South Florida developer proposes 27-story high-rise in Daytona Beach
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/so...onas-beachside
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"We want to be a destination. So in order to do that you have to do something different than what’s there already," he said via a Zoom call with FOX 35 News.
If approved, the project would be built on State Road A1A near Silver Beach Ave. [GMap]. Avila’s company has owned the property since 2005. Avila said the recession halted plans back then but said it’s time to make a move.
The project and others like it have faced pushback from residents. Paul Zimmerman is the president of Sons of the Beach, a community organization. Zimmerman said he plans to file a temporary moratorium on development east of A1A citing concerns about erosion from recent storms.
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There is concern among the residents about the condition of the beach and erosion from the recent storms to hit the east coast of Florida. They're requesting this development be taken with consideration to how the site is currently, citing, "Better construction and windows and structure deeper pilings and its elevated,
Of course, Daytona Beach needs to work on this problem as well.
Arquitectonica is the architect.
More info on residents' concerns, and also a note on the site's history linked to Elvis -
https://www.news-journalonline.com/s...n/10845280002/
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