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GSF Acquisition, LLC c/o The Trump Group Attention: Brian T. Degnan 4000 Island Blvd, PH2 Avenrura, Florida 33160 March 30, 2015 VIA E -MAIL Ms. Claudia Hasbun, Zoning Administrator City of Sunny Isles Beach 17070 Collins Ave., Suite 250 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 Email: chasbun @sibfl.net Re: 2nd Amended Letter of Intent / GSF Acquisition, LLC / Property located at 17901 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida / Applicatian for Site Plan Modifications/TDR Credit Dear Ms. Hasbun: On behalf of GSF Acquisition, LLC (the "Applicant "), the developer of the previously approved "Palazzo Di Acqualina" (now known as "The Estates at Acqualina ") residential project located at the above referenced address (the "Property "), we respectfully submit this 2nd Amended Letter of Intent in connection with your Department's rules and regulations for filing a Public Hearing Application in the City of Sunny Isles Beach (the "City "). On March 13, 2015,' the Applicant received initial comments from the City on the application. On March 25, 2015, the Applicant met with City Staff at the external DRC meeting to discuss those comments, inter alia. As requested in our initial Letter of Intent in connection with this application and as discussed with City Staff at DRC, the Applicant is requesting approval of seventy -eight (78) parking spaces (comprised of 54 spaces required by the City Code of Ordinances, plus 24 surplus spaces) at the surface lot located on Atlantic Boulevard currently used by the Golden Strand Ocean Villa Resort (the "Off -Site Parking Lot "), pursuant to Section 265- 46(A)(2)(a) of the City Code . The Applicant is further requesting that fifty -four (54) of such spaces required by the primary site's zoning be provided via a written declaration of covenant in lieu of a unity of title and allow for temporary relocation of such parking during any future approved redevelopment of the Off -Site Parking Lot. In addition, the Applicant requests that the City recognize a credit for the previously purchased TDRs that will not be used and that such TDRs be transferred to the private TDR account maintained by the City. ' Although the letter is dated March 11, 2015 we did not receive it until March 13, 2015 via email from the City.