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Design Review Board approves metal roof for 700 W. 50th St.; owner to work with staff on color
Summary
The Miami Beach Design Review Board voted 4-0 to allow replacement of existing clay tile with a new metal roof on a 1926 Mediterranean Revival mixed-use building, with a condition that the applicant coordinate final color/finish with staff.
The Miami Beach Design Review Board on a 4-0 vote approved a design-review application to replace portions of the clay tile roof at 700 West 50th Street with a metal roof, with the applicant required to work with staff to select an appropriate color and finish.
The two-story, mixed-use Mediterranean Revival building was built in 1926 and is nonconforming in the single-family district. City staff recommended approval but advised the board that the finish should be a terracotta color or a metal product that replicates a barrel-tile profile rather than a visible standing seam. Staff noted metal roofing is more resilient to hurricane conditions and supported the material change subject to a compatible finish.
Applicant Eddie Shibley, who identified himself as the property owner and a Miami native with an architecture background and contractor's license, told the board he prefers a clean silver standing-seam aluminum roof and does not want a product that looks like a “fake” tile. "I'd like, ideally, for us to have a silver color clean seam metal roof," Shibley said. He told the board the building has been in his family for decades and said neighbors support replacing the existing tile due to repeated wind damage.
Board members said they supported the material change for durability and resilience but expressed concern about color and context with the historic facade. One board member said they "kind of support[ed] staff's recommendation" for a more natural or terracotta tone to maintain the building's character. The board moved to approve the application with a condition that the applicant work with staff on the roof color and finish; the motion passed, 4 to 0.
The board and applicant agreed staff will finalize color and profile details administratively before issuance of any permit. No members of the public testified on the item during the hearing.
A copy of the staff report notes the applicant had provided material samples and photographs to staff but the renderings did not appear in the online application packet. The final order will reflect that the metal roof is approved and that the applicant must coordinate final color/finish and profile (standing seam vs. barrel-profile metal) with city staff.
The approval applies only to the design-review request for roof material and finish; no demolition or other exterior changes were approved beyond the roof work.
