Tag Archive for ‘Heritage Park’

Despite protests, SIB rezones park site

A standing-room-only crowd of unhappy condo owners couldn’t dissuade the Sunny Isles Beach City Commission from pushing ahead Dec. 22 with its plan for developing Heritage Park.
Neither could the presence of a noted land use attorney, a court stenographer and the clear hint of potential legal challenges ahead.
So in a special meeting, the commission voted [...]

SIB buys another park site

Sunny Isles Beach has taken another step toward satisfying the need for park land in the southern portion of the city.
Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 17 to spend $4.5 million to acquire a small retail center at 16050 Collins Ave. Plans call for creating a park and open space. The center has two tenants, one of [...]

SIB kicks off work on Heritage Park project

The City of Sunny Isles Beach officially broke ground Sept. 1 on its Heritage Park project.
The site on the west side of Collins Avenue just north of the Lehman Causeway will be transformed into a park featuring a basketball court, children’s play area and a 500-car parking garage.
Mayor Norman Edelcup expressed hope that residents could [...]

Art from Dunes to be used at park garage

In building a parking garage at the new Heritage Park, Sunny Isles Beach officials are planning a tribute of sorts to the city’s roots.
A series of Egyptian-style tablets that once hung in the lobby of The Dunes hotel will adorn the entrance of the parking structure. The six images have been stored by the city [...]

SIB to revisit traffic plan for Heritage Park

Sunny Isles Beach city officials have agreed to meet with unhappy residents of Ocean Reserve and discuss ways to improve traffic flow for the proposed Heritage Park. 
 
Using the comment period after the city commission had completed its business July 16, Jennifer Levin of Ocean View Tower B told commissioners the latest drawing of the park’s [...]

Money OK’d to start work on SIB’s Heritage Park

The Sunny Isles Beach City Commission has approved spending $9.25 million to get work started on Heritage Park, including a parking garage and perhaps the oft-discussed basketball court for youth in the city’s north end.
The June 18 vote was unanimous but Acting City Manager Rick Conner stressed that renderings he was showing were preliminary and [...]