Broward Crossing, a 4.2-acre mixed use mega development proposed for Downtown Fort Lauderdale has been approved by the City Commission. The developer behind the application is New York City’s Kushner Companies, who was seeking for a rezoning of the site to expand the city’s high-density zoning district further west. The development sites are located at 200, 300 and 520 West Broward Boulevard, currently occupied by some commercial buildings and outdoor parking lots, and may rise to be one of the city’s tallest towers within close proximity to Fort Lauderdale’s Brightline Station.
The proposal for Broward Crossing calls for the construction of 4 mixed-use towers with up to 1,300 residential units, office and retail spaces, and potentially a hotel. Details on the heights and floor count of the structures have not been revealed, but based on the available conceptual renderings, they could rise as high as 50-stories or so. The current tallest building in Broward County is 100 Las Olas, which rises to 499-feet spanning 46 stories, so approvals for heights near 500-feet is not too far-fetched. The addresses appear to be bounded by SW 6th Ave. to the west, SW 2nd St. to the south, SW 2nd Ave. to the east, and West Broward Blvd. to the north, potentially spanning 4 city blocks.
Broward Crossing. Courtesy of Kushner Companies.
Potential sites for Broward Crossing. Courtesy of Google Maps.
Construction on Broward Crossing is expected to be done in phases, with the first phase beginning in the first quarter of 2022 and the last phases wrapping up in 2026. Laurent Morali, President of Kushner Companies, says they are in contract with Hong Kong-based Swire Properties to purchase the site for $49 million.
The current renderings are simply conceptual; since the project is still in the planning stages, a design firm has not been selected as of yet but are currently being interviewed. Much of the available information, including the naming of the development, is not final and still subject to change.
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