Yikes! Ballooning Lagoon Apartments
...will cast a long shadow
- Southshore Bay and Medley HOA homes are all members of the Metro Lagoon, paying $236 quarterly. When most of us purchased our homes, there was no mention of planned apartments in the open space across from the lagoon. It's notable that Metro Development Group did not disclose in that they had already planned an apartment development (perhaps around 2017).
- In fact, the Metro-issued site plans provided at the Lennar Sales office show only open space where the proposed apartments would stand. Meanwhile all other lots surrounding the lagoon showed builder's plans (Lennar, D.R. Horton, roads etc.) giving the misleading impression that property west of the lagoon would remain open.
- Most of us learned in early 2024 what developer Dune Fl Land I Sub LLC had in mind when we discovered they were seeking a variance to build up to 45 feet. The proposed 45' elevation will likely block the Lagoon's beautiful sunset views and with the proposed minimal setbacks will cast a morning shadows on DR Horton homes on Jackel Chase Drive, Ever Crew Pl and Oval Rum Drive.
- Many concerned residents wrote to and attended the public County Commissioners meeting on May 7, 2024 re PRS 24-0385.
- At a public Hillsborough County Commissioner's meeting, the developer's attorney defended the proposed apartments (PRS 24-0385). Many homeowners spoke and there was detailed discussion of the increased elevation and obsolete 2017 traffic study. Verbal Promises were made on height and other mitigations by the developers attorney but it's unclear whether they were documented. (Per county records, 5 commissioners voted in favor of developer: They were Cohen, Hagan, Myers, Boles, Wostel. Ms Cepeda voted No (for homeowners) and Boles has no vote recorded.)
- It appears that A LOT has been going since 2024 behind homeowners' backs - now three lots are included.
- INCREASED APARTMENT VOLUME AND HEIGHT
The NEW proposed project has ballooned to 535 apartments in 17 buildings up to 42-45 feet high!
Three lots appear to have been joined to make this much larger master plan
This earlier Plan below is from a Hidden Creek CDD exhibit and excludes the North lot and is 11 buildings (not 17)
Is use of North plot why SSB HOA couldn't get their Tot Lot in the logical place?
Earlier CDD Master Plan depiction with fewer buildings ^
VICINITY MAPS DON'T REFLECT CURRENT OCCUPANCY AND TRAFFIC
The developer submitted the vicinity map below which misrepresents the density
(it's from years before all the homes and lagoon was even built .)
Developer-submitted Vicinity Plan is obsolete. ^
- Does it accurately depict all the ponds? Is the south lot's undeveloped land counted as greenspace in master plan?
- What was the Feb 2025 Special Warranty Deed ratified between Hidden Creek CDD and Lennar Homes, LLC without explanation ??
- Why are there no CDD meeting minutes posted for that meeting (February 2025)?
Current map here: https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7040593,-82.3248348,980m
MULTI- LOT PROJECT PLAN SUBMITTED TO COUNTY
PD (PRS-24-0385) - 396 units
- PD (PRS-22-1093) - 139 units
- Plan claims 43% green space, but most appears to be on other side of Hidden Creek Blvd
- What might 15+ acres of dense buildings and asphalt do to flood control?
All three properties are listed as Hawk Management Co LLC but it's the same address METRO DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC
and some of the same management. You can search FL Secretary of State here:
https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ByDocumentNumber
Enter document number "L03000005458" to find Metro's Biz listing
https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ByDocumentNumber
Enter document number "L03000005458" to find Metro's Biz listing
or document number # L08000111429" for Hawk Management Co LLC
In general, it is interesting to note how many Board members overlap between the developer and other entities affecting homes. See this blog post - https://www.medleymembers.net/blogs/post/overlapping-boards
COUNTY REFERENCES TABLE
[Scroll left and right to see all lot descriptions in table below]
| NORTH LOT | CENTRAL LOT | SOUTH LOT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Folio: 78932.1496 PIN: U-08-32-20-A96-000000-A0000.0 Dune Fl Land I Sub Llc Mailing Address: C/o Hawk Management Co Llc 2502 N Rocky Point Dr Ste 1050 Tampa, Fl 33607-5995 Site Address: 0 Wimauma, Fl 33598 SEC-TWN-RNG: 08-32-20 Acreage: 2.44 Market Value: $1,830.00 Landuse Code: 0000 VACANT RESIDENT | Folio: 78878.0000 PIN: U-08-32-20-ZZZ-000003-21370.0 Dune Fl Land I Sub Llc Mailing Address: C/o Hawk Management Co Llc 2502 N Rocky Point Dr Ste 1050 Tampa, Fl 33607-5995 Site Address: 0 Brigman Ave Wimauma, Fl 33598 SEC-TWN-RNG: 08-32-20 Acreage: 19.11 Market Value: $949,700.00 Landuse Code: 9900 VACANT ACREAGE | Folio: 79543.0000 PIN: U-17-32-20-2XN-000000-00002.0 Dune Fb Debt Llc Mailing Address: C/o Hawk Management Co Llc 2502 N Rocky Point Dr Ste 1050 Tampa, Fl 33607-5995 Site Address: 1809 West Lake Dr Wimauma, Fl 33598 SEC-TWN-RNG: 17-32-20 Acreage: 62.35 (portion only) Market Value: $2,253,007.00 Landuse Code: 9900 VACANT ACREAGE | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Note - curved triangle lot appears to square off by appending part of Metro Lagoon per county map. | Note - this 62 acre lot includes most land that extends below Hidden Creek Blvd. | |||||||||||||||||||
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