tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post4845746958966928442..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Developer wants to take control of 3 Miami Streets West of the American Airlines Arena. By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-9631617818693414912014-04-27T12:46:16.030-04:002014-04-27T12:46:16.030-04:00Sarnoff just gave a $15 Mil gift to a bosom buddy....Sarnoff just gave a $15 Mil gift to a bosom buddy. Unfortunately, the taxpayers got screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-84535105044350208072014-04-26T01:34:53.043-04:002014-04-26T01:34:53.043-04:00Just a land grab? Land theft is more accurate. Just a land grab? Land theft is more accurate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-63719337016054772602014-04-25T00:27:57.631-04:002014-04-25T00:27:57.631-04:00Many of you might not know that most of the blight...Many of you might not know that most of the blighted vacant lots downtown are owned by the speculators who just got the free 90,000 sq ft from Sarnoff. Ten years the same speculators have owned the lots not a shovel in the ground. Don't hold your breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-69731155135339796572014-04-24T13:29:11.357-04:002014-04-24T13:29:11.357-04:00When was the last time you walked those "publ...When was the last time you walked those "public streets"? This project is good for downtown and for those of us actually living here. <br /><br />Downtown has two major problems. 1. Surface lots which bring all sorts of issues. 2. Homeless. <br /><br />This project helps with both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-13213477620627416212014-04-23T20:26:35.394-04:002014-04-23T20:26:35.394-04:00This project would be magnificent for that bleak a...This project would be magnificent for that bleak area. Thus more development could eventually move into overtown. Privatizing the streets will force the homeless to leave also. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082118780781790520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-32260988879902475142014-04-23T16:56:21.114-04:002014-04-23T16:56:21.114-04:00Is this not also about converting public streets t...Is this not also about converting public streets to private areas in order to sweep away the homeless without worrying about their civil rights. One way around the federal lawsuit requirements. By the way, a private plaza and a street lined with commercial uses is not a public area - even if its "pedestrian friendly" as the developers are touting. <br />In a city with a SEVERE shortage Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-28323273570829704852014-04-23T11:53:42.896-04:002014-04-23T11:53:42.896-04:00This attempt to grab 90,000+ sq ft is purely a nak...This attempt to grab 90,000+ sq ft is purely a naked attempt to get extremely valuable downtown land for nothing, well next to nothing ($185,000 in fees). The same speculator who is begging for the free 90,000 sq ft is buying lots from private sector sellers for $160 psf to $400+ psf. Only the City idiots are dumb enough to consider giving away land for a $2 psf fee. This is a combination of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-84277608197728680672014-04-23T11:12:49.347-04:002014-04-23T11:12:49.347-04:00Brilliant post above. Not filled with blind hyster...Brilliant post above. Not filled with blind hysterics from the usual posters. I agree it's time to look at different solutions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-65276821807709187212014-04-23T11:06:53.359-04:002014-04-23T11:06:53.359-04:00I love the project. It provides good density in D...I love the project. It provides good density in Downtown. Will generate millions in TIF (located within the Overtown CRA) that will allow for further redevelopment in other areas of Overtown. New Urbanism is the direction that we have been heading in since the passage of Miami 21. Providing incentives to activate the pedestrian realm is smart planning for the future. Remember, this project Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-42661424531687075542014-04-23T10:51:56.470-04:002014-04-23T10:51:56.470-04:00What could go wrong? Residential condominiums wit...What could go wrong? Residential condominiums with ground floor retail next to an arena with not enough parking spots. Add in more retail and condominiums and a convention center and a few hotels. The fact that these frauds use the pedestrian card is hilarious. Nobody but the best fraudsters uses the pedestrian card. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57924308255261289132014-04-23T09:59:29.387-04:002014-04-23T09:59:29.387-04:00 Well you would be wrong. Giving away control of ... Well you would be wrong. Giving away control of public streets to private developers is wrong.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-59158000247989246282014-04-23T09:22:21.462-04:002014-04-23T09:22:21.462-04:00Whoa! I would think this blog would all be in fav...Whoa! I would think this blog would all be in favor of development that promotes a more pedestrian/less car-centric downtown. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com