Gables Station | New Coral Gables Mixed-Use Project with ‘Urban Living Room’ Posted on May 4, 2018 by Michael Light Gables Station is a new transit-oriented, mixed-use project located along the US-1 corridor in Coral Gables. Situated just steps from The Underline, Gables Station will offer approximately 450 residential units, over 105,000 square feet of commercial space including a variety of cafes and other eateries, various shopping and wellness/lifestyle tenants, along with approximately 1,000 parking spaces. This mixed-use project will also be home to an “Urban Living Room,” which is a grand plaza for people to get together, eat, walk and enjoy amenities in the middle of an urban neighborhood. This plaza has been created to mimic many historic European cities to incorporate historic elements into this modern-designed project. About Gables Station Development, Architecture & Design Gables Station is being developed by NP International and 54 Madison Partners. NP International is a 4th-generation family-run business with over 100 years of experience that prides itself on creating distinctive, high-quality and sustainable mixed-use designs that complement a neighborhood. 54 Madison Partners is a New York-based real estate private-equity investment affiliate of Leucadia National Corporation, a diversified holding company with more than 35 years of experience and over $11 billion of long-term capital. Gables Station was designed by a collaboration between Gensler, a leading global collaborative design firm, and local architect Jorge Hernandez who is behind the renovation of the Coral Gables Museum. The design of Gables Station is reminiscent of both Mediterranean design, which is the most common design in Coral Gables, and classic Caribbean. The architects strategically planned the design of Gables Station. The multi-use project has been divided into 3 different buildings, with buildings 1 and 2 being residential buildings with ground-floor retail spaces and building 3 as a limited-service, extended-stay hotel with a huge ground-level retail space. There will also be approximately 1,000 parking spaces within the project as well as ample commercial space including restaurants and a park. Below is a list of what will be included in each building. Buildings 1 & 2 Total of 450 residential units 19,000 SF of ground-level retail space in Building 1 (facing the Underline) 18,000 SF of ground-level retail space in Building 2 (facing the Underline) 5 floors of parking in each building U-Shaped pool decks Building 3 66 hotel rooms 68,000 SF of ground-level retail space including a variety of wellness & lifestyle tenants 3 floors of residences above hotel rooms Urban ‘Living Room’ Gables Station’s master design plan incorporates many historical elements of international cities combined with the urbanism of a new modern city. Further, traditional elements found in many European cities such as palm-lined medians, walking paths and a grand square will be included in the plans for this project, but the overall design of the project is modern. The plans include such traditional elements as a cafe-lined square between buildings 2 & 3, which will be reminiscent of public spaces in Paris and Rome…a place to walk, eat and gather with friends in an urban environment. This square will be the focal point of the entire project, dubbed the ‘Urban Living Room’ of Gables Station and will be filled with cafes, umbrella-covered seating, palm trees and shade trees. A large green median will also be included on the west side of the Metrorail, lined with palm trees and complemented with a water fountain. Gables Station’s Urban Living Room Entrance to Gables Station Square Location & Neighborhood Gables Station will be situated on a narrow lot between US-1 and the Miami Metrorail. The project’s main intersections are Ponce de Leon Boulevard on the north and the intersection where Le Jeune Road and Grand Avenue meet on the south end. Located along the US-1 corridor, which is the transit spine of mainland Miami and Coral Gables, Gables Station will be ideally located in an area where it will be easy to get around neighborhood-to-neighborhood, whether by car, walking, biking or hopping on the Metrorail which is only steps from Gables Station. Further, Gables Station will be located next to the upscale, outdoor shopping mall, Merrick Park which offers a variety of shopping and restaurants, and minutes from the University of Miami, Downtown Coral Gables, Coconut Grove and South Miami. The Underline and Gables Station Park Together, The Underline and Gables Station will be the largest park in Coral Gables. The Underline is a 10-mile linear park that will stretch all the way from Brickell to Dadeland and will completely transform the currently underutilized land underneath the Miami Metrorail into a beautiful linear park and urban trail that will be fully integrated into Miami-Dade County’s transit system and the vision of Gables Station. Further, the developer of Gables Station will fund a half mile of the 10-mile Underline to ensure that the Underline is integrated seamlessly into Gables Station. The additional green space that will be located on the Gables Station lot, dubbed Gables Station Park, will blend with the Underline green spaces to create the largest park in Coral Gables encompassing nearly 3 acres. Rendering of the South Corner View of Gables Station Aerial Rendering of Gables Station If you, or someone you know, would like more information about Gables Station in Coral Gables, please contact Broker Associate Michael Light. You may reach Michael directly at (305) 350-9842 or michael@miamiluxuryhomes.com.