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Miami Beach board pauses Lenox Avenue renovation after neighbors and preservation groups object to modern accessory building
Summary
The Historic Preservation Board agreed May 13 to continue review of proposed changes to a Flamingo Park contributing house at 1300 Lenox Avenue after neighbors and preservation advocates raised scale, design and permitting concerns about a newly proposed accessory building and altered windows on the main house.
The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board continued action May 13 on modifications to a previously approved renovation at 1300 Lenox Avenue after neighbors and preservation advocates objected to the design and scale of a proposed detached accessory building.
The owner seeks to modify a 2022 certificate of appropriateness for partial demolition, restoration, attached and detached additions and several variances for a one‑story contributing house in the Flamingo Park historic district. Staff recommended approval of most changes but flagged new, floor‑to‑ceiling windows on the east facade and a small increase in the rear accessory building footprint, which requires revised variances from lot coverage and rear‑yard landscape open space.
Why it matters: Neighbors said the redesigned two‑story accessory building…
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