Doral Area Hotel Could Be Replaced With Multi-Story Industrial

The Signature Inn Miami, located just east of Doral, may soon be replaced by a multi-story warehouse development that would also include retail and office space.

Midwest REO V, led by Tomer Bitton and Roy Blavvise of Manna Capital, has submitted a pre-application to Miami-Dade County for the 5.06-acre property at 7330 N.W. 36th Street. The firm currently has the site under contract from 36th Street Doral LLC.

The property sits just east of State Road 826 and is currently occupied by a 120-room hotel built in 1971. Plans call for demolishing the existing structure to make way for a new development called Yuka Park.

The proposed project would span 651,884 square feet across five stories, with the top floor partially open. It would feature 22,809 square feet of ground-floor retail, 20,516 square feet of office space on the top level, and 361,635 square feet of industrial space distributed throughout the building. A total of 679 parking spaces would be included.

According to the developer’s attorney, James R. Williams Jr. of Gunster, the design includes a rear vehicle ramp allowing box trucks to access each floor, with indoor loading docks. He noted that similar projects have been completed internationally, including in Israel, and this would mark the developer’s first of its kind in the United States.

Williams emphasized that multi-story warehouses are a practical solution in Miami-Dade County, where large development sites are increasingly scarce. A traffic study estimates the project would generate 2,587 daily vehicle trips—an increase of 2,198 compared to the existing hotel. In the application, Williams cited growing demand for industrial space driven by reshoring of manufacturing and the continued rise of e-commerce, particularly for last-mile logistics and fulfillment centers.

The developer is seeking to change the zoning designation from business-3 to industrial-2, which would require approval from the County Commission. Pre-applications like this allow developers to gather feedback from county staff before submitting formal plans.

Multi-story warehouse developments remain relatively rare but are becoming more common in land-constrained markets. Prologis previously completed Miami-Dade’s first such facility, the Palmer Lakes Logistics Center, a three-story warehouse currently used by Americaribe.

Source: SFBJ