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Board recommends permitting ‘contemporary functionalism’ as an alternate downtown architectural style
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board voted 5‑2 on April 21 to recommend that the City Commission permit an alternative architectural style called “contemporary functionalism” for a proposed four‑story residential development at 109 SE Fifth Avenue.
The Planning & Zoning Board on April 21 voted 5‑2 to recommend that the City Commission accept “contemporary functionalism” as an alternate architectural style for a proposed four‑story residential project at 109 Southeast Fifth Avenue.
The applicant team, led by attorney Neil Schiller of Government Law Group with architects from NEDA and developer Jerry Badoff, asked the board to accept contemporary functionalism — characterized in their materials as a tripartite facade (base, middle, top), use of modern materials (glass, steel,…
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