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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-89-0986r CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIbA INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM ro Cesar H. ~dio City Manager Attention: Aurelio Perez-Lugones F oM /~orge L. Fernandez Cit Attorne Y Y DATE October 25, 1989 F~~EJ-89-919 suaiErr : Item PZ-y/Shrine Building City Agenda, October 26, 1989 REFEf1ENCES ENCIUSURES Attached please find a revised Ordinance for the above referenced matter. Said Ordinance now provides the decision of the Heritage Conservation Board, findings of eligibility for historic designation pursuant to criteria established in X1604.1 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended and attachment of "The Report of the City of Miami Planning Department to the Heritage Conservation Board." ALF/JLF/dot/P512 ce: Mayor Xavier L. Suarez Vice-Mayor H. Victor De Yurre Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner M Athalie Range Matty Hira Gloria Fox Sara Eaton ~.b i~o~ ~9--9~~. to the property.. Following this deferral, the applicant then invoked the 12 month delay period during which zoning items, once withdrawn, cannot be reheard. In order to complete the designation process, the designation was rescheduled for hearing by the Heritage Conservation Board in June. The Heritage Conservation Board once again recommended in favor of designation, PAA 9/20./89, I teui >~5 ~.~ ~ ~~r; - _ __ _- -- - - - - -_ _~. __ ... ._ .a„..~ __~. _ _. __.__ u.,.~ r ~~ CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM T° Cesar H. Odio City Manager Attention: Aurelio Perez-Lugones F oM /~orge L. Fernandez C i t At torne Y Y ENCLOSURES: fi -~~ DATE : October 25, 1989 F~LEJ-89-919 suF~~cT : Item PZ-7/Shrine Building City Agenda, October 26, 1989 REFEF?ENCES Attached please Find a revised Ordinance for the above referenced matter. Said Ordinance now provides the decision of the Heritage Conservation Board, findings of eligibility for historic designation pursuant to criteria established in §I604.1 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended and attachment of "The Report of the City of Miami Planning Department to the Heritage Conservation Board." ALF/JLF/dot/P512 cc: Mayor Xavier L. Suarez Vice-Mayor H. Victor De Yurre Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner M Athalie Range Matty Hirai Gloria Fox Sara Eaton I~,b~o ~ ~9~9~~ ~ , - - . ^ PLANNING FACT SHEET APPLICANT PETITION Lot 11 less street and Lot 12 of Block 1 of the plat of PERSHING COURT (PB 4-147) P.R.D.C. Consideration of recommendations concerning an amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas of Ordinance 9500, Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, to apply Section 1613. HC-4: Commercial Area Heritage Conservation Overlay District to the subject property, as described in the designation report. REQUEST RECOMMENDATIONS -~ HERITAGE CONSERVATION BOARD ~i.- PZ-7 City of Miami Planning Department: August 30, 1989 5. Shrine Building Aooroximateiy 1401 Biscavr~e Boulevard To apply the HC-4 overlay to this historic site as described in the designation report. Approval, 8 to 0. PLANNING DEPT. Approval. ANALYSIS This historic site is being proposed for designation per the requirements of Resolution 87-1148, the Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact Master Development Order. The building was recommended for designation by the Heritage Conservation Board in 1987, but the proposed designation was subsequently withdrawn by the Planning Department at the Planning Advisory Board hearing. This deferral was requested by the owner in order to study possible zoning incentives that might be applied to the property. Following this deferral, the applicant then invoked the 12 month delay period during which zoning items, once withdrawn, cannot be reheard. In order to complete the designation process, the designation was rescheduled for hearing by the Heritage Conservation Board in June. The Heritage Conservation Board once again .. recommended in favor of designation. PA13 9/2p~89 Item ~~ ~~9~s ,:.: .. ;, - ~ .. . . ,, _ ~ 1 HERITAGE CONSERVATION 8OARO PLANNING DEPT. PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD The PAB should consider the appropriateness of the proposed HC-4 zoning overlay as compared to any other HC regu]ations that could be applied to the subject property. Designation with an HC -4 zoning overlay offers certain zoning bonuses to encourage the preservation of historic sites. Incentives can include a floor area ratio bonus, as well as modification of offstreet parking, minimum lot size, open space, yard area, height, landscaping, and building spacing requirements. (See designation report). Approval, 8 to 0. Approval. At its meeting of September 20, 1989 the Planning Advisory Bdard adopted Resolution 48-89 b.y a vote of 5 to 4 recommending denial of the above. n _. _ ~~ --r n V~ ~_~ ~ bo ~ ~ - -_ . • M _ .. _, ~ ~ ~~ x ~~ ,, c ~~ ~N 1! . J 2 i ~ w _ RACT Q ~~ A.. •~ ~ ~ fi T a >l O r ~ w 3 ~ -: ~~ ~ N.E ~5 ~ TRACT C pia o a~ cc~t ~ T ~• ~ Q- ~ LY1 - ~ ~ ~ Q R sa S ~ S S3 . • ® ~• S T. • 'i ~ f N 2- ~/ ~ '` a ~ C _~j j ~~o.» r ~: w A ~' ~or!a~ ~ TRACT ' =O ~ ~ ~ y So w SEREMA .1/~AR ' f'[ ~ t• o tRACT A ~ ~ SO w IS ~ ~ ~ .n '! Z i~S GO 1 ` ~• . os.~o ~gt'-1e1 ~i T G~• Iz ~ 'yam Q eSp ' ~ oK. ~" , ~; r pE ~ ~ .. .3 v S T Q J '. t ~ ut .. Z E_ N. ~0 So - t ~ ~~. (~ W " i 9 Ls 0 cti ~ ~ 4 ~ 11 Is - .mss ~, •fRSM ~ : = sl Sz . l 4 Q ~~- i• 3 s ~• . ~+~r M GOuRY A q ' •EMA "~~ e ~ 6 = :ARK * ~ ; r w 3 • w~ '. ~ ~.f1V tQlr'- 0 1T Ir ~t ~t0 ~ .•v~~ s L 3 T `• N 5 o O ~ • • N.E. I. ~ !: i~ `y 3 3 P ~~ 1 ` IR 'i ~o J.E S T. . ~ 1001 P N e ~ 3 ~~ 1 ~ ~ '; n ` _: 1!S I R~ ~ r~ c. ,o~NOSOR N/RR lRO. f N• • A 11[ M 1 0 ~ 00 w 1 t X00 ~ L" V ....~. w~ w5 `n • PAB 9!20!89 A5 zs Item #5 Shrine Building AP ~-4 ~~ P 1 " Approx. 1401 8i~c~yne Blvd `~j • . t ~s../ * , ~ ~ HOWARO HNSQN` z - --- - _. _ _ . w w v . r~ . // I ~/~ 1 II '- --- F.H - _-__ .. `~ SHRINE BUILDING. 1401 BtSCAYNE BOULEVARD location 3 N.E. ~s sr. °D c~' = o~~v ~ o~ ~ ~ ~ ~' m ~ N.E. 14 8T. .a ~ ~9"~6$ site plan 2 s 3 w :~- ~:- . , . a ,~- . , , . ,` ~I.ORIDA EAST BOAST PROPERTIES, INS. POST OFFICE BOX 012949 • MIAMI. FLORIDA 33IOI 305/358-7710 September 14. 1989 m y City of Miami ~' Planning & Zoning Boards ~ Administration Department -Q ~_ ^ P •0• Box 330708 '' ~=' -~ i Miami . F1 orida 33133 ~ ~~~~~ ~ .: RE: THE SHRINE BUILDING APPROXIMATELY 1401 BISCAYNE BLVD. ~ -~ = LOT 1 LESS STREET AND LOT 12 OF BLOCK 1 OF -• - THE PLAT OF PERSHING COURT (P.B.4-147) P.R.D.C. ._ Gentlemen: We are the owners of real estate located within 375 feet from the above referenced property. The property we own in this area was not bought in the last year. We are writing to advise you that we oppose the petition to apply Section 1613. HC-4 to the subject property. This letter is in response to the Notice we received in connection with the Public Hearing to be be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. September 20. 1989. Sincerely yours. F~ STS, C S - PROPERTIES. INC. ./, /~; "-"~~~ ,.: . q~j~,Y ac~f f.~ , ~ 1 S esjid~n,_t ;;I v PY:cr RiVERGATE PLAZA--444 BRICKELL AVENUE, SUITE 530 MIAMI, FLQRIDA ~3!~~- ,~ ._:; -,. `~~ REPORT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO THE HERITAGE CONSERVATION 6OAR0 ON THE POTENTIAL QESIGNATION OF SHRINE BUILDING 1401 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AS A HERITAGE CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICT Prepared by ~ .~ i9F9 ~stor~c reservation ate Planner Accepted by airman, er~tage ate. Conservation Board Designated by the Miami City Commission Ordinance No. Date - . -. ,. ~ - - -` ~,. I. General Information II. Significance III. Architectural Information IV. Planning Context V. HC Zoning Elements Page I 4 7 10 11 .~ I. ~EKERAL INFORMATION Historic Name: Shrine Building Current Name: Shrine 8ui lding Location• 1401-1417 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida 33132 Present ner: Richwood, Inc. c/o Robert N. Traurig, Esq. 1221 Bricked Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131 Present lls~: Commercial Present Zoning District: sPl-a HC,,,I~inq Overly District: HC-4 T.~.Estllis..~ 01-3231-41Z-0050 I I 11 ! , -1- a 9oundary Oescriotion of HC toning District: ' Lot lI less street and Lot 12 of 81ock 1 of the plat of PERSHING CQU~fi (PB 4-147) HC Zonin~Classification: Historic Site \, ~~ II. SIGNIFICANCE Specific Date: 1930 Architect; Robert Law Weed f Statement of Signifi`cance.: The Shrine Building is architecturally significant because it is one of the earliest and most representative Art Oeco structures in Miami. - Designed by Robert Law Weed, a prominent local architect, the building represents an excellent local adaptation of a prevailing national style. The Shrine Building also possesses significant historical associations with the commercial development of Biscayne Boulevard, one of Miami's early planned thoroughfares and shopping areas during the late 1920s. The presence of the Seminole Indian figures on the building's facade comprises a local interpretation of the national trend for using native American motifs in Art Deco designs. The use of the cast stone imitating South Florida keystone, a local construction material, is also indicative of the prevailing 1930s movement that emphasized "regionaiism° in comnrcrcial architecture. The visual composition of the Shrine Building is also significant because it exemplifies the work of Robert law Weed in South Florida. The building`s scale, massing, and stylized decoration make~it one of the finest examples of Weed's commercial designs in Miami. Robert law Weed was born in Pennsylvania in 1987, studied. at the Carnegie Institute, and moved to Miami in 1919. Weed began his architectural career designing residences in Palm 9each and Miami Beach. He is well known for his important comsissions during the 1930s. These included the designs for the Miami Shores Elementary School (1930) .the Florida Tropical Nome at the Chicago "Century of Progress" Exhibition (1933), and the General Electric Model Nose in Mi aa~i Beach (1935) . The Shrine Building also represents the efforts undertaken by the Biscayne Boulevard Company to establish a new shopping area for Miasi. This type of intensive developsent, whose ggoal was to create the "Fifth Avenue of the South," was unparalleled in the city's history. The original 1925 plans for Biscayne Boulevard called for the creation of a •• -4- ,~ ~~m. complete shopping center, carefully designed for beauty and comfort, away from the downtown bustle. The Shrine Building serves as a visual reminder of the days when Biscayne Boulevard was being mvided into the modern-day concept of a shopping center, with the developers recognizing the increasing impetus of the automobile and planning for it. w ~• The Shrine Building was one of the many commercial structures erected by the Biscayne Boulevard Company during the late 1920s and early I930s. Throughout its early years, the building's tenants included the Mahi Shrine Temple A. A. Q.N. M. S. (Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) on the second floor, and the Home Orug Store, Piggiy Niggly grocery story, Biscayne-Page Electric Company, and the Johrt Turner Piano Company on the first floor. The Mahi Shrine Temple leased the entire second floor and a portion of the first floor from the time of the building's completion through 1943, thereby becoming the building's primary tenant. Consequently, the building has often been referred to as the Shrine Building. In 1980, the building was renovated and- converted to a series of shops. The architectural firm for the renovation,, Bouterse, Perez and Fabreas, won an award from the Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for their "sensitive restoration." The developer in charge of the renovation was also given an award by the Dade Heritage Trust. The Shrine Building is eligible for designation under the following criteria: 3. Exemplifies the historical, cultural, political, economic, or social trends of the community. The Shrine Building is a reflection of commercial development in Miami during the later 1920s and early 1930s. The Shrine Building was one of many stores built by the Biscayne Boulevard Company in an effort to establish a new shopping area for Greater Miami. This type of business development, which called for a complete shopping area, carefully designed for beauty and comfort, and away from the downtown, was the forerunner of the modern shopping center. The Shrine Building is one of only two stores in the area south of the Omni which remains from this period of growth. n ~ _. ~ _-~ ._ •. ... ~~\ :~~ 5. Embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, or period, or method of construction. The Shrine Building is one of the finest examples of Art Deca style commercial architecture in Miami. The building is particularly noteworthy for its massing and its app tication'of stylized decoration. 6. ~ Is an outstanding work of a prominent designer or builder. The Shrine Building was designed by Robert Law Weed, a prominent lacai architect. who a]so designed the Miami Shores Elementary School and the Miami Beach Burdine's. 7. Contains elements of design, detail, materials or craftsmanship of outstanding quality or which represent a significant innovation or adaptation to the South Florida environment. The Shrine Building is particularly noteworthy for the excellence of its design, craftsmanship, and detailing, embodied i~n such features as its step-back facade, sculptured figures, and bas- relief window spandrels. ~- w ~~".~~~. I ~2 ,~ IA1 'L; III. The Shrine Building is a two-story rectangular structure of :masonry construction executed in a iocai adaptation of the Art Deco style of architecture. The building was a protect of the Biscayne Boulevard Company, its original owner, and construction began and. was completed in 1930. Fronting to the west, the facade of the building is arranged in a series of setbacks which serve to emphasize the bold massing of its geoiaetric forms. The central portion of the building is comprised of a two-story block whose second story is recessed from the cower perimeter walls, thereby creating an open balcony parallel to the street. On the northern and southern ends of the central block are two-story wings, shorter than the central portion, and slightly recessed behind the principal facade. Tht exterior of the two-story wings and the lower story of the central ~biock are constructed of masonry block that is sheathed with a cast stone imitating keystone, a lc;,ai construction material. The exterior of the second story is covered with stucco. The first story contains a series of glass storefronts with individual entrances from the street. The second story of the central block is accented with 11 multi-light metal windows separated by flat pilasters featuring a vertical reeding pattern and a stylized ornamental capital. The' three windows found on the upper story of each wing are also separated by the same stylized pilasters. Below these windows are large bas-relief spandrels decorated with stylized volutes and sunburst designs. The symmetrical and horizontal composition of the building's facade is offset by turrets with multifaceted planes on the upper corners of the central block. The outer corners of the wings are detailed with engaged sculpted figures of Seminole Indians,. a tribe indigenous to South Florida. The building appears to be in good physical condition, and the exterior remains virtually unchanged from the date it was completed. Desc~~tian of Site: The Shrine Building faces west and is located on the northeast corner of Biscayne Boulevard and NE 14th Street. The building fronts directly on the street and is surrounded by parking lots. -7- y r~ Shrine Buildinc 1401 Biscayne Boulevard 0 1~I- -- Shrine Building 1~OI Biscayne Boulevard ~-~ . ~~ ~~. ~~ ~t ~~ i sa r - i .~ ~~ " ~. w: s "~~.-.913 l -0 t*h --_ ~„ IV. Present Trends and Cond'tions: The Shrine Building, now known as the Shrine Building, isr:i.ocated in a portion of Biscayne Boulevard, commonly referred to as the "Omni area." The area is considered to be a part of downtown Miami, but is physically separated from the core area by six to ten blocks of underdeveloped commercial uses. The Omni area is planned to be more closely linked to the downtown core through an extension of the Metromnver, and through development of a residential community in the intervening deteriorated commercial area. The area's historic role as a retailing district was soiidfied in the early 1960s with opening of the Omni shopping mail. The restaurant, entertainment, hotel, and residential uses within the area also contribute to the desirability acrd development opportunity of the general area. In 1982. the City of Miami approved a major change in the development regulations, al]owing three to five times the building intensity previously permitted in the area. This is expected to pave the way for a massive development of office, residential, and cotmercial uses. In early 1982. several such projects were planned including a 39 story glass tower rising behind the Shine Building. All of these projects were stalled by the nationwide recession. An economic study of the Omni area was recently completed by the City of Miami. The Shrine Building was restored in 1980 by its previous owners. It has experienced difficulty in leasing, but this problem may be expected to lessen with further development of the surrounding area. The Shrine Building has been identified in the Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact (DRI) as a historic site. The building has also been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Place. Conservation Obiectives: The Shrine Building is one of the most architecturally significant sites on Biscayne Boulevard, and every effort should be made to encourage its continued preservation. These conservation objectives can best ire-azhieved by appiying•the HC~ 4: Commercial Area Heritage Conservation Overlay District to the Property. -10- ~4--98~, ~'~`_ _ _- -- __ _ _ _ - __- - a .~ Y. Boundaries: The boundaries of the HC zoning district have been drawn to_.inciude only that portion of land on which the Shrine building is located. Mai,,, er exterior Surfaces Subject to Review: All four facades of the Shrine Building shall be considered major exterior surfaces subject to review. Maior La_ndscaoe Features Subject to Review: The major landscape features subject to review shall include all features which are subject to requirements for tree removal penaits, as set fortfi•in Chapter Z7 of the City Code.