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<br />RECEIVED
<br />PZ2025-03
<br />12/16/2024
<br />PLANNING & ZONING DEPT
<br />Ms. Amy Canales
<br />Planning & Zoning Administrator
<br />City of Sunny Isles Beach
<br />18070 Collins Avenue
<br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
<br />A3 DEVELOPMENT, LLC
<br />17895 Collins Avenue
<br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
<br />December 13, 2024
<br />Re: Letter of Intent for Modification of the Offsite Parking Garage Site Plan Approval —
<br />Removal of Condition No. 5, Subsection II. of Resolution No. 21-Z-183 (the "Condition")/
<br />Offsite Parking Garage to the Estates at Acqualina, located at 17941 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles
<br />Beach, Florida 33160, Folio No. 31-2211-027-0020 (the "Property").
<br />Dear Ms. Canales:
<br />A3 Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Developer of the Property,
<br />along with co -applicant A3 Atlantic Boulevard, LLC, Delaware limited liability company (together with
<br />A3 Development, "A3"), respectfully submit this Letter of Intent in connection with the enclosed Public
<br />Hearing Application ("Application") for the Modification pursuant to Section 265-18-1(1) of the City of
<br />Sunny Isles Beach ("City") Land Development Regulations. A3 seeks a modification to Site Plan
<br />Application No. PZ2021-15 and Resolution No. 21-Z-183 ("Res. 21-Z-183"), which modified the first
<br />approved site plan under Resolution No. 20-Z-176 ("Res. 20-Z-176", together with Res. 21-Z-183, the
<br />"Development Resolutions"). The Property is an enclosed 10 -story parking garage that provides the
<br />required parking and excess parking needs for The Estates at Acqualina, mixed-use condominium
<br />project which is located across the street at 17901 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160.
<br />The Application is being submitted solely to request removal and cancellation of the Condition to
<br />underground utility lines.
<br />A3 obtained a temporary certificate of occupancy ("TCO") for the Property on January 19,
<br />2024, and since then has applied for and obtained four (4) TCO extensions. The latest TCO extension
<br />was issued on November 7, 2024, and is set to expire on February 16, 2025. The TCO extensions were
<br />required primarily due to the inability to satisfy the Condition, which as explained below, is outside of
<br />A3's control. A3 has completed all other required development activities and conditions set forth in
<br />the Development Resolutions, with the sole remaining item being the satisfaction of the Condition.
<br />Specifically, the Condition requires that Florida Power & Light ("FPL") complete the
<br />undergrounding and energizing of existing overhead power lines adjacent to the Property along
<br />Atlantic Boulevard before these lines can be abandoned and removed. A3 has underground existing
<br />power and utility lines existing on the Property, but the remaining overhead lines fall outside the
<br />Property lines. A copy of the Property's underground utilities' As -Built plans and photographs
<br />reflecting the condition and location of the existing overhead lines adjacent to the Property are also
<br />enclosed. In coordination with the City, who engaged FPL to perform the undergrounding of utility
<br />lines for multiple properties and locations throughout the City (including A3's Property), A3 has made
<br />every effort with FPL to coordinate and assist with this work, yet FPL's untimely performance has left
<br />A3 unable to satisfy the Condition and, consequently, unable to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy
<br />("CO") for the Property.
<br />Prior to assisting the City's efforts, A3 performed the necessary actions to facilitate compliance
<br />with the Condition, such as installing various conduits, including two spare sets for future use, running
<br />from the Property neighbor's property, Bank of America (located on 178th Street and Atlantic
<br />Boulevard), to the south side of Atlantic Boulevard. Over the past four months, A3 has maintained
<br />consistent communication and follow up with FPL, persistently seeking updates on the status of the
<br />work and emphasizing the urgency of the situation. Despite these efforts, FPL has failed to commit to
<br />a completion timeline citing delays related to customer scheduling and other operational challenges.
<br />With no definitive completion date or resolution in sight, this issue has left A3 unable to finalize a close
<br />out of the Project.
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