+Will, an internationally-renowned architecture and design firm.\u00a0 Ninety-nine student housing units are included in the project, which also calls for ground floor amenities, such as shops and restaurants, which will complement the SOMI town center\u2019s live-work-play-learn environment.<\/p>\n<p>Walk Score\u00ae has rated SoMi Station\u2019s immediate area as a \u201cWalker\u2019s Paradise.\u201d\u00a0 The area enjoys multiple upscale retail shops and restaurants, and the planned redevelopment of The Shops at Sunset Place.\u00a0 It is apparent that investors and developers are looking to this suburban neighborhood as an opportunity for growth.<\/p>\n<p>The planned SoMi Station will have the distinct advantage of enjoying unparalleled accessibility, exposure and connectivity to all of Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After some nineteen years mired in intrigue, delays and lawsuits, a new Class A office building, retail and student housing apartments named \u201cSoMi Station\u201d is now set to rise on the corner of Sunset Drive and US1\u00a0at the gateway to South Miami\u2019s retail and restaurant district. 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