Category: Development
Morris’ Controversial Ponce Park Residences Once Again Fails To Secure Support Of Planning And Zoning Board
On Wednesday, June 8th, the Coral Gables Planning and Zoning Board once again took up the Ponce Park Residences project proposed by developer, W. Allen Morris. Board Member Venny Torre kicked off the meeting with a procedural question regarding the…
Opinion: Mediterranean Bonuses Should Not Be Free, They Must Be Earned
I am against the proposed development at 3000 Ponce De Leon Blvd; 216 and 224 Catalonia; 203 University Drive; and 225 Malaga because this project was granted the benefits of level 1 and level 2 Mediterranean bonus without having Mediterranean…
UPDATED: Second Time’s The Charm? Staff Asks Planning And Zoning Board To Approve All Developer Requests For Massive Project On Wednesday
The Coral Gables Planning and Zoning Board was scheduled to consider five separate votes on Ponce Park Residences, the project proposed by RC Acquisitions, LLC and P&J Enterprise Holdings, LLC, at its May 11th meeting. However, a glaring error in…
MG Developer’s Beatrice Row Enclave Awarded The Palladio Award For Most Outstanding Architecture In Residential Multi-Unit Project
MG Developer proudly announces that its award-winning, Georgian style project, Beatrice Row, has now won Palladio Award for most outstanding residential multi-family project. The Palladio Awards is the first and only national awards program for residential, commercial and institutional projects…
City Ultimatum: Following Engineering Report Citing Structural Concerns, City Gives David William 6 Days Or Face Forced Evacuation
As Gables Insider has reported previously, the David William has long suffered from issues with flooding in its garage, calling into question its structural integrity. This week, a new concern arose. RH Engineering submitted an engineering report to the Home…
Agenda Digest: Commission Meeting (1/11/2022)
On January 11, 2022, the Coral Gables City Commission will hold its next City Commission meeting. Here are some of the more notable items on the agenda for this upcoming meeting. Click here to see the full agenda. Non-credited quotes…
Judge: City Attorney’s Actions “Blatantly Illegal,” Denies Motion To Dismiss Wawa Suit
In January of 2021, the Gables Accountability Project (GAP) filed a lawsuit against the City of Coral Gables, Wawa and developer, Redevco, challenging the proposed construction of a Wawa gas station across the street from George Washington Carver Elementary School….
Planning & Zoning Board Votes For Partial Reversing Of Biltmore Section Upzoning With Recommendation To Reverse Entirely
On Wednesday, December 8th, the Coral Gables Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously to support the City reversing the upzoning of the Biltmore Section south of Biltmore Way, following the “mistake” that led to its upzoning in February of this…
Staff “Mistake” Leads To Biltmore Section Upzoning To Maximum Height Of 190.5 Feet
On February 9th, the City Commission took a vote to make changes to the City’s zoning code, which were explained to residents as a slate of necessary clarifications to the zoning code. As part of a sunshine meeting on February…
Commission Seeks To Approve Coral Gables Version Of Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage, Against Resident Wishes
As the holidays approach, the commercials for new toys and gadgets fill the airwaves, tv screens and the web. Since I was a child, the Hot Wheels play sets were the best new toys I could ever hope to get….
