LTC 156-2020 UPDATE ON DEAUVILLE HOTELC ity o f M ia m i B ea ch , 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach FL 33139
LTC# 156-2020 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manag
DATE April 21,2020
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON DEAUVILLE HOTEL
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The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide the Mayor and City Commission with an
update on the Deauville Hotel.
On the morning of Wednesday, February 26, 2020, City staff confirmed that pieces of concrete
were falling from the Deauville Hotel, located 6701 Collins Avenue. As a matter of public safety,
City staff closed a portion of the Beachwalk at 67 Street, including the perimeter directly behind
the Deauville Hotel. The Property Management Department secured the area.
The Building Department issued a violation US2020-03373 to the Deauville Hotel requiring a
remedy to provide pedestrian protection by Friday morning February 28, 2020 to safely secure
the premises in order reopen the Beachwalk. The Deauville did not comply. The Deauville applied
for a permit to construct a fabric wrap along the east face of the tower, the permit was issued, to
date that permit has not been finalized.
Property Management and the Building Departments worked to secure a contractor in order to
safeguard the area. Public Works assisted in permitting the 120' long structure. On March 27"
the Beachwalk was reopened to pedestrians. The City Manager and City Attorneys have been in
contact with ownership at the Deauville Hotel but still no progress has been made towards
resolving the issues with the building.
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