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Historic preservation board continues review of proposed next steps for 93 Palm Avenue (Al Capone House)
Summary
The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board continued consideration of the preliminary evaluation for 93 Palm Avenue — commonly known in public comments as the “Al Capone House” — and agreed to return the item to the board on Jan. 11 after the property owner retained design professionals.
The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board on its December meeting agreed to continue consideration of the preliminary evaluation for 93 Palm Avenue, the private residence sometimes referred to in public comment as the “Al Capone House,” until the board’s Jan. 11 meeting.
The city’s preservation planner told the board staff had met the property and observed that the house was being maintained; the owner has recently retained architect Alan Shulman and engineer Yousef Hashem to study the structure and prepare a plan. Staff said there was no set plan yet and recommended continuing the item to give the owner time to provide updated materials.
Representatives of the Miami Design Preservation League told the board the League remained willing to meet with the owners and their architect team to discuss designation and next steps.
Board members moved to continue the application to the Jan. 11 meeting; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
The continuation preserves the board’s ability to review any future design-level or demolition requests. The city staff indicated it will accept new materials from the owners and place the item on the January agenda for updated review.
