This week, the Miami City Commission is set to vote on a number of zoning ordinances, including one tied to medical marijuana dispensaries.
And a Miami Beach board will review changes to the redevelopment of the historic Versailles property into the Aman Miami Beach.
At Tuesday’s Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board meeting, developer Vlad Doronin’s Aman Resorts/OKO Group is proposing changes to the lobby of the historic Versailles building at 3425 Collins Avenue. Doronin, who owns Aman and OKO, is developing the oceanfront hotel and condo project with the property’s owner, billionaire Len Blavatnik of Access Industries. It’s part of the Faena District.
The proposed lobby design calls for a darker patterned marble terrazzo flooring, a lowered and recessed ceiling, Art Deco screens, counters and furniture, according to the filing.
About two years ago, the city’s planning board approved an ordinance amending the Faena District Overlay zoning code to allow for a 221-foot tower. The Aman project, with a 56-key hotel and 23 luxury condos, calls for the restoration of the existing 16-story Versailles building and a new 16-story addition. Construction is underway and the condo component is reportedly presold out, sources have told The Real Deal.
The Versailles was designed by Roy France and completed in 1941.
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