After the approval in 2016 of a main use parking garage, Miami Beach adopted Alternative Parking Incentives to encourage developers to make room for alternative transportation and reduce the size of facilities due to lesser demand for parking with the rise of ridesharing services. Carter McDowell, attorney for the owner, wrote in the application letter to the HPB, “This Project fully implements those Alternative Parking Incentives and is therefore able to reduce the size of the parking structure facing Collins Avenue by a full floor, dramatically improving its response to the street and the neighboring historic buildings.”
The proposal for an approximately 96,000 sq. ft. main use parking garage includes 4,200 sq. ft. of commercial uses uses and a 54-seat restaurant on the ground floor. Approximately 15 residential units will be incorporated on the top three floors (levels 5-7).
The garage will have 120 spaces, 45 long-term bicycle parking spaces and 30 short-term bicycle spaces, and designated carpool and scooter spaces. Rideshare drop-off and valet spaces for residents and retail/restaurant customers will be located along Collins Avenue next to the building.
A height variance of three feet is being requested to allow 78 feet where a height of 75 feet is permitted.
The previously approved project was for a 98,530 sq. ft., 7-story main use garage with 177 parking spaces, 7,166 sq. ft. of commercial space including a 199-seat restaurant, and four residential units.
Approved renderings with proposed changes based on the Alternative Parking Incentives are below.
Renderings: Brandon Haw Architecture
UPDATE: The HPB approved the modifications at its meeting on July 9, 2019.
