Residents of Miami’s Little Haiti are fighting the proposed Eastside Ridge project, which would create a “mini-city” in the neighborhood with towers of up to 28 stories, per Biscayne Times.

Hundreds attended a recent community meeting, many of whom asked the city to halt the project near NE 54th Street and NE 2nd Avenue, which would bring 2,623 residential units, 381,207 square feet of retail space, and office space. The plans were submitted in April. Many residents have argued that the buildings would be out of scale for the neighborhood. Under the city’s zoning rules, a five-story building can be 81 feet tall and a 28-story building can be 403 feet tall.

If approved, it would replace Design Place, a 22-acre complex consisting of 400 apartment units in 100 two-story buildings. Design Place’s zoning already allows the construction of 380,901 square feet of commercial space, but it only allows 1,691 residential units. Height for new buildings is capped at five stories.

The project is in its early stages. It must go before the City of Miami’s Planning and Zoning Department staff and the Planning Zoning and Appeals board, before the Miami City Commission rules on it. A public hearing has not yet been scheduled.