Gables Residential (website), is in the process of submitting building permits, and plans to present the project to local residents at the June 11 HOA meeting, but here is your opportunity for a "first look."
Orientation: North is to the left, so the the buildings along the bottom of the drawing are on the railway tracks to the east. The top of the page is the west side of the site, with Ives Dairy Road running along the right side of the page. It will be a massive undertaking; even more construction than the proposed railway station, and certainly the biggest project undertaken in "West Aventura" in... well... EVER!
Implications: (a) some traffic challenges to be addressed, but these residences will have a "reverse commute" (ie: when all the cars are going eastbound on Ives Dairy in the morning, Gables residents will be going west; (b) the entire development will meaningfully contribute to the tax base of either the county, or "new city" if one is created; and (c) maybe the development will act like a sound barrier for the train traffic, which could be greatly expanded as discussed in the all-important April 28 post.
