Miami Beach design board denies request to aggregate three Belle Isle lots, sends plan back to applicant

The Miami Beach Design Review Board on April heard public comments and staff recommendations before denying a variance request to aggregate three Belle Isle parcels for a single five‑story home and then postponing the applicant’s revised plan for further redesign and re‑notice.

Staff said the proposal for 8, 9 and 10 Century Lane would combine undersized parcels into a single property and asked the board to continue the item to allow changes after staff critiques. City planning staff described the project as a contemporary single‑family residence with “brutalist influences” but recommended limiting enclosed connector bridges to the first two floors, stepping back a covered rooftop stair enclosure by five feet, and adding additional landscaping and a window to reduce the building’s imposing appearance.

The design team said the owners intend the structure to be a single family home for a household of six and presented the aggregation as necessary to create a cohesive plan. “My client…are expecting their fourth child very soon,” applicant representative Tracy Slavens told the board while asking for…