Category: Development
More Details Emerge On 350 Greco Avenue Buyers
As Gables Insider reported previously, the property at 350 Greco Avenue is in consideration for sale by the City of Coral Gables to the ownership group of the adjacent properties to the South on LeJeune Road. Those properties are owned…
Sunshine Meeting On Development Set For June 14th
As discussed at the last City Commission Meeting, the City Commission has decided to hold a sunshine meeting to discuss development in Coral Gables, at the request of Commission Rhonda Anderson. The meeting will take place on June 14th at…
Opinion: Ponce Park Residences Meeting
Last week, I attended a neighborhood meeting hosted by developer Allen Morris, who along with his team, presented his proposed “Ponce Park Residences”: 161 apartments and retail slated to be built on Ponce de Leon at University Drive near downtown. …
Meeting Today To Discuss New 17-Story Development On Ponce + Gift Of City Land
In a tale of developers aiming higher, this project will feature 17-stories, 179 feet in height, 161 residential units and over 18,000 square feet of commercial, at the corner of University Drive and Ponce de Leon Boulevard. The project went…
Mena Recuses Himself As Controversial Greco Sale Moves Forward
The controversial City of Coral Gables sale to of the surface parking lot at 350 Greco Avenue is moving forward. The item was on the agenda to be taken up on second reading at the May 25th Commission meeting. However,…
Development Review Committee To Consider 3 New Developments (5/28)
The City of Coral Gables’ Development Review Committee will be holding a meeting on May 28th at 9:30AM to discuss three new development projects in the City of Coral Gables. The Committee, made up strictly of members of City staff…
Half-Truths And Unanswered Questions On Greco Avenue Sale Discussion At Property Advisory Board Meeting
Coral Gables residents have been voicing concerns about the potential sale of the surface parking lot at 350 Greco Avenue, which will come before the City Commission on second reading at the May 25th Commission meeting. Many questions about the…
Opinion: Time To Go
The saga of 350 Greco Avenue is an embarrassment to our City Government and demonstrates that Commissioner Mena and his enabler, City Attorney Miriam Ramos, have overstayed their welcome and it is time for them to resign. On Tuesday, May…
Facts Come To Light On Greco Avenue Lot Sale; Letter Of Ethical Concerns Filed
Gables Insider shone light last week into the questionable proposed sale by the City of the property at 350 Greco Avenue, a surface parking lot near Merrick Park which the City recently used as its COVID-19 testing site. The sale…
Mena Responds To Anderson’s Memo By Mansplaining
In her first official meeting as a City Commissioner, Commissioner Rhonda Anderson presented a memo to colleagues addressing issues she explained had been brought to her attention by residents throughout her Commission campaign. Anderson, who won the election by the…
