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<br />Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting November 17,2011
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<br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
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<br />and Porsche Design have produced a magnificent building that is compatible with its
<br />neighbors. This project does not trigger variances, you are strictly considering it for site plan
<br />approval. He said it is important to note that the design of the building is permitted based
<br />upon the recently approved Code Amendment regulating height and setback in an effort to be
<br />compatible with its neighbors. He said this circular design of the building preserves the
<br />important view corridors from the Millennium. They met with Board Members of the
<br />Millennium yesterday to explain the Site Plan to them, and they addressed their concerns. It is
<br />important to note that the City is also obtaining a substantial financial benefit here based upon
<br />the applicant's utilization of the FAR Bonuses, and the purchase from the City's TDR Bank.
<br />The total amount is just over $4 Million, and they are also donating land proffering as a
<br />mitigation to give the City more open space and a park. Based upon the foregoing, they are
<br />requesting approval ofthe Site Plan and acceptance of their proffer oftheir property as a park.
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<br />Roland Hyler ofPorsche Design said he is proud to work with the Dezer family, the building
<br />itself is a clear statement of their brand, and also of the expertise of the Dezer family to put a
<br />project like this together. From a designer's point of view and from a brand point of view
<br />they chose a very simple shape, a circular cylindrical shape, why, because they want this
<br />building to still look good 20 years from now. In their portfolio of products you will find that
<br />timeless design is one of the key elements ofPorsche Design products, whether it is a watch, a
<br />writing instrument, fashion, or luggage. They are very excited about this project because they
<br />have been working on it for four (4) years. From a luxurious point of view this is going to be
<br />a highlight in the area, not only in Florida but also in the United States.
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<br />Charles Sieger of Sieger Suarez Architectural Partnership, said they have been involved in
<br />either the designing or building of 17 buildings in Sunny Isles Beach, including Ocean I, II,
<br />III, IV, the Trump Royale, the Trump Palace, Trump International, and the Pinnacle. He said
<br />this project is very unique in that Gil Dezer had the wherewithal and the foresight to put a
<br />team together to produce this building, it is really incredible. Porsche Design is from the
<br />famous Porshe family but they brought in another company named WOHR who deal in
<br />robotic parking garages that have been in Europe for 25 years, and in turn Otis Elevator was
<br />brought in through United Technologies to team up with WOHR to produce a unique parking
<br />garage which is within the center ofthis building that will park your car automatically while
<br />you are in it. He showed a model and renderings of the proposed building and he noted that it
<br />is 95% glass. He said Porsche Design is noted for doing very clean, very slick, very elegant
<br />buildings, and the team got together and worked on this for four (4) years. It is cylindrical, the
<br />balconies are recessed and are about 15 to 16 feet deep, the FAA has approved them for 649
<br />feet above mean sea level, and approximately 641 feet from the sidewalk. In terms of height,
<br />the Zoning application talks about without TDRs and with TDRs, the only change that takes
<br />place is the number of floors at the top of the building, and he interchanged the top of the
<br />model with and without TDRs. The difference is strictly added height, there are no changes to
<br />the garage, the lobby, the spa, or anything else. The average unit size in this building
<br />approaches 3,800 feet, and there is a unit that approaches 10,000 feet at the top floors, and
<br />about 65% of the units have their own private swimming pool. He also noted that DEP has
<br />reviewed their sand cutting, and the disposition of the sand back onto the site and that has
<br />been approved, which is a question that Alex David had on Condition #22, and so they have
<br />no problem with adding that condition.
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