CLIENT NEWS: Related Group, 13th Floor plan pair of high-rises in Miami
June 4, 2025The development team of 13th Floor Investments, Related Group and LeFrak filed plans for a pair of towers a block from the Douglas Road Metrorail Station in Miami.
Miami-Dade County officials received the pre-application from 3650 Bird Road Owner LLC, a partnership between Miami-based 13th Floor, Miami-based Related Group and New York-based LeFrak, for the 2.4-acre site at 3650 Bird Road. It previously housed an auto dealership.
The developers purchased the property for $35 million in March from Coral Gables-based Shoma Group. Several years ago, Shoma Group filed plans for 748 apartments and 20,000 square feet of commercial space in a pair of 40-story towers there.
The new proposal has almost the same number of units, but shorter buildings and less commercial space.
The new application calls for a 27-story tower with 393 residential units, 7,926 square feet of retail, a 21,000-square-foot fitness center and 503 parking spaces in the first phase. The second phase would have a 29-story tower with 350 residential units, 2,299 square feet of retail and 358 parking spaces. Each tower would have its own pool deck. There would be a pair of padel courts atop the parking deck.
The developers filed the application with the county to utilize it’s Rapid Transit Zone (RTZ) bonuses for density and parking reductions.
Officials with 13th Floor couldn’t be reached for comment. The developer is working with local attorney Carli Koshal and Miami-based Corwil Architects.
“The proposed mix of uses will promote residents’ ability to live, work, and play in walking distance to the Douglas Road Metrorail station and the Underline,” Koshal stated in the application.
Developers file pre-applications to receive feedback from county staff before submitting official applications.
Meanwhile, 13th Floor has plenty of experience with transit-oriented development in the area, as it’s completing the Link at Douglas nearby.
