Remarks by Agustin Barrera
12 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 32:13
“Thank you. I think the right word was elegant. I think the tower is very elegant, and it's great to see that that corner that's going to play such a critical role as an anchor is going to be this building, because actually the way that it, again, connects to the ground, the radiuses and the softness that it introduces in that corner, I think, is very unique in the way it was done. So I'm in support.”
Urban Development Review Board · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 59:18
“I especially love the connectivity at the water level with how the podium is broken up. It's not a solid podium that goes down to the ground. It has different tiers with different levels of activity. And I think that really adds to the experience of not only the people walking by, but the people that are going to be living there or visiting the restaurants there. So, and again, I always wondered how you're going to treat this such a beautiful, because that is a beautiful building. One of the most beautiful we have in downtown. And the respect you showed for it and how you picked up on some of…”
Urban Development Review Board · Jul 15, 2026
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“And I think, too, I was going to say this also to touch on what Robert said. Being that it was an industrial manufacturing company, Warehouse area, the sidewalks are just too small.”
Urban Development Review Board · Jul 15, 2026
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“So unless there's a way to either bonuses to promote wider sidewalks or looking at narrowing streets, making some streets one way as a way of being able to capture more sidewalk to make it more pedestrian friendly. Because that's really the one thing Wynwood isn't. It is not pedestrian friendly. You know, when you walk from brewery to brewery, well, not anymore because every day there's fewer and fewer breweries to walk to, which is one of the things that is a shame there. But it's that even if you wanted to put shade trees, you don't have room to put them. There's just no sidewalk. There's…”
Urban Development Review Board · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. I think overall for being such a long building and restricted in height, it's a good job of breaking up the elevations. What I do see on 42nd Avenue is in the middle of the building you are recessing the building there and the door just stepping back, I think what would help is if that expression also comes out to the railings and also to the ledge that's going across the top. Because then that would break up the elevation. Right now, it's so subtle because it's just recess in the middle that if you express that somehow, with the railing either stepping back or something different,…”
Urban Development Review Board · Feb 18, 2026
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“I make a motion that we approve the recommendation that they revisit the elevation along June to create a little bit more articulation to reflect the indentation that currently exists on the facade.”
Urban Development Review Board · Feb 18, 2026
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“So I accept the... The amendment for the trees, I'm good with 11th Street the way it is. I don't have a problem with the entrances, so I don't accept that amendment to my motion. I'm good with that elevation. So my motion was basically guided towards Lejeune, looking at that elevation, and I'll accept the friendly amendment for the trees, but revisiting the entrances along the side street, I don't accept that friendly amendment, so... Do you have anything else you want to add?”
Urban Development Review Board · Feb 18, 2026
- Play at 57:29
“Yeah, we've all expressed concerns on the building on Lejeune. I think they've heard that we're concerned with the building on Lejeune, loud and clear.”
Urban Development Review Board · Feb 18, 2026
- Play at 57:41
“Okay. The motion has been... Madam Chair?”
Urban Development Review Board · Feb 18, 2026
- Play at 57:47
“The motion is to revisit the elevation of Lejeune to break up the center mass. There's currently a step back in the facade that is not articulated in neither the parapet nor in the railings and possibly incorporating that like they did along the side street and to remove or add palm trees. I forgot which one it was. Remove the palm trees.”
Urban Development Review Board · Feb 18, 2026
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“Replace with regular trees. That's the motion. And do we have a second for that? I'm not concerned with seeing the cars from the ground because of the position that you're seeing them from. So whether you add another foot to it or not, you're still not going to see the cars. So I don't think there's a need to increase a parapet.”
Urban Development Review Board · Feb 18, 2026
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“Thank you. I think overall the party, the way the building is laid out on the site is very positive, and some of the innovations are very articulated. To me, the arches kind of seem to have just been dropped in, like almost at the last second. It's like, oh, maybe we could use some arches. It doesn't really seem to tie in with the rest of the party. That's just my opinion. But I think it's a really interesting approach. Never thought about the fact that different brands apply to different markets and the fact that yes, there are people that that I'm more interested in. It's like hotels now.…”
Urban Development Review Board · Feb 18, 2026