2024-05-09T05:51:51-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150421792/miami-beach-preservationists-sound-the-alarm-over-concerning-new-building-safety-law Josh Niland 2024-03-26T15:04:00-04:00 >2024-03-26T15:04:22-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cc/ccd1ca60414c3bd527f57c5f33206cfa.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/realestate/miami-beach-building-preservation-florida.html?utm_source=pocket_saves" target="_blank">New York Times</a></em> has picked a side in the fight between <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/61090/miami-beach" target="_blank">Miami Beach</a> historic preservation advocates and developers supporting the recently signed Resiliency and Safe Structures Act, a law those in the former category claim will augment a devastating erasure of the local architecture character over time.</p> <p>The rift that has for years played out amidst a backdrop that includes the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1777399/miami-condo-collapse" target="_blank">tragedy at Surfside</a> and a spate of new starchitect-designed developments on the nine-mile island has recent salients in the demolished <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150330444/miami-s-historic-deauville-beach-resort-is-demolished-as-a-frank-gehry-designed-replacement-fails-to-start" target="_blank">Deauville Beach Hotel</a> and the yet-decided fate of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150302012/the-fate-of-miami-s-marine-stadium-hangs-in-the-balance-after-a-delayed-vote-on-preservation-funds" target="_blank">Miami Marine Stadium</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Advocates say the new law is a guise that uses climate change and building safety as its premise to usher in what is, in reality, a slate of insidious and destructive requirements. The <em><a href="https://commercialobserver.com/2024/02/resiliency-and-safe-structures-act-miami-beach/#:~:text=Known%20as%20the%20Resiliency%20and,building%20officials%20deem%20them%20unsafe." target="_blank">Commercial Observer</a></em> said they also work to "hamstring the powers of municipalities to dictate what can replace demolished structures."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/564e19aea90765b4dc7945b4d5dd1326.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/564e19aea90765b4dc7945b4d5dd1326.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150122777/why-is-florida-s-coastal-real-estate-still-booming-despite-rising-levels" target="_blank">Why is Florida's coastal real estate still booming despite rising...</a></figcaption></figure>