16-story, mixed-use apartment tower in SouthPark sought as part of condo redevelopment
A number of condominium buildings that are more than 50 years old in SouthPark could be replaced with a major mixed-use development, including hundreds of apartments in a 16-story tower.
That’s under a rezoning application filed this week by Miami developer Related Group. The development is still a ways off: a City Council decision on the rezoning likely wouldn’t happen until early next year. Construction isn’t expected to start until later in 2023.
The potential rezoning follows other development news in SouthPark, including plans from developer Lincoln Harris to build a 10-story tower in Phillips Place Shopping Center. City Council approved those plans last month.
Related Group is proposing to build the mixed-use project at the current site of the Trianon Condos at 3512 Colony Road. The 9-acre site includes multiple two and three-story buildings.
Trianon dates to around 1970 when the nearby mall was just gaining traction. Since then, the surrounding area has built up with projects like Phillips Place.
Condo owners recognized the community was facing continued repairs and began exploring a sale over the past year, according to the developer.
The owners agreed to sell the condominium to Related Group, subject to a successful rezoning for the mixed-use development, according to Related Group.
New apartment tower
The project’s tallest building would be between 14 and 16 floors at Roxborough and Rexford roads, according to the developer. That building would include ground-floor retail.
The building would then taper off to around four floors of office at the corner of Roxborough and Colony roads.
The project will also include 18 to 24 town homes that will be around three stories. Those will be on the piece of the property closest to Colony and Wickersham roads.
A second eight- or nine-story apartment tower would be in the middle of the site.
In all, developers are calling for about 730 apartments, around 60,000 square feet of retail and between 40,000 and 55,000 square feet of office space. The cost of the project was not disclosed.
Developers stress that the most intense development — the 14- to 16-story building — will be closest to existing commercial space, including an AC Marriott and the new nearby Colony redevelopment. There is a single-family neighborhood behind the site on Wickersham Road.
Following the Dutch
Aside from the residential and commercial component, Related Group will take a cue from the Dutch.
A woonerf — or “living street” — is an open street concept that allows for easier walking to nearby amenities.
Related’s plans show one of these streets running through the middle of the project. The woonerf will anchor retail along with restaurants and bars. Vehicle access would be restricted or calmed at certain points of the day.
“We look forward to ongoing engagement with the community during the lengthy rezoning process,” Charles Humphreys of Related Group said in a statement.
Other parts of the SouthPark project
Related Group will also make a “substantial contribution” to the SouthPark Loop, aiming to increase bike and pedestrian options, according to the developer. It’s not yet clear what that contribution will be.
The 3-mile, multi-use path is a top priority of the neighborhood group, SouthPark Association of Neighborhoods. Neighbors have been pushing for more walkability.
Related said it has met with the association and plans to continue talking to the community.
This story was originally published May 11, 2022 at 4:38 PM.
