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Attachment number 3 \nPage 2 of Project Descriation. The projects consists of two twenty (20) story interconnecting towers separated by more than the required fifty feet (57.9') and containing a total of two hundred and thirty (230) units and approximately thirty-six (36) wet with seven (7) for dry storage staging and ninety -six (96) enclosed marina slips. The west tower and the east tower contain ninety (90) units each; the pedestal contains fifty (50) units. Apart from meeting all requirements of the Town Center Sunny Isles Blvd South Edge District including setbacks, height, building separation, tower width, lot coverage and open space, twenty-four hour valet parking with the number of proposed spaces exceeding the required number of spaces, when built, the City will proudly call this the signature, gateway project for Sunny Isles Beach. Like the Porsche Building, this Project represents a completely unique product for the City- except with boats. Most "marina" condominiums are built adjacent to an open marina. Here, the luxury condominiums are built around a state -of -the -art enclosed, fully mechanized and computerized, marina facility with slips being a limited common element appurtenant to the individual condominium units. (To the extent any unit owner prefers not to have his/her own slip, it may be offered to the public but Applicant agrees no more than -- per cent of slips and/or dry dock space will be offered to outside guests. Parking is being provided to accommodate outside guests as reflected in the updated data sheet in the plans submitted.) To the best of our knowledge presently, such a project exists in one other place in the State of Florida There are a number of other high tech features not offered elsewhere in the City, such as completely mechanized smart panels to access parking, boat storage slips and stacks as well as the other luxury amenities and full complement of services.) The units themselves are diverse and contain products heretofore not yet introduced to the Sunny Isles Beach housing marketplace, including European flats, lofts, as well as units with private gardens on the lower floors. This project is extremely sensitive to the goals of the zoning created by the City for this District. It offers, at its center, a generous pedestrian level view corridor over sixty (60) feet in width from the street to the bay. It also provides a public Baywalk area and will link the properties to the east and west which will clearly encourage public usership along the waterside marina a goal and vision proffered by the City's leadership for quite some time. The street level restaurant will be of a similar kind and nature to La Piagga adjacent to the Murano on South Beach that creates a "beach -like" festive environment for residents and visitors. Even the marina facility itself has been designed to activate the street and generate pedestrian activity and interest. All of this dovetails well with and enhances the City's creation of the Gateway Park. Bonuses. This marina project qualifies for one the covered garage bonus of .5 [Section 265 -37 F (1)(a)]. TDRS. 'The proposed project meets all requirements of Section 265 -23 and utilizes less than the 30% allowable Transferable Development Rights to this receiver site (only 46 units additional units instead of the full 55 units permitted). Back in 2006, Applicant has purchased and had a transfer approved by Resolution 2006 -1002 83, 490 square feet (46 units) of TDR's and has kept up its yearly payment to ensure they were available for use and maintained in a sub -bank in its name. Although Applicant only now requires 73,000 square feet of TDRs (because the allowable FAR changed to 3.5 by right), because all units are still required, Applicant cannot separate the additional 10, 490 square feet for independent sale and Applicant respectfully requests application of the full amount of its TDRs to this Project. Variances. The Applicant is requesting two (2) minor variances granted to other Applicants along Sunny Isles Blvd as well: one to permit the portion of the Tower to setback from the pedestal on the interior side west side to zero (0'00 ") feet (25' required); and one to permit a setback variance from 25' to 22.6' on the front tower. Simply put, the variances are to: Agenda Item No.6A \nDate 9/20/2012 39