Discover exciting Miami Beach from this eccentric boutique hotel with 56 luxurious rooms. Located in the heart of the downtown area and directly across the street from pristine beaches, this hotel offers luxuriously unique accommodations. There is private parking on the site.
Guests at the Pelican Hotel will not only enjoy the eclectic and individually decorated guestsrooms, but also the variety of modern amenities and facilities available. Enjoy luxury Aveda bath amenities, an on-site gift shop and a dedicated concierge staff to help plan the day's adventures.
The Pelican is also ideally situated in the center of all the action. Only steps outside the hotel's doors, guests can find sparkling waters, world-famous restaurants, luxury shopping and a vibrant nightlife.
So, when they tell you that 4 stories is not good enough, tell them you know better. If they can do, so can we do it in Lake Worth.
Vote YES on Amendment 2 on March 12
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The footprint of the land it sits on is very large. The lots on lake worth are much smaller. Big difference.
It may help your loyal readers to know what year this hotel was built and how many other hotels and motels are in the vacinity . It might also help to know that Miami Beach is a world destination right now. Not a city trying to find a way to become one.
Gorgeous pic, Lynn. Thanks for showing us this. Very pretty. Its too bad Lake Worth does not value its art deco buildings. I see many of them around in bad shape. 'Investors' are buying others and putting in replacement windows that don't fit at all. Its really killing the value of the buildings.
Nice pic of the Pelican.
I lived on South Beach in my 20s. It's amazing what the rehabilitation of a few four-story art deco hotels did for the place. Oh, and the imposition of height limits early on. South Beach would have been destroyed by developers in the 90s if the city hadn't limited heights from 5th Street to 17th Street early on.
@8:29--
Notice that it is situated between 2 buildings. Does not look like a large footprint to me. Anything else you want to add?
Yes,
The picture you posted does not show the top story of the building or the mechanical equipment on the roof.
The picture you have does not show the penthouse on top.
If you find another photo from an angle or look at it on google earth.
I suspect that the building is considerably taller than 45 feet, based on my having stayed there twice in the '90s.
Large footprint?? This person has never been to South Beach. These small hotels are very close to one another, all up and down Ocean Drive and Washington Avenue. Also of note...there are no unsightly parking garages or parking lots next to them. There are valets. And there's a municipal parking garage a few blocks up. Out of sight. Point is: They make it work. And millions of people from all over the world flock to this little strip of land because of the beautiful, low-rise, historically preserved and fabulous art deco hotels.
A 45' hotel such as this would expand the inviting ambience of our one and two story historic downtown to the east, creating a larger pedestrian, sun and sky friendly area to attract more tourists.
That's why it's important to vote YES on Amendment 2 on March 12th.
It is noted that not a single owner or hotel management company has any interest in the Gulf Stream Hotel.
Maybe, demographics, synergism and ocean front location differentiates to the point that comparisons are not relevant
any 4 story hotel comparison is relevant.
I am sure that no one has an interest in purchasing the Gulfstream at the current inflated price of -- what was it, $8 million? Cut that in half and I'll bet a few potential buyers emerge. The Gulfstream is ideally situated between our beautiful LOW-RISE historic downtown and an amazing ocean beach. A hotel trolley could take guests in either direction.
The penthouse is on the 4th floor!
Here is the current zoning for the part of Miami Beach where the Pelican is located.
Architectural district:
Oceanfront—150 feet
Non-oceanfront—50feet(except as provided in section 142-1161
All other areas—75 feet (except as provided in section 142-1161 Architectural district:
Oceanfront—16 stories
Non-oceanfront—5 stories(except as provided in section 142-1161
All other areas—8 (except as provided in section 142-1161
The decorative style of many of the 4 story hotels there include spires, signage and other details that easily exceed 45'. The mechanical enclosure on the Pelican likely exceeds 45'.
Additionally there are buildings and hotels along the beach taller than 4 stories (without their decorative details).
This is what creates the visual impact of the area, not its low rise nature.
There's a big difference between investing in a 4 story hotel in South Beach and a 4 story hotel in Lake Worth.
#1 There's a lot less risk investing in a world renowned city.
#2 While there may be 2 buildings directly next to the Pelican your photo can't show how deep the hotel is.
#3 I'm surprised you posted the height restrictions in Miami. That pretty much poops on any of your lame arguments.
Yeah, but you can't build a 6-story hotel on Ocean Drive now because, as the lady in the City of Miami Beach Planning Dept. explained to me this morning, the strict Floor Area Ratios (FARs) keep you from building tall buildings. IF (and that's a big if) you were able to get approval to knock down a four-story building, because of the FLOOR AREA RATIOS in effect, you would not be able to build anything taller. In most cases, you would have to build something LOWER to be in compliance with FARs. So, Lynn, and the vast majority of the people who want to keep Lake Worth low...Let's do another charter amendment after we win this one!!
If they can build 4 story hotels, they can build them anywhere and make money. Tired of all your negativity. You just don't believe in our city and its potential...you want to give away the farm to developers to build 65 and 100 feet. .
My friend in Miami Beach confirms. It is not only height limits, but Floor Area Ratios, as the previous poster said, that has kept South Beach very low and will keep it low for all time. Because of FARs, even though the height limits say you can build to 4 or 6 stories on some streets, you really can't! And for Mr. 2:38...let me explain how economic revitalization works in historically significant communities like ours. First, smart planning decisions are made to limit heights and Floor Area Ratios and preservation guidelines are developed to keep historic structures from being wrecked. Then, some cool people with good taste -- gays, artists, etc. -- come in and restore old buildings and make them fabulous and sometimes build fabulous new buildings that are in synch with what's already there. And then comes rapid economic growth and higher and higher property values. You have to start by making smart decisions. And at all cost, hold back the developers that want to build big ugly buildings that ruin the entire look and feel of the town only to line their own pockets with wads of cash.
Yeah, Wes and co....Go down to ol South Beach and say you want to build your new six-story hotel right there on Ocean Drive. They will laugh you all the way to Havana. You ain't buildin no six-story hotel or eight-story hotel, no spa, no parking garage, nothing of the sort in South Beach, Miami. Not going to happen. You see the little height limit number and you get all wee weed up. But you have no idea what you're talking about.
anon at 6:48 Lake Worth is not South >Beach we did not have the smarts 20 years ago to start investing in the city, We let Cara and company nearly destroy the city by becoming an amnesty city and now you want to bitch when we the NO people are trying to keep the city from going under??? As Lynn loves to say LOL.
4 years during the recession...4 years out of 100..give me a break LOL.
You can blame the city during that period on Jeff Clemens now our State Senator who is sponsoring an Enterprise zone. Bless him. You always forget Cara Jennings was one vote.
Apples and Oranges, we are not South Beach, we are Belle Glade.
There are 30 story towers on 2nd and Collins( built in the past 4 years), the Delano, Ritz, Loews, all over 10 floors, are on 16th and up. Alton rd has 10 story buildings, This is total BS, you have no clue! Wow.
Forgot. Everyone is clueless but YOU.
What we do know is the difference in a 4 story hotel and a 6 story hotel. The Pelican is to show you a 4 story hotel. And you call me obtuse. Great stuff.
We are not comparing towns; we are showing 4 story hotels. Get it?
Lynn would you even notice a 6 story building next to the Gulfstream which was built at 88 feet, and over 100 feet with the parapet on top. Almost 100 years ago. So those builders did not have a low rise city in mind.
like i said it doesnt matter if you have high or low if the rest of the city has so many run down buildings--so work on those first,because if you dont your wasting time and money---it is what it is--a very poor city and it shows
7:48--it would be impossible to know what they had in mind 100 years ago. However, through the years some higher buildings were built and they are grandfathered in. During the 100 years, if the city had a Ft.Lauderdale in mind, we would have seen evidence of it. No one has wanted high buildings here throughout the past 100 years other than perhaps builders who make their money off of development.
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