Pilot House Suites hotel planned near Miami airport

By Brian Bandell for South Florida Business Journal

A developer wants to build a hotel just north of Miami International Airport in Miami Springs with a design that would cater to pilots.

The city’s Planning and Zoning Board will consider the site plan for the Pilot House Suites by Sucre LLC on the evening of May 28. It would be located on 1.13 acres of vacant land in town adjoining locations: 4849 N.W. 36th Street plus 673 La Villa Drive in addition to 640, 656 and 664 Minola Drive.

The six-story, extended-stay hotel would be on Northwest 36th Street. It would total 69,685 square feet, with 132 rooms, a fitness center, a laundry room and coworking space. The rooms would range from 365 to 730 square feet. That would include eight two-bedroom suites.

As for the site on Minola Drive, it would have a two-story parking garage with 121 spaces. There would be a pedestrian crosswalk across an alleyway connecting the corner of the parking garage to the corner hotel. However, there would be five handicap spaces on the ground level of the hotel.

Marina Marino of HMX General Contractor, which represents the developer in the application, couldn’t be reached for comment. Sucre LLC is co-owned by Salvatore Natoli and Calogero Libertella, according to the application.

Sucre LLC also owns the neighboring Wyndham Garden hotel.

“The proposed design is sensitive to maintaining the character of the neighborhood, and at the same time, articulates the Streamline Moderne style,” Modis Architects, which designed the building, stated in the application. “The concept is inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasizes curves and long horizontal lines. The proposed building demographics targets pilots and future pilots, which aligns with the particular architectural style.”

Greater Miami and Miami Beach welcomed more than 27.2 million visitors in 2023, up 2.6% from the previous year, according to the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. There were 17.3 million hotel room nights sold, up 1.1%.

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