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GT GreenbergTraurig Ethan B. Wasserman Tel 305.579.0784 Fax 305.579.0717 wassermane@gdaw.com June 30, 2015 VIA HAND DELIVERY V C f I U Ms. Claudia Hasbun, Zoning Administrator City of Sunny Isles Beach JUN 3 0 2015 _ 17070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250 no2vt S _10 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 PLANNING & ZONING DEPT. Re: 17550 Collins Avenue ("Property") Miami Dade County Folio No. 31-2211-004-0320 Revised Application for Site Plan Approval; Approval for Use of Mural and Graphic Design on Temporary Construction Fence (collectively, the "Application") Dear Ms. Hasbun: This firm represents the applicant, 17550 Collins Avenue, LLC (the "Applicant"), in connection with the Application. On behalf of the Applicant, we respectfully submit this revised Letter of Intent in connection with the Application to redevelop the Property with a new mixed-use residential project containing sixty-one (61) residential units, 5,721 square feet of commercial office space and a Mikva(collectively, the "Project") in the City of Sunny Isles Beach (the "City"). I. Project History: The Property is currently improved with an 8,533 square foot Denny's restaurant and sixty- five (65) surface parking spaces. The Property has two (2) vehicular access points along Collins Avenue and one (1) on 175th Terrace. The Applicant originally proposed to (re)develop the Property with a stunning mixed use project containing 165,538 square feet of floor area, seventy- seven (77) residential units and a ground floor restaurant (the "Original Project"). The Original Project included a request for 38,104 square feet of Transferable Development Rights ("TDR"), inclusive of six (6) dwelling units. On May 21, 2015, the City Commission reviewed the Original Project and, although generally impressed with the design, expressed concerns with the Applicant's request for TDRs. In light of several comments made by the City Commission and the public, the Applicant is proud to resubmit the enclosed Application which does not include any TDRs, reduces density by sixteen (16) units, reduces the size of the Original Project by 38,650 square feet, and fully complies with the City's Code of Ordinances ("Code"), including, but not limited to setbacks, lot coverage, density, intensity, height and parking; in other words, from a zoning perspective, the Project is "As of Right". In addition to withdrawing their request for TDRs and reducing the density and intensity of the Project, the Applicant also removed the entire northwest residential line of units, thus "opening" GREENBERG TRAURIG,RA. • ATTORNEYS AT LAW • WWW.GTLAW.COM 333 S.E.2nd Avenue • Suite 4400 • Miami,FL 33131-3238 • Tel 305 579.0500 • Fax 305 579.0717