Neighbors in Kendall are mobilizing ahead of a zoning hearing next Thursday after the Greater Miami Jewish Federation filed to reclassify the entire Alper Jewish Community Center campus. The proposal would shift the site from single-family residential to a designation residents say could clear the way for mid-rise apartments where the JCC buildings and fields sit today. Neighbors warn the change could pump more traffic onto already crowded streets and alter the feel of the surrounding neighborhood.
What the rezoning request would allow
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation has asked Miami-Dade County to rezone the full Alper JCC property from single-family residential to a “limited apartment house” category that could permit buildings up to six stories and more than 480 units. In a statement to reporters, the JCC and the Federation said the filing is intended to provide “the greatest flexibility” as they assess community needs and possible funding options, and they emphasized that they “have no plans to close the JCC.” County review agencies have…..