Brian Bandell
Sep 5, 2024
A developer wants to build a townhouse community on 20.3 acres of farmland and outdoor testing land in Homestead.
The city’s Planning Board will consider the site plan and plat for the property at the southeast corner of Southwest 192nd Avenue (Tower Road) and Southwest 328th Street (Lucy Street) on Sept. 16. Homestead-based Viking Investment Properties South LLC, managed by Jason Bass, has the property under contract from Miami Lakes-based Lucy Street Commercial Land and Westlake, Ohio-based Q-Panel Lab Products Corp.
The latter company operates an outdoor products testing facility on the site that determines how materials handle exposure to the subtropical climate.
Bass couldn’t be reached for comment.
The developer has proposed Tower Commons, with 219 townhouses. The community would feature a pool, tennis courts, a 3,196-square-foot clubhouse and 712 parking spaces.
The townhouses would range from 1,468 square feet with three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms to 1,573 square feet with four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Each townhouse would have a garage and a balcony.
Doral-based Pascal Perez Kiliddjian Starr Architects & Planners designed the project. According to the application, the site development cost would be $3 million, and the building development cost would be $38 million.
According to the developer’s traffic study, Tower Commons would generate 1,652 daily vehicle trips.
There’s been more development in the agricultural lands of Homestead in recent years as residents seek less-expensive housing. It's one of the few cities in Miami-Dade County where a new home can cost in the $400,000s.