Tavistock Development is gearing up for a bigger splash at Pier Sixty-Six, filing plans for a second phase that would drop four new buildings onto roughly eight acres of prime Fort Lauderdale waterfront, including a tower climbing to about 270 feet above the Intracoastal. The new application stretches across both the north and south parcels at the 17th Street Causeway and follows an opening round of construction that brought parts of the hotel back online, added residences and spruced up the marina. City officials and developers alike have framed the long-running makeover as a bid to supercharge Fort Lauderdale’s yachting-focused promenade and hospitality scene.
According to the South Florida Business Journal, the latest filing outlines four structures, blending residential and mixed-use space on about eight acres, with the tallest element topping out around 270 feet. The outlet’s report offers the first public look at the next chapter at Pier Sixty-Six and walks through the materials that landed on city staff desks this month.
Tavistock, which picked up the Pier Sixty-Six holdings in 2016, has already delivered an initial phase with new condominium buildings, upgraded marina facilities and a refreshed resort presence, according to the company. As described on Tavistock Development Company’s project page, the vision is a “social harbor” that knits together restaurants, shops and yacht services while opening up more public access. ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean has pointed to the project’s sizable local economic footprint and its role in keeping Fort Lauderdale’s marine economy humming.
What Phase Two Would Add
The new phase would bring four additional buildings with more residences over ground-floor retail and office space, concentrating the largest massing on the south parcel, per the Business Journal’s summary of the filings. If the tower is built at the proposed height, it would rank among the most eye-catching newcomers on the Intracoastal skyline, a clear signal that Pier Sixty-Six is not playing small ball.
Public Benefits And Preservation
An amended development agreement that ties into the broader Pier 66 master plan requires Tavistock to construct a publicly accessible “Marina Promenade” beneath the 17th Street Causeway and to seek historic landmark designation for the Pier 66 tower, according to city documents. Those obligations, along with details such as reservation units and impact-fee credits the developer has paid, are spelled out in the City of Fort Lauderdale development agreement…