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City of South Miami
Building Department
INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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To: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
Via:
W. Ajibola Balogun
City Manager
From: Victor J. Citarella,
Director, Building
Date: September 15, 200
Subject: Construction status of 'Office Building' being developed by
Oxford Universal at 5966 South Dixie Highway
Building Permit number 08 -40 was issued on November 20, 2008 for the construction of
the subject facility to property owner, 84 Development Corporation, and contractor,
Oxford Universal Corporation. The permit is currently active and in good standing.
There are no guidelines in the Florida Building Code, under which the permit was
issued, requiring that it be cancelled or closed at this time.
Construction activities were started at the time the permit was issued, and then
interrupted during early 2009.. The construction site covered by this permit is enclosed
with a proper construction fence and no construction equipment or materials located
within the fence. There is however, a construction crane located in the right -of -way
adjacent to the property which is covered by a separate permit from our Public Works
Department, which is also properly barricaded.
A separate report from the Director of the Public Works Department addresses the
construction crane issue.
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
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According to an informal statement obtained from the developer, construction was
placed on -hold as a result of a failure to close on the sale of an entire floor of the
building at the time when it was being marketed as a condo office complex. Financing
by the bank was placed on hold until new business opportunities could be obtained.
Since then, the developer has reapplied for the continuation of the construction loan on
the basis of the facility being marketed as a "leasing" office building rather than a condo
office complex. The developer is anticipating approval of his request within 60 to 90
days subject to nation -wide market conditions in the construction industry, at which time
he plans to reactivate the construction activities.
END OF MEMORANDUM