Banyan Tree Residences West Palm Beach has received unanimous approval from the West Palm Beach Downtown Action Committee for the 25-story residential development at 400 Hibiscus Street in Downtown West Palm Beach. Designed by OMA and developed by Mast Capital and Curated JCZM Development in collaboration with Banyan Group, the project will yield 88 condominium residences, with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg and landscape architecture by Enea Landscape Architecture.
The August 12 vote allows the development to advance with a 5.5 floor area ratio through the use of Transfer of Development Rights incorporated into the current plans. The approval follows approximately one year of coordination with city staff and neighborhood representatives and preserves the proposed scale and massing of the building.
The tower is composed of two interlocking residential volumes rising above a multi-level podium, with broad expanses of glazing, projecting terraces, and landscaped outdoor areas integrated throughout the building. The lower levels are designed with a more articulated streetwall along Hibiscus Street and South Dixie Highway, while landscaped areas by Enea Landscape Architecture surround portions of the podium and help screen the parking levels from the surrounding streetscape…