Page 17 - Habitat Container Magazine Winter Issue

Habitat Container Magazine Smart and Sustainable Habitats Winter 2017 Habitat Container Magazine November 1, 2017
Greene have touted the advantages of building micro. In downtown Miami, Mana scored approvals last year for a 49-story, 328-unit mixed-use apartment tower at 200 North Miami Avenue, which would include micro units geared toward millennials.
Property Markets Group is also building a luxury rental tower downtown with smaller units and more shared amenities.
For properties zoned for more than 150 units per acre, the Miami ordinance would limit micro-unit developments to transit-oriented areas, including near Metrorail and Metromover stations, bicycle and other transit sites. One parking space per micro unit would also be required.
In West Palm Beach, Greene recently pulled his plans to develop the city’s first micro apartments after concluding the numbers didn’t work. The city approved those plans, which called for units sized between 300 square feet to 549 square feet, in April. 4-Miami commission approves smaller micro units New rule reduces the minimum size to 275 sf from 400 sf By Francisco Alvarado | November 17, 2017 03:00PM

The Miami city commission voted in favor of an ordinance that reduces the minimum size of micro units from 400 square feet to 275 square feet (Credit: Getty Images, Wynwood 25) The micro unit trend is about to go smaller in Miami. The city commission on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance that reduces the minimum size of micro units from 400 square feet to 275 square feet. However, for properties that are zoned for more than 150 units per acre, micro-unit developments would be limited to transit-oriented areas, such as near Metrorail and Metromover stations. Supported by several prominent developers in neighborhoods like Wynwood and downtown Miami, the legislation will allow them to build more units using a smaller footprint. Yet, some developers are already working on projects that will offer apartments in the 400 square foot range, such as Wynwood 25, a mixed-used project that will have 289 residential units, under development by the Related Group and East End Capital.
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