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Planning board sends 1250 West Avenue overlay to commission with negative recommendation, 4-3
Summary
The Miami Beach Planning Board voted 4-3 on March 4 to transmit a negative recommendation to the City Commission on a developer's proposed Alton Beach overlay for 1250 West Avenue, saying the proposal remains out of scale with the neighborhood despite reductions.
The Miami Beach Planning Board voted 4-3 on March 4 to transmit a negative recommendation to the City Commission on a proposed Alton Beach overlay that would allow a redevelopment at 1250 West Avenue with a tower up to 330 feet and higher FAR than allowed under current zoning.
The applicant team said the revised plan reduces an earlier, larger proposal and includes public benefits the team described as neighborhood investments, including acquiring and demolishing the Bikini Hostel property and completing missing sections of the baywalk. Michael Larkin, attorney for the applicant, said the team had stepped back from an earlier 420-foot conception and had engaged neighborhood groups.
Many nearby residents and association leaders urged the board against the overlay. Jackie Lalonde, chair of…
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