Articles tagged with "Planning"

Environment

City Eyes Recreational Future for North Beach Property on Collins

The Miami Beach City Commission is set to discuss issuing a Request for Letters of Interest (RFLI) or Request for Proposals (RFP) for the city-owned property at 7605 Collins Avenue, with the goal of repurposing the site for recreational and public use. The item, sponsored by Commissioner Alex Fernandez and co-sponsored by Commissioner David Suarez, appears on the April 22, 2026 commission agenda as item R9X.

Journal Staff Apr 16, 2026

Development

Zoning Change Could Transform Vacant Miami Beach "Epicure Block" with 150-Foot Height Limit

A once-bustling commercial corridor that has sat largely boarded up for nearly a decade could be transformed into a 150-foot mixed-use tower under a sweeping zoning overlay proposal that came before the Miami Beach Planning Board on April 7, 2026 — but not before board members raised pointed questions about parking, building mass, and whether the proposal goes far enough to deliver on the city's housing goals.

Journal Staff Apr 08, 2026

Development

What's on the Agenda: Design Review Board Meeting on April 16, 2026

The Miami Beach Design Review Board convenes at 9:00 AM on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to consider three significant development proposals spanning the city's South Beach and North Beach neighborhoods. The board will weigh in on a proposed new Bank of America branch on Alton Road, a facade renovation at the landmark "Lincoln" building on Michigan Avenue, and substantial design modifications to the ambitious 72nd Street Community Complex in North Beach.

Journal Staff Apr 06, 2026

Government

Commission Eyes Sweeping Height and Density Increases Along Lincoln Road — With Strings Attached

A proposal set to come before the Miami Beach Planning Board on April 7, 2026, would dramatically reshape the development landscape along a stretch of Lincoln Road and its surrounding blocks, offering property owners the ability to build taller and denser — but only if they permanently surrender their rights to operate hotels, short-term rentals, and other transient uses.

Journal Staff Apr 06, 2026

Government

Agenda Preview: Land Use & Sustainability Committee April 1, 2026

The Committee is set to convene on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM for a wide-ranging session covering some of the city's most pressing planning and development questions. With 10 items on the docket, committee members will tackle everything from neighborhood-scale residential planning along Washington Avenue to the future of underutilized land in North Beach, alcohol retail policy on Lincoln Road, and transit improvements.

Journal Staff Mar 27, 2026

Development

Miami Beach Developer Proposes 20-Year Partnership for Public Street Management

A private real estate developer is asking Miami Beach to hand over management, programming rights, and effective operational control of a public right-of-way for two decades — in exchange for footing the bill on streetscape improvements that could reshape a neglected corridor just north of the iconic Lincoln Road Mall.

Journal Staff Mar 27, 2026

Arts & Culture

Miami Beach Committee Overrules City Hall, Backs Long-Term Deal for Untitled Art Fair Despite Beachfront Precedent Concerns

A committee of Miami Beach commissioners moved swiftly Wednesday to advance a five-year license agreement with the Untitled Art Fair, brushing aside the city administration's formal recommendation against the deal and signaling that one of Art Week's most celebrated beachfront events may soon enjoy its most stable footing yet in the city.

Journal Staff Mar 26, 2026

Environment

City Weighs Options for Relocating First Street Oak Trees

The Miami Beach Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee voted Wednesday to send a proposal on relocating oak trees from the First Street Neighborhood Improvement Project to the full City Commission for a decision in May, following a discussion of three potential options and their associated costs.

Journal Staff Mar 26, 2026

Government

After Eight Years of Planning, 41st Street Revitalization Finally Nears Construction — But Challenges Remain

A corridor that has long been described as stagnant, deteriorating, and underperforming is on the verge of a dramatic transformation. When the Land Use and Sustainability Committee met on March 24, 2026, members received a critical status update on the 41st Street Corridor Revitalization Project — a $15 million General Obligation Bond-funded streetscape overhaul that has been in various stages of planning, design, and regulatory negotiation since 2018.

Journal Staff Mar 25, 2026

Development

Committee Backs Vet Clinics in South Beach Residential Zones

The Miami Beach Land Use and Sustainability Committee unanimously endorsed proposed amendments to the city's Resiliency Code that would allow veterinary and animal clinics in certain residential performance standard zoning districts, forwarding the measure to the City Commission for referral to the Planning Board.

Journal Staff Mar 25, 2026

Development

David Suarez Pushes Major Upzoning for Washington Ave - But Skeptics Push Back

Commissioner David Suarez's rezoning proposal would dramatically reshape Washington Avenue with new buildings up to 150' — but skeptics question whether the city is trading away its character for uncertain gains.

Journal Staff Mar 24, 2026

Development

1938 Art Deco Hotel Demolition Plan Sparks Historic Preservation Board Split

A private school's bid to tear down a nearly 90-year-old contributing Art Deco structure in one of Miami Beach's oldest historic districts hit a wall of divided opinion at the March 17 Historic Preservation Board meeting — revealing fault lines between preservation mandates and contemporary development pressures.

Journal Staff Mar 22, 2026