A proposed 36-unit housing development beside Hialeah’s Metrorail station is facing another delay after its sponsor asked to postpone the county’s consideration without setting a new date.

The request appears on the October 14 Housing Committee preliminary agenda, posted October 12. Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis submitted the request October 8. The committee had already deferred the item in July.

The project, known as Pine, would bring a four-story apartment building to county land near East 21st Street and East Fourth Avenue. Its position beside rail makes it part of a broader push to put housing close to transit, but commissioners have questioned whether the proposed affordability terms fit the people the project should serve.

What is proposed

The county’s legislative record describes a 1.24-acre site, apartments of approximately 500 square feet and about 1,500 square feet of retail space. The proposed ground lease would run 99 years, with initial annual rent of $37,000 and 3% increases beginning in year three. Development would be at the developer’s expense.

Florida YIMBY’s July reporting identified Realization Architects as the designer and described the project’s earlier deferral. The latest county agenda keeps the proposal in the legislative process.

The affordability question

July committee minutes record concerns about a 120% area-median-income affordability threshold, consultation with Hialeah’s current administration and the lack of a contribution toward the planned High Line greenway.

An income limit is a ceiling for eligibility, rather than a salary applicants must earn. For scale, the City of Miami’s published 2026 housing table lists the 120% AMI maximum at $114,480 for one person and $163,440 for a four-person household under its SHIP limits, effective May 1. Those figures explain the income category; they do not establish Pine’s future rents or application rules.

The distinction has practical consequences for households searching for an affordable apartment. A project marketed as workforce housing can serve a different income range from one restricted to lower-income tenants. The proposed lease and final affordability requirements will determine who can qualify here.

Housing and a future greenway

Hialeah’s parks planning document describes a planned greenway beneath the Metrorail tracks that would require coordination with the county. It is a future public-space concept, not an operating park residents can use today.

The county’s transit-oriented development program promotes mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods near transit. Pine would add a relatively small number of apartments to that effort while putting a long-term commitment on public land.

The Housing Committee meets Wednesday, October 14, at 12:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers. Pine remains on the preliminary agenda with the sponsor’s request to defer it without setting a new date.