Miami Beach is home to many historical architectural styles. Art Deco and MiMo are particularly evocative of the Miami Beach identity. Unfortunately, some property owners do not value historic properties and neglect them for several years. This neglect can yield in a determination from our building official that a building is structurally unsound and must thus be demolished. In one example, VICE recently documented how the abandonment of the famous Deauville has hurt the local economy and has led the police to respond to calls regarding the property on several occasions.

I ask for the Land Use and Development Committee to discuss how the City can disincentivize owners from letting their historic structures fall into decay and instead incentivize them to rehabilitate historic buildings.