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Historic Preservation Board approves 16‑story hotel at 6747–6757 Collins Avenue with parking screening condition
Summary
The board granted a Certificate of Appropriateness for a proposed 16‑story hotel at 6747–6757 Collins Avenue in North Beach, approving the design but requiring substantially solid screening on open parking levels to limit light and noise impacts to adjacent apartments.
The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board on May 9 approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a proposed 16‑story, 160‑unit hotel at 6747–6757 Collins Avenue, subject to staff conditions requiring additional screening of open parking levels.
City staff praised the architecture as consistent with the North Beach Resort Historic District and recommended approval while flagging potential adverse impacts from open parking facing an adjacent apartment building to the north. "Staff is requesting that the applicant further refine those elevations both the north and south to incorporate a significant amount of solid wall in order to screen potential noise and lighting," staff said during the presentation.
Architect Bernardo Fabricio of Arquitectonica described a design that references MIMO/post‑war modern screening elements and presented updated elevations that include folded planes intended to conceal garage openings. The design team also said the proposed bronze‑tone screen product is available from multiple manufacturers and that the soffit beneath drop‑off areas will use acoustical panels to reduce noise.
Neighbor commenters raised questions about construction impacts, waste pickup locations and potential effects on views from the adjacent Sterling condominium. "Garbage pickup is usually very early in the morning and usually a very noisy process. Is the garbage pickup on the north side facing our building or is it somewhere else?" asked Anthony Stisso, a resident of the adjacent building. The applicants responded that trash operations are contained internally and that the project team will follow city code and best practices to mitigate construction impacts.
Board members praised the project for its thoughtful parking stacking and drop‑off design and for interpreting MIMO historic elements in a contemporary way. A motion to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness with staff recommendations passed after a friendly amendment requiring "substantially solid walls" on the screening elevation; a roll call showed unanimous support from voting members.
The board's conditions require final details of the solid screening to be worked out administratively with staff, and the order notes further coordination with transportation and building code as the design advances.
