A controversial project in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood that's been pushing for city approval for four years could lose even the little ground it has gained so far.

Eastside Ridge has stalled in front of a planning board that's echoed Little Haiti residents' concerns that the development will gentrify the city's poorest area and unravel its community fabric.

The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board is tasked with separately voting on Eastside Ridge's future land use map change and re-zoning. It doesn't need to approve the items, but only to vote them up or down as its role is advisory to the City Commission, which has final say.

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Lidia Dinkova

Lidia Dinkova covers South Florida real estate for the Daily Business Review. Contact her at [email protected] or 305-347-6665. On Twitter @LidiaDinkova.