Source: City of Miami Beach
Property

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DRB24-0999

1901 Convention Center Drive & 555 17th Street - Convention Center Hotel

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Proposal

The application requests modifications to a previously issued Design Review Approval for the construction of a new 767-room convention center hotel. The modifications include refinement of the overall design, changes to prior conditions of approval, and variances from ground floor setback requirements along Convention Center Drive and 17th Street.

From the Letter of Intent

A 185-foot tall Convention Center Hotel with 17 levels including ground level retail, parking deck on second level, ballroom and meeting rooms on levels 3-4, pool deck on level 5 with restaurant use, and hotel units on levels 6-17. The project will serve the neighboring Miami Beach Convention Center.

  • Minor design modifications to previously approved hotel design
  • Ground level setback variance for encroachments
  • Wrapping raised porch along west and south sides with supporting columns
  • Organic building shape with slight encroachment at northwest corner
  • Grade-level pedestrian pathway integration with public sidewalks
  • Sea level rise compliance with raised ground floor to base flood elevation plus freeboard
Staff Recommendation
APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS

Compliance Findings:

✗ Sea Level Rise: Not Satisfied ✓ Variance Conditions: Satisfied ✓ Design Review Criteria: Satisfied
Key Issues
  • Variance request to reduce setback requirements by 10 feet along both streets
  • Modifications to ground level terrace design and pedestrian pathway integration
  • Refinement of architectural elements including dimpled wall plane and metal fins
  • Design of new FPL and mechanical building with Henry Hohauser tribute elements

Documents

Project Details
Style Modern hotel tower with L-shaped design, glass balconies, and metal fin elements
Height 185'-0" from BFE +5 | 13' NGVD (198'-0")
FAR 1.50 FAR
Zoning Civic and Convention Center District (CCC)
Lot Size 110,864 SF (+/-2.55 acres) for hotel parcel
Setbacks Variance requested to reduce from 10'-0" minimum required setback to 0'-0" along both 17th Street and Convention Center Drive
Parking 320 spaces provided (307 spaces required for 767 rooms at 0.4 ratio)
Applicant MB Mixed Use Investment, LLC
Architect Arquitectonica
Existing Building
Architect Henry Hohauser
Style Mid-century municipal building
Stories One-story office building
Demolition proposed
Meeting

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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