Aconcagua Developers, LLC is proposing a new apartment building in Princeton under a recent pre-application request. The development, designed by Caymares Martin, will measure 8 floors and include 162 units and 307 parking spaces, although only around 209 are required without reductions. The development is proposing no waivers or conditional use permits to increase density, instead solely utilizing the zoning already on the site. After the pre-application is completed, an administrative site plan review will take place.

The 2.7 acre lot is located under Miami Dade’s “Princeton Community Urban Center District (PCUC)”, formed to promote density in the growing South Miami-Dade region. Lawmakers adopted the PCUC in 2006 following calls for increased walkability, sustainable development, and residential growth to meet the expanding population. The PCUC and this development itself is safely in the County’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB), which conserves agricultural land to create a buffer between urban areas and the Everglades for environmental conservation and smart development. Because the lot is zoned into two portions, R (lower-density up to 2 floors) and RM (higher density of up to 12 floors), a 2 floor parking garage will be on the R portion and an 8 floor building will be on the RM portion.

According to site plan drawings and elevations, the tower will rise 78 floors and include a fairly uniform facade with glass balconies extending about 6 FT. Large sidewalks will also be included, generously extending 28 FT from the lobby to the street. Native greenery will line the sidewalks and street parking. Units range from 2 bedroom or 1 bedroom configurations shown below.

The property is located at 12867 Southwest 248th Street, Miami-Dade.