LTC 608-2018 Building Department Deauville Hotel Unsafe Structure Case Update MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
608-2018
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber
Members of the City Commission -
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: November 15. 2018
SUBJECT: Building Department Deauville Hotel Unsafe Structure Case Update
This memorandum is an update of the Deauville Hotel repairs and recertification process. The goal is to
prevent the demolition, by owner neglect, of the building, and to ensure that the owner undertakes the
required repairs. The case against the Deauville was taken to the Miami-Dade County unsafe structures
board. After many months of extensions and anticipating progress towards essential building repairs, the
City of Miami Beach Building Department was scheduled to present the case on November 14th to the Unsafe
Structures Board. The item was continued to the December meeting, due to lack of quorum On December
12'h 2018, the Building Department will be presenting the following issues:
• The 40 year recertification report was due on April 28'h 2017 40YR1700676
o Extensions were requested
o No action taken
o City referred to the Unsafe Board in October 2018
• An electrical fire forced an evacuation of the building on July 25th 2017
o The permit for replacement of the damaged items was:
• Applied for on October 13'h 2017
• Issued on April 2nd 2018
• Finalized without energizing on July 6'h 2018
• FPL vault issue
o Meeting on June 7'h 2018
o No action taken
In order to recertify the building electrically and structurally, the electrical vault would require
relocation. FPL will not allow energizing the original vault due to unsafe conditions, and concrete
restauration work would need to be performed on the exterior spalling concrete.
Staff will provide an update after the December 12th meeting.
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