If all goes well, the City of Coral Gables will soon be approving the above mixed-use development in the city’s core. Designed by Fullerton-Diaz Associates, this mid-rise exemplifies the kind of Mediterranean styled architecture which has been rising in the city beautiful lately. Not all has gone smoothly however, in gaining city commission approval. Commissioners initially balked at the project due to the added traffic it would cause as well as its obviously excessive 97 foot height. Give me a break. Unlike buildings elsewhere across the county, Fullerton (along with the Coral Gables city code) paid great attention to the street/pedestrian interaction with the building; the porticos further solidify that much of the city’s streets will remain accessible to pedestrian activity in all types of weather. The height claims border on the ridiculous, especially considering the building would be over 200 ft shorter than the tallest building in the city…

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