Miami-Dade mobile home park could be replaced with apartments
By Brian Bandell for South Florida Business Journal
A mobile home park in the Gladeview/Liberty City neighborhood of Miami-Dade County could be replaced with an eight-story apartment complex.
Miami-based Consolidated Companies Group Co., managed by James P. Gueits, Isis Gueits and Maria E. Russo, filed a pre-application with county officials concerning the 1.78-acre property at 1400 N.W. 79th St. It’s located about six blocks from Miami Northwestern Senior High School.
The developer seeks to redevelop the site with 145 apartments, 3,300 square feet of retail and 145 surface parking spaces. That would include 18 workforce units. The project would have 2,500 square feet of interior amenities.
The developer is seeking a parking reduction because the site is within 500 feet of a bus stop.
The project would have 108,102 square feet of leasable space, for an average unit size of 746 square feet. The apartments would range from 612 to 1,050 square feet. There would be 96 one-bedroom units and 49 two-bedroom units.
“This new project is further evidence of the strong demand for workforce housing throughout Miami-Dade County made possible by the beneficial zoning of county urban centers and workforce housing policies,” said Miami-based attorney Anthony De Yurre, who represents the developer in the application.
Miami-based Modis Architects designed the project.
Developers file pre-applications to receive feedback from county staff before filing official applications.
There hasn’t been much market-rate apartment development in Gladeview/Liberty City in recent years, but there’s been a significant amount of affordable housing development, such as the Liberty Square project by the Related Group. Given the lower land values there, it’s easier to build apartments with lower rents.
Consolidated Companies Group owns the neighboring mobile home park at 1398 N.W. 79th St., but it’s not included in this application.
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