South Florida Business Journal
Project to build 172 apartments on Venetian Islands gets design approval
APR 8, 2021, 12:44PM EDT
DEFORMA STUDIO
Integra has proposed the Biscayne Shores project at 11295 Biscayne Blvd., near North Miami.
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Integra has unveiled the design and site plan for its Biscayne Shores project along Biscayne Bay near North Miami.
The 16-story tower and a group of townhouse buildings would be next to the Jockey Club condo community and have sweeping views of the water.
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The developers confirmed it would be a rental project.
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Biscayne Shores Ventures LLC, a partnership between Miami-based Integra, Andrew Korge of Korgeous Group and David Larson of DCl Capital, filed a comprehensive development master plan amendment (CDMP) with Miami-Dade County officials for the project in 2020. While that pending application deals with a zoning change, it didn’t provide specific development plans.
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However, a new shoreline review application filed by Biscayne Shores Ventures spells out exactly what it intends to build on the 8.2-acre site at 11295 Biscayne Blvd.
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Biscayne Shores would have 275 apartments in a 16-story tower totaling 454,445 square feet and 105 townhouses in nine two-story buildings totaling 288,856 square feet. There would be 693 parking spaces, including 430 in the tower’s parking garage.
The apartment tower would have 12 studio units, 84 one-bedroom units, 97 one-bedroom units with a bed and 82 two-bedroom units.
Amenities would include a pool, a barbecue area near Biscayne Bay, a health club, a coworking center, and a playroom.
“We plan to develop a luxury, market-rate waterfront community in Miami’s core that will include apartments and three-story townhomes with private two-car garages,” said Victor Ballestas, a principal of Integra. “The development will have over 15,000 square feet of state-of-the-art indoor amenities and various outdoor offerings, affording residents with a distinguished amenity program. Additionally, to provide residents with unparalleled access to Biscayne Bay, our firm is rebuilding the property’s entire seawall and constructing floating docks.”
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He added that the feedback from county officials has been positive and he expects a favorable recommendation from the county commission.
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The project was designed by Deforma Studio. Attorney Graham Penn represents the developer in the application.
The developer purchased the vacant site for $15.5 million in July 2020.