New: Building With 424 Residential Units Planned Near Metromover Station

Plans have just been sent to Miami’s Urban Development Board for a 26-story residential project near a Metromover station.

Renderings in the submittal show the name of the project as Excel Miami.

The project is proposed to top off at 274 feet and include:

  • 424 residential units (of which 216 will be micro-units)
  • 128 off-street parking spaces

No retail is shown in the plans. Instead, there are residential units on the ground floor.

Zoning would normally require 349 parking spaces. The developer is requesting a 50% TOD waiver due to nearby mass transit, with payment into the Transportation Trust Fund.

The garage is to be screened by decorative metallic extrusion, along with decorative murals and fabric murals by artists.

The property is owned by Clearline Real Estate, which purchased the 37,252 square-foot development site for $19.75 million, according to a May 2022 press release.

In January, the developer signed a deal for water and sewer utilities for 427 apartments.

Clearline was founded by Jennifer Bernell, who is a former executive at Kushner.

Melo’s 37-story, 425-unit Miami Plaza apartment tower is next door. The School Board Metromover station is 1,000 feet away.

Arquitectonica is the architect.

The UDRB hearing is scheduled for March 15.

 

Previously: Residential Building With 427 Units Planned Near Metromover Station

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Anonymous
8 months ago

residential on floor level?….seems like a silly missed opportunity for such an up and coming area

Jared
8 months ago

Agree: anything East of the FEC tracks towards Biscayne is going to be the “newest” area in 5-10 years. Hearing there will be some integration with MWC north of the 395.

Anonymous
8 months ago

What are you hearing? What kind of integration?

Anonymous
8 months ago

Such as? Only retail in the current market of the area will be crap like 7-Eleven and Dunkin’ Donuts.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Er…what? There are bars, brunch places, several gyms, amazing coffee, barbers, etc

Anonymous
8 months ago

More authentic book stores!

MMN
8 months ago

Ground floor should not be units. Could be the most beautiful and perfect project otherwise and could never support it.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Another beaut by Arquitectonica!

Anonymous
8 months ago

Unless you work for them, which I’m thinking you do, are you blind or a troll? Hopefully the UDRB will grill this box.

Anonymous
8 months ago

Great infill for the immediate area

Peter
8 months ago

Cute little 26-story residential. I like the size. I am not a huge fan of big buildings. This one is different. This is perfect. Bravo to the architect.

anon
8 months ago

Excellent! Love to see developers seeking parking reductions!

Anonymous
8 months ago

Still a terrible parking podium and tower tower to boot, however.

anonymous
8 months ago

so 90% of downtown/brickell is designed by same architect firm. no wonder most buildings look the same

Anonymous
8 months ago

Can we get more designers and new urban planners in Miami? No offense. Competition is good.

Miami4Life
8 months ago

a nice addition to the A&E area that has been dominated by Melo’s newbuilds. not a groundbreaking design but appreciate the subtle enhancements

Anonymous
8 months ago

Yes! Looking forward to this and Vinoly’s (RIP) Casa Forma in the area.

Melo, a former giga Chad
8 months ago

These parking podiums are ruining the aesthetics and walkability of Miami for decades to come. Can you imagine if NYC or Barcelona had podium-filled streets? Cover them up!

Anonymous
8 months ago

You said Barcelona!! Be still my heart! But I prefer Ormond Beach.

Anon
8 months ago

Love this! Will add some architectural diversity to the immediate area. Love the ground floor units too.

Anonymous
8 months ago

What diversity? It’s another cluttered box that looks like the parking garage of the Melo buildings.

Anonymous
8 months ago

The current melo buildings all have a similar massing. It’s nice to have a shorter, broken up massing from a different developer to begin mixing it up.

Patrick
8 months ago

I agree. More small buildings please.

Anoooon
8 months ago

Diversity is an old wooden ship.

Anonymous but Famous
8 months ago

I say that the School Board doesn’t have the tiniest idea of the real estate they’re sitting on. The domino box at Biscayne and 15th is a prime example. They should consolidate in a single (second) highrise, a parking garage, and sell off @ 4 acres and that building which would certainly be demolished. But they don’t give a damn. They don’t pay real estate taxes.