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Owners seek voter approval to convert South Beach Marriott Stanton to 39 residential units
Summary
Owners of the South Beach Marriott Stanton asked the City of Miami Beach Land Use and Sustainability Committee to send a referendum to voters allowing the hotel to be demolished and rebuilt as a residential building while retaining the current height and floor‑area ratio.
Owners of the South Beach Marriott Stanton asked the City of Miami Beach Land Use and Sustainability Committee to send a referendum to voters allowing the hotel to be demolished and rebuilt as a residential building while retaining the current height and floor-area ratio (FAR).
The proposal would not increase permitted height or FAR but would change how that development capacity is used: the applicant said the current hotel has about 224 units, and the proposed residential replacement would be about 39 units. Committee sponsor Commissioner Samuel moved a favorable recommendation; Commissioner Richardson seconded and the committee voted 2-1 to advance the matter to planning board and then to the full commission.
Why it matters: The change would remove hotel (transient) use from a portion of Ocean Drive in the South of Fifth (RPS‑4) district and allow an economically viable residential building to occupy the same FAR and height.…
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