Aventura is clearing space for a new medical hub. The City Commission has signed off on Vitalis Tower, a seven-story medical office building at 21291 NE 28th Ave, pitched as a boutique “medical condo” with ground-floor retail and a parking deck tucked into the city’s hospital corridor. The freshly approved design swaps out an earlier 11-story version and comes with a bundle of variances that let the project finally move forward.
Commission Signs Off And Grants Variances
The commission voted to amend Condition 1 of Resolution 2015‑69, replacing the previously approved 11‑story site plan with the new seven‑story proposal and approving a slate of variances tied to the updated application. Those approvals include allowing a floor area ratio of 1.85 for buildings that achieve Gold or Platinum certification under Aventura’s green-building program and permitting retail space of up to 15% of the building’s gross interior area. The resolution also authorizes variances that trim the required parking to 356 spaces and tweak lot-coverage…..