LTC 230-2002 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No.
To:
From:
Subject:
Honorable Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Manager
Altos Del Mar
Date: October 9, 2002
The purpose of this LTC is to update the Mayor and City Commission on the status of the
Altos Del Mar lots in North Beach.
On August 13, 2002, the Florida Cabinet approved the sale of southeast oceanfront lot in
Altos Del Mar for $1.2 million. The sale was contingent upon a deed restriction prohibiting
the construction of anything other than single family housing, and the Cabinet told the
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that they would like to see the same
restriction applied to the remaining lots.
On October 8, 2002, the Cabinet approved the sale of the remaining lots to General Real
Estate Corporation of Miami for $7,550,000, with the single-family deed restriction. This
sale is scheduled to close on November 30. The Administration and the City's lobbyists are
now working with DEP on the transfer of the 11 contiguous lots to the City. According to the
Bureau Chief of State Lands, this transfer will occur at the same time as the closing on
November 30 and requires no further action by the Cabinet.
On July 26, 2000, the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution 2000-24030,
authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Professional Services Agreement in the
amount of $232,410 with the firm of Falcon and Bueno to provide architectural,
engineering, construction documentation and development of specifications for the Altos
Del Mar Park project. Upon completion of the transfer of land from the State, the
Administration will execute the contract with Falcon and Bueno and proceed with the
design process for the park.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact
me.
JMG\JGG\KC
C:
Jorge Gomez, Planning Director
Kevin Crowder, Economic Development Division Director
Joyce Meyers, North Beach Planner