“Incompatible”: Miami Beach shoots down Live Local Act project with 38-story towers, citing zoning conflict

Redevelopment of the Blackstone-owned Southgate Towers in Miami Beach with a 38-story Live Local Act project is a no-go due to a zoning conflict, city officials said in a letter.  Southgate Towers LLC filed an application to replace the two 14-story apartment buildings with 495 units at 910 West Avenue, with a pair of new towers, according to the Oct. 8 filing.  The proposed redevelopment, designed by Arquitectonica, called for 442 units, consisting of 264 condos and 178 apartments at workforce rents.  But the site isn’t eligible under the Live Local Act because it’s in a residentially zoned district, and […]

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