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Planning board sends 5400 North Flagler rezoning to commission amid staff concerns over active street frontage and height
Summary
The Planning Board voted Aug. 19 to recommend that the City Commission consider rezoning 5400 North Flagler to allow a 31-story, 97-unit residential tower, but staff urged denial unless the applicant better activates the Flagler Drive frontage and reduces the massing impacts created by requested setback waivers.
The West Palm Beach Planning Board recommended that the City Commission consider rezoning 5400 North Flagler to allow a 31-story residential tower, but the hearing revealed continuing staff concerns about how the project addresses the Flagler Drive street edge and the scale of setback reductions.
The applicant, Great Gulf (represented by Ken Toomer of Urban Design Studio), presented a 31-story, 97-unit design by internationally known architect Moshe Safdie that places most of the tower mass well back from the street and includes a two-story parking podium, enhanced landscaping, a 12-foot pedestrian path on Flagler and a rooftop amenity deck. Toomer said the design grew from extensive neighborhood outreach and collaborative revisions.
Why it matters: The property sits in a corridor experiencing rapid redevelopment; staff said the proposed tower would be one of the taller…
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