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Historic Preservation Board Approves All Five Applications, Continues Bass Museum to November
Development NEWS

Historic Preservation Board Approves All Five Applications, Continues Bass Museum to November

Miami Beach's Historic Preservation Board voted September 15 to approve certificates of appropriateness and accompanying variances for five applications spanning a 1924 Mission Revival residence, a Flamingo Park cottage, a Normandy Isles demolition-and-rebuild, a Vivienne Westwood retail storefront, and emergency terrazzo removal at the Raleigh-Richmond-South Seas complex.

Journal Staff Sep 18, 2026
Planning Board Backs Wolfsonian Code Changes, Advances Transparency Rules
Development NEWS

Planning Board Backs Wolfsonian Code Changes, Advances Transparency Rules

The Miami Beach Planning Board met September 8, 2026, acting on ten items, including four code amendments transmitted to the City Commission, a concession agreement forwarded favorably, and two permit enforcement hearings. The board continued the North Beach residential incentives LDR amendment (PB26-0827) to its November 3 meeting for additional community outreach, and continued the South Pointe Overlay District LDR amendment (PB25-0808) to October 6 at the applicant's request.

Journal Staff Sep 18, 2026
Planning
Design Review Board Approves Convention Hotel Signs at Full Size, Clears South of Fifth Infill Project
Development NEWS

Design Review Board Approves Convention Hotel Signs at Full Size, Clears South of Fifth Infill Project

The board granted the Grand Hyatt convention hotel's sign program at the 11-foot monument size staff wanted trimmed to 9, approved the twice-heard 935 2nd Street building over its neighbors' objections, and cleared a Prairie Avenue home's roof-deck and driveway variances — while 7928 Byron Avenue was continued to Oct. 8 with a new architect.

Journal Staff Sep 17, 2026
Planning Housing
Historic Preservation Board Preview: Four Standout Properties Face Review Sept. 15
Development NEWS

Historic Preservation Board Preview: Four Standout Properties Face Review Sept. 15

The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board meets Tuesday to consider a $1 million-plus Palm View renovation, a Normandy Isles project that would demolish two historic buildings, a Vivienne Westwood flagship conversion on Collins Avenue, and an emergency terrazzo repair at the Raleigh Hotel complex.

Journal Staff Sep 13, 2026
Planning
Alton Overlay Heads to Final Vote: Developer Bends on Rental Terms, Holds Firm on Parking
Development ANALYSIS

Alton Overlay Heads to Final Vote: Developer Bends on Rental Terms, Holds Firm on Parking

Ahead of Thursday's second-reading vote, the developer behind the Alton City Center Overlay raised the residential-use requirement and extended the no-condo-conversion covenant to 15 years — but the parking allowance and minimum lease term barely moved from what commissioners pushed back on in June, setting up another round of the same fight before final adoption.

Journal Staff Sep 09, 2026
City Commission to Take First Reading on 99-Year Barclay Ground Lease
Development ANALYSIS

City Commission to Take First Reading on 99-Year Barclay Ground Lease

Commissioners are set to consider a 99-year ground lease that would transform the long-vacant Barclay at 1940 Park Avenue into 105 apartments with senior and income-restricted units. The lease names Donahue Peebles III as the project's controlling principal — and the city would collect a single $2 million payment on a site appraised at $9.1 million.

Journal Staff Sep 04, 2026
City Approves First Live Local Tower in South Beach: 204 Feet of Workforce Housing at 663 Alton Road
Development NEWS

City Approves First Live Local Tower in South Beach: 204 Feet of Workforce Housing at 663 Alton Road

With no public hearing and no board vote, the Planning Director signed off on a 16-story, 79-unit, all-workforce tower at Alton Road and Seventh Street — nearly four times the height the site's zoning allows — under the state preemptions of Florida's Live Local Act. Before anyone can move in, the developer must build out a substantial piece of South Beach's sewer system.

Journal Staff Jul 31, 2026
Commission Sends 106-Year Lincoln Lease to November Ballot on 6-1 Vote
Development NEWS

Commission Sends 106-Year Lincoln Lease to November Ballot on 6-1 Vote

On second reading Wednesday, Miami Beach commissioners voted 6-1 to approve the RK Rivani ground-lease amendment at 1691 Michigan Avenue and called a November 3 special election to let voters ratify it. Commissioner David Suarez cast the lone no vote.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026
Elections
Ten Evictions, One Deadline: Inside the Fine Print of the 1250 West Avenue Tenant Deal
Development INVESTIGATION

Ten Evictions, One Deadline: Inside the Fine Print of the 1250 West Avenue Tenant Deal

As the city moves toward a final vote on the tower planned for 1250 West Avenue, at least ten tenants at the site have been sued for eviction since June 19 — and the relocation-assistance agreement the city negotiated on their behalf appears to cut off anyone who ends up in eviction court, regardless of why.

Journal Staff Jul 16, 2026
Planning