Related Group plans 818 residences in Miami's West Grove

Related Group has filed plans for 818 residences across two towers in West Coconut Grove, a project Florida YIMBY describes as the largest mixed-income development in Miami. For developers watching how public land converts into density in Miami-Dade, this is the template being tested at scale.

Why it matters

Mixed-income redevelopment of an existing public housing site is one of the few paths in Miami that reliably clears both the political and the financial hurdle. It brings public land into play, keeps existing residents housed, and lets a developer layer workforce, affordable, and market-rate units in one capital stack. Related has been building that muscle across South Florida while simultaneously trading out of stabilized positions, and this filing shows where the proceeds go next.

The county library branch written into the plans is the tell. Civic square footage is increasingly the price of entitlement on public parcels, and pricing it into the pro forma early is cheaper than negotiating it late.

The numbers

The plans cover 3181 Douglas Road and 3150 Mundy Street. Stirrup Plaza is planned at 25 stories and 270 ft with 402 units. Magnus Grove is planned at 22 stories and 241 ft with 348 units. Together with 68 existing units retained on the site, the total reaches 818 residences, weighted toward two-bedroom layouts and ranging from one to three bedrooms. Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates Architects is the architect.

Magnus Grove would carry a 7,650 sq ft Miami-Dade County library branch. Stirrup Plaza would hold just over 7,200 sq ft of ground-floor restaurant and retail space. The plans call for 811 parking spaces, 55 of them for bicycles, and each tower would have its own pool.

What’s next

The filing is at the planning stage, so the entitlement path and any county approvals are the next milestones to track. Related Group is now the most-covered developer on this site, and the run continues on our South Florida hub.