LTC 184-2020 Update on the Beachwalk Closure Behind the Deauville HotelM A IA MIRE AC H
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach FL 33139
LTC# 184-2020
TO:
FROM:
Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
LETTER TO COMMISSION
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DATE: May 20, 2020
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE BEACHWALK CLOSURE BEHIND THE DEAUVILLE HOTEL
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide the Mayor and City Commission with an
update on the Deauville Hotel and the beachwalk closure.
On the morning of Wednesday, February 26, 2020, City staff confirmed that pieces of concrete
were falling from the Deauville Hotel, located at 6701 Collins Avenue. As a matter of public safety,
The Property Management Department secured the area and closed a portion of the Beachwalk
at 6Jlh Street, including the perimeter directly behind the Deauville Hotel (the Deauville).
On February 27, 2020, the Building Department issued violation US2020-03373 to the Deauville
Hotel requiring a remedy to provide pedestrian protection and safely secure the premises in order
reopen the Beachwalk by Friday, February 28, 2020. The Deauville did not comply. Accordingly,
the Property Management and Building Departments secured contractors to scaffold the building
and safeguard the area. Concurrently, the Public Works Department assisted in permitting the
120' long structure. The Beachwalk was reopened to the public on March 27, 2020.
The Deauville has since applied for a permit and constructed a fabric wrap along the east face of
the tower. Removal of the previously installed scaffolds began on May 19, 2020. In order to
properly secure the area during this dism antling, the Beachwalk at 67" Street will be tem porarily
fenced and closed until the remainder of week.
The tem porary fencing is expected to be removed by Monday, May 26 wh ere the Beachwalk will
once again reopen for pedestrians.
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