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DRB25-1146

1 OCEAN DRIVE

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Proposal

The applicant proposes to construct a new two-story beach club building called 'Pier Park' to replace the existing restaurant and concession facility at 1 Ocean Drive. The project includes restaurants, a café, a children's center, a health and wellness center, retail areas, a swimming pool, a beach club concession facility, and adjacent public restrooms. The building is setback approximately 119 feet from Ocean Drive, organized around a central access point with an open entrance court.

From the Letter of Intent

The Applicant proposes to redevelop the existing 'Nikki Beach' restaurant and beach club at Pier Park into a high-end patron experience facility spanning approximately 158,000 square feet (3.6 acres). The Project includes two restaurants, a café, a children's center, a health and wellness center, a retail pavilion, a pool, and beach equipment rental operations. The redevelopment involves complete reconstruction of the main building, outdoor areas, parking lot, a new understory for additional parking, and adjacent public restrooms.

  • Complete reconstruction of the main building
  • Reconstruction of outdoor areas
  • Reconstruction of parking lot
  • New understory to provide additional parking
  • Construction of adjacent public restrooms
  • Addition of a pool
  • Addition of retail areas
  • Two restaurants and a café
  • High-end children's center
  • Health and wellness center
  • Beach equipment rental facilities
  • Retail pavilion for beach sundries and skin care products
  • Extensive bicycle racks and shower facilities for bicycle users
  • Lush landscaping with Florida-friendly and resilient plant species
  • Stormwater retention systems
  • Hurricane proof impact windows
  • Cool or porous pavement materials
Staff Recommendation
APPROVAL W/ CONDITIONS
In view of the foregoing analysis, staff recommends the application be approved, subject to the conditions enumerated in the attached Draft Order, which address the inconsistencies with the aforementioned Design Review and Sea Level Rise criteria, as applicable.

Compliance Findings:

✗ Sea Level Rise: Not Satisfied ✗ Design Review Criteria: Not Satisfied
Key Issues
  • Lighting plan has not been submitted (Design Review Criteria i. not satisfied)
  • Rooftop architectural treatment only partially satisfied - additional details on louver spacing needed to ensure adequate screening of mechanical equipment
  • Transparency at first level only partially satisfied - project is setback and transparency is occurring at a level above the sidewalk
  • Arched window openings on the revised western elevation may contrast with the predominantly rectilinear architectural vocabulary of the building
  • Clear glass-block roof/canopy structure requires final design and construction details demonstrating durability in the coastal environment
  • Breeze-block walls along the south sides are lengthy and repetitive, abutting public accessways to the beach - further articulation recommended
  • Recycling or salvage plan for demolition has not been submitted (Sea Level Rise Criteria 1 not satisfied - to be submitted at building permit stage)

Documents

Project Details
Style Contemporary style organized around a central access point, featuring strong rectilinear forms, textured and sculptural wall surfaces, decorative breeze-block screening, glass block, architectural canopies, integrated artwork, large artistic tile mosaics, and a simulated wood louvered pergola system for rooftop screening.
Height 44'-0", 2 stories (permitted height: 70'-0")
FAR 0.16 (24,000 SF proposed); permitted FAR: 2.0 (304,664 SF)
Zoning GU Government Use District
Lot Size 152,332 SF / 3.49 acres
Setbacks Proposed setback from Ocean Drive (front): approximately 119-121 feet. Side facing First Street: predominantly 2'-6" with some portions set back further. Side facing South Pointe Dr.: varies from 9'-11" to 16'-5". Variance requests for pedestal setbacks were withdrawn following amendment of GU regulations removing the build-to line requirement.
Parking Ground level accommodates vehicular parking, a loading bay area, and scooter and bicycle parking. Public surface parking accommodated in the setback area as required by the Concession Agreement.
Applicant Boucher Brothers Pier Park, LLC
Architect Kobi Karp
Existing Building
Full demolition proposed
Meeting

Thursday, October 8, 2026

09:00 AM

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