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ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
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MODERA
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Request: Building Design
P&Z# 25-12000028
Owner: Pompano Real Estate Investments LLC
Project Location: 855 S Federal Highway
Folio Number: 494306490010
Land Use Designation: C (Commercial)
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Commission District: 1 (Audrey Fesik)
Agent: Christina Bilenki
Project Planner: Lauren Gratzer (954-545-7792 / lauren.gratzer@copbfl.com)
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Summary
The applicant is requesting Building Design approval for a new 8-story mixed-use project with 347 residential units and 10,400 square feet of commercial space, with associated parking and landscaping. This site plan application is for the northern 4.07-acre portion of the overall 6.5-acre site. The subject project area is proposed to be subdivided from the overall parcel. Concurrently, the applicant is submitting a Rezoning application (PZ 25-13000002) to rezone the northern 4.07 portion from B-3 (General Business) to a PDI (Planned Development-Infill) Zoning designation.
The total footprint of all proposed buildings on site is 79,082 square feet on a 177,141 square foot (4.07-acre) site, a total lot coverage of 44.6%. The site plan was reviewed by the Development Review Committee four times (in October of 2025, and in January, March, and June of 2026).
Code Section 155.5602.C.7.b requires that all ground-level windows on street-facing facades shall be transparent. Mirrored or heavily-tinted glass that prevents views into the building is prohibited on street-facing front building facades. The applicant's plans do not include product details for the proposed glass; however, the applicant will bring a sample of the glass to the AAC meeting for the board to review and determine whether the proposed material meets this Code requirement for both the commercial and residential ground-floor windows.
The property is located south of SE 5 Court and north of SE 10 Court, on the we...
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