Related Group files Live Local Act plan for 2nd phase of Miami-Dade project
By Brian Bandell for South Florida Business Journal
The Related Group filed plans for the second phase of a mixed-income housing project in South Miami under the state’s Live Local Act.
Gallery at SoMi Parc LLC, an affiliate of Related Urban Development Group, the affordable housing arm of the Miami-based developer, filed a pre-application with Miami-Dade County officials for the 3.26-acre site at 5949 S.W. 68th Street. It currently has an older affordable housing complex.
RUDG obtained control of 6.6 acres there through a land lease with Miami-Dade in 2020 for the purpose of rebuilding the affordable housing and introducing new workforce and market-rate housing. Its original plans for SoMi Parc were for a total of 478 units and 15,160 square feet of commercial space in seven stories.
In 2024, RUDG completed the first phase of the Residences at SoMi Parc, featuring 172 mixed-income housing units and some ground-floor retail space. That left 306 units to build.
Now, under the state’s Live Local Act, RUDG has proposed 390 more apartments, 8,689 square feet of retail and 501 parking spaces. The 11-story building would total 372,584 square feet.
The Live Local Act allows developers to bypass local height and density rules for multifamily as long as 40% of the units are workforce housing for people making up to 120% of area median income. That’s how RUDG could boost the size of its project in South Miami.
The developer’s application also cited the county’s Rapid Transit Zone, which allows for extra density near public transit stations, such as the nearby South Miami Metrorail Station.
Officials with RUDG said they are contemplating having a mix of affordable, workforce and market-rate apartments at the Gallery at SoMi Parc, but didn’t provide a specific breakdown. Miami-based Modis Architects designed the building and local attorney Javier F. Avino represents the developer in the application.
The Gallery at SoMi Parc would feature a courtyard, a gym, and a computer lounge. The units would range from 588 to 866 square feet. There would be 290 one-bedroom units and 100 two-bedroom units.
Even after building the Gallery at SoMi Parc, there would be nearly one acre of the site left vacant and available for future development.
External Source: Related Group files Live Local Act application for second phase of SoMi Parc in South Miami – South Florida Business Journal