Loews
Hotel, Florida
The Loews Miami Beach Hotel opened in December
of 1998 and was the first new hotel on the beach in 30
years. The hotel, which is surrounded by art deco architecture,
is just four blocks from the convention center. Loews
has 6 restaurants/lounges.
Coastal Systems International, Inc. provided various
permitting services including conceptual design/pre-application
meetings, the “Notice to Proceed”, DEP (Department
of Environmental Protection) Construction and Marine
Turtle applications.
Coastal
engineering services were also offered such as the analysis
of the 100-Year Storm Impact and Hydraulic Flows. The
National Flood Insurance Program’s guidelines
do not permit below-grade areas in an A-Zone to be used
for any purposes other than parking, building access
and storage. For Loew’s Miami Beach Convention
Center and Hotel, Coastal Systems worked closely with
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and City
staff to demonstrate that the building could be classified
as a multi-use facility. Contingent upon the provision
that the subterranean level be flood-proofed, FEMA issued
a letter of support based upon Coastal Systems classification
of the structure which allowed the below-grade areas
to be utilized for the hotel’s “back-of-house”
requirements such as laundry facilities, employee lockers,
lounges, and a cafeteria.
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