Development ANALYSIS Members Only

Commission Advances Alton Epicure Block Upzoning, But Key Terms Remain Unsettled

Miami Beach commissioners voted 7-0 Wednesday to advance a major rezoning of the former Epicure Market block along Alton Road, but debates over lease terms, parking, and the residential share of new development will carry into a September second reading.

Journal Staff Jun 26, 2026

Government NEWS

Miami Beach City Meetings Scheduled for Week of June 29–July 3

A reference of the week's public city meetings

Journal Staff Jun 24, 2026

Government NEWS

City Moves to Pause Street Renaming Requests, Overhaul Process

Miami Beach commissioners will consider a temporary moratorium on street renaming requests while the city overhauls its naming ordinance procedures, with a deadline of November 30, 2026.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Government NEWS

City Eyes Helipad for Terminal Island's Industrial Zone

Commissioner Joseph Magazine is pushing to allow a private helipad on Terminal Island, where the U.S. Coast Guard Base Miami Beach is located, by amending the city's land development regulations.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Planning

Development ANALYSIS

Commission to Decide Alton 'Epicure Block' Upzoning — No Vote Required From Residents

Miami Beach commissioners will hear first reading Wednesday on a proposal to allow 150-foot buildings and nearly double the allowable floor area on the long-vacant Alton Road corridor — a decision that, unlike past FAR increases, goes to the Commission alone, not the ballot box.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Government NEWS

Charter Officers Could Soon Sponsor City Ordinances Without Commission Backing

Miami Beach commissioners are weighing a proposal that would allow the city's four Charter Officers to place ordinances on commission agendas without requiring an elected sponsor.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Development ANALYSIS

Commission to Weigh Lease Deal That Would Commit The Lincoln to a Single Leaseholder for Roughly 106 More Years — With No Competitive Bid and a Tenant Lawsuit in the Background

Miami Beach commissioners take a first reading Wednesday on a deal that would extend the city's ground lease at 1691 Michigan Avenue through roughly 2132, unlock a $50 million office expansion above the parking garage, and ultimately go to voters in a citywide referendum.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Government NEWS

City May Give Bandshell Operator $1 Lease at North Beach Property

Miami Beach commissioners will consider letting the Rhythm Foundation use a vacant city-owned storefront at 7605 Collins Avenue for six months at $1, after a redevelopment project forces the nonprofit out of its current office.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Budget

Development ANALYSIS Members Only

Miami Beach Commission Set to Vote on $26M Beach Club Overhaul at City-Owned 1 Ocean Drive

Miami Beach commissioners will consider approving Boucher Brothers Pier Park's plan to demolish and replace the aging Nikki Beach concession site with a two-story, high-end beach club — on public land, with multiple regulatory hurdles still ahead.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Planning Beach Parks

Government ANALYSIS Members Only

After the $400 Million Deal Died, Miami-Dade Votes to Seize Fisher Island's Fuel Terminal by Eminent Domain

County commissioners on June 16 cleared the final procedural step toward condemning the roughly 10-acre PortMiami fuel depot — the move the Journal warned was looming — after Mayor Daniella Levine Cava walked away from a $400 million purchase. With only Raquel Regalado opposed, the vote sets up a constitutional fight already playing out in two courtrooms.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Planning Infrastructure Transportation

Culture & Events NEWS

Weekend Plans: June 19-21, 2026

Eight ways to spend the weekend in Miami Beach, from Juneteenth at the Bandshell and rooftop cinema to World Cup beach art, solstice sound healing, classic cars and a Sunday hip-hop show.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026

Litigation NEWS Members Only

Diveroli Drops Brokerage and Law Firm From $100M Continuum Suit; Case Presses On Against Associations and President

Efraim Diveroli voluntarily dismissed Brown Harris Stevens and Association Law Group — both without prejudice — but his defamation case continues against the two Continuum condo associations and their president, all of whom had moved to dismiss the complaint.

Journal Staff Jun 16, 2026