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ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: NOVEMBER 4, 2025
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VERA
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Request: Building Design
P&Z# 24-12000027
Owner: 1600 Federal LLC
Project Location: 1600 S Federal Hwy
Folio Number: 494212000070
Land Use Designation: C (Commercial)
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Commission District: 1 (Audrey Fesik)
Agent: Paola West
Project Planner: Jonathan Cady (954-786-5578 / jonathan.cady@copbfl.com)
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Summary:
This Building Design application is for a mixed-use development in the B-3 zoning district, where the lot is 102,393 sq ft. (2.35 acres). The project proposes a new multifamily (with ground-floor retail) building within an existing commercial development. The property currently houses a 78,734 sq. ft. office building. The applicant intends to add 132 multi-family residential units (studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units), and 3,650 sq. ft. of commercial retail uses. Due to the site abutting RM-20 to the east of the site, the project is proposing a transition of height. The building is transitioning from 10 stories to 7 stories, then 4 stories, with a setback of 24'-7" from the property line to the east side of the block, adjacent to the low-density residential homes. The proposed development includes structured parking and a roof deck amenity level. The applicant is requesting density by utilizing the Broward County Affordable Housing Density Bonus Policy 2.16.4. This Density Bonus policy permits mixed-use developments on properties of less than 5 acres with a minimum of 50% ground floor frontage of commercial space, a density bonus of 6 market rate units for every 1 moderate income unit. Properties located in the B-3 zoning district using Broward County Affordable Housing Policies are permitted a zoning density of 69 dwelling units per acre.
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