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1 Nelsen 0. Kasdin Akerman Senterfitt One Southeast Third Avenue ■ Akerman 25th Floor Miami,Florida 33131 Tel: 305.374.5600 Fax: 305.374.5095 neisen.kasdin@akerman.com September 7, 2012 VIA FEDEX Claudia Hasbun City Planner Community Development City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 RE: Sunny Isles Beach Jewish Community Center 1St Amended Letter of Intent Application for Site Plan approv I &Variance Dear Ms. Hasbun: Our firm represents the Chabad Lubavitch Russian Center, Inc. (hereinafter, the "Applicant"), the owner of a 21,905 sq. ft. parcel with an address of 488 Sunny Isles Beach Blvd. (the "Property"). The Property consists of 17,093 square feet of dry uplands and 4,812 square feet of submerged land. The Applicant proposes to construct a 5-story, multi-use community center building whose primary use will be a place of worship for the Jewish Orthodox community (the "Proposed Project" or the "Proposed Building"). The Proposed Building totals 31,175 square feet of gross floor area. The first story will consist of 22 at grade parking spaces. The first floor above the parking level (technically the second floor but referred to in the plans and this letter as the first floor) is the main worship area of the building. Th 'second floor consists of a balcony worship area and classrooms for the pre-school. The total n tuber of seats in the place of worship is 390 seats. The third floor consists of a social hall that ill be used for special occasions and after worship gatherings. The fourth floor consists of offic s for the rabbi and staff and a restaurant which will serve traditional Orthodox Russian cuisine, repared in a kosher kitchen. The Proposed Pr 'Oct requires site plan approval and a variance from the off-street parking requirements. Please wept this letter as our letter of intent. Enclosed with this letter are all of the required plans and application forms. akerman.com {25095027;1}