Save the Iconic Clock Tower on 71st Street!

Once again, a North Beach landmark is under threat–the clock tower on 71st Street.  It has signaled the entrance to North Beach on 71st Street for over 50 years. Whereas the Miami Beach Design Review Board denied the proposal to demolish our iconic clock tower on July 7, 2020, the developers are back to the Commission this Wednesday, March 17, 2021 trying to overrule the Design Review Board and demolish it. Fill in the form below to contact the Commission directly and share your support for saving this North Beach MiMo icon!

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    Dear Mayor and Commissioners:

    My name is (name) and I am writing to ask for your support to protect the MiMo clock tower on 71st Street and save it from demolition. Please vote 'no' on the appeal and uphold the DRB's decision. The most recent discussions regarding development in North Beach have consistently supported preserving the iconic clock tower in Town Center. Residents and experts alike want this iconic structure saved.

    In fact, the award-winning North Beach Master Plan, created by Dover Kohl around the widespread consensus of the North Beach community stakeholders and adopted by unanimous consent of the Miami Beach Commission, singles out two iconic landmarks that should be preserved and highlighted as place-making iconic architecture in North Beach. The first was the Log Cabin which has been dismantled. The other is the clock tower, which Plan NoBe defines as "a sculptural representation of the stylistic spirit of Miami Modern."

    I urge you to please use the authority entrusted to you on the Commission to ensure that this celebrated North Beach landmark will be protected.

    Please ensure that the clock tower will be incorporated into any new project on the site, so that this celebrated symbol of North Beach's authentic historical identity and allure can carry forward and have new life as an integral part of the renewed vision for Town Center.

    Thank you for supporting development in North Beach without sacrificing our icons.

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