Shubin Bass

ROEESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

VIA HAND DELIVERY

September 20, 2016
Ms. Jane K. Tompkins
Planning Director
City of South Miami
6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami, Florida 33143
JTompkinssouthmiamifl.gov
Re:

Letter of Intent Redevelopment of The Shops at Sunset Place

Property: 5701 SW 72 Street, South Miami, Florida
Folio No.: 09-4025-031-0060

Dear Ms. Tompkins:

We represent the owner of the above-referenced property FRIT Shops at Sunset
Place Fee Owner LLC (the Owner). As illustrated by the accompanying application
materials, the Owner is proposing a transformational redevelopment of The Shops at Sunset
Place designed to inject life and dynamism into this underperforming but very important
location.

In short, the Owner proposes to create a lively-mixed use urban district featuring
substantial public realm improvements, the addition o a significant residential component.
accompanied by hotel, retail, restaurant, and rooftop uses (the Project). As more
particularly set forth within our attached Exhibit A, the Project contemplates the following
City actions and approvals:
1)

Small scale text amendment to the Citys Comprehensive Plan (the

Comp Plan Amendment);

2)

Small scale map amendment to the Citys Future Land Use Map (the
FLUM Amendment);

3)

Text amendment to the Citys Zoning Code (the Zoning Code Text
Amendment);

46 SW 1st Street, 3rd Floor

Miami, Florida 33130

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Tel 305 381 6060

Fax 305 381 9457

4)

Map amendment to the Citys Official Zoning Map (the Zoning Map
Amendment);

5)

Site plan approvaL (the Site Plan): and

6)

Development agreement for the Project

Agreement) (all collectively the Requests).

(the

Development

Our professional design team includes Zyscovich Architects, Dover, Kohl &
Partners, LAND Landscape Architects, Street-Works Studio, and David Plummer &
Associates. In addition to undersigned counsel our legal team also includes Joseph 0.
Goldstein, Esq. and Ines Marrero-Priegues, Esq. from the law firm of Holland & Knight.
We provide the following additional application materials together with this Letter
of Intent:
.

Project Narrative and Overview dated September 20, 2016; and,

Design Concept Exhibits dated September 20, 2016.

The Project Narrative and Overview describes and illustrates the urban concepts that
animate the technical Design Concept Exhibits. Although we have divided these
submissions into two booklets for your ease of review they are intended to be read together.
We reserve the right to amend and supplement these application materials as needed
throughout the City review and approval process.
On behalf of our entire team, we look fonvard to working with the City and you on
this exciting, transformative Project. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you
have any questions concerning this correspondence.

Bass
the Firm
Cc:

Mr.
Mr.
Ms.
Mr.

Steven .1. Alexander, City Manager (SAlexandcrsouthmiamifl.gov)

Marcus Lightfoot, Zoning Review Coord. (MLightfootsouthmiamifl.gov)
Ines Marrero-Priegues, Esq. (Ines.Marrero@hklaw.com)
Joseph 0. Goldstein. Esq. (Joseph.Goldsteinhklaw.com)

Shubi nBass

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

46 SW 1st Street, 3rd Floor

Miami, Florida 33130