Two developers are eyeing sites near a Baptist Health hospital in Kendall for their separate three-story residential developments, which would tap density bonuses to bring a combined 146 units to the area.
The Serralta Family Trust, represented by Ignacio Serralta and Vivian Serralta, are planning 67 apartments for 8401 Southwest 94th Street, the South Florida Business Journal reported. The family’s primary residence currently occupies the 1.5-acre site. The Serraltas acquired it in 2000 for $312,000. According to a pre-application filed with the city, 10 percent of the development will be workforce housing.
Cape Summit 69 Holdings LLC, managed by Luis Alonso in Miami, is planning a similar development for the 1.5-acre property at 9202, 9232 and 9262 Southwest 84th Avenue. The pre-application calls for 65 apartments, but an attorney representing the applicant said the plan will be amended to 79 units and include 10 percent workforce housing. The developer acquired the property in 2022 for $1.9 million and had county approval to build three single-family homes on the site. Those plans never materialized, and the property is vacant except for a pickleball court.
Miami-based attorney Javier Vazquez of Gunster represented both applicants, and architect Carmen Diaz designed both projects’ site plans. The Serraltas and Alonso are seeking a district boundary change and are hoping to take advantage of a density boost. Because the properties are located within half a mile of Miami-Dade County’s rapid transit corridor on Kendall Drive, the county allows 36 units per acre and offers a 25 percent density boost if developers include at least 10 percent workforce housing.
Both site plans show garden-style apartments surrounded by an amenity area and surface parking. Neither development will have a pool.
Residents near the proposed developments have filed objections, the outlet said. Thirty-five objections have been filed against the Cape Summit project and two against the Serralta proposal, citing concerns about traffic and the scale of the projects compared to the existing single-family homes to the east.
The projects will require approval at the Community Zoning Appeals Board.
—Grace McClung
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