Earlier this month, Village of the Arts, Ltd., affiliated with Dania Beach-based MJDC, filed plans for Village of the Arts, a 6-story mixed-use project at 543 Northwest 5th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale’s Progresso Village neighborhood. Designed by Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates Architects with Architectural Alliance Landscape as the landscape architect and Botek Thurlow Engineering, Inc. as the civil engineer, the 65-foot-tall structure would comprise nearly 140,000 square feet of space, including 162 residential units, 6,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, and a 216-space parking garage. The filed plans for the project, initially scheduled for review on June 13, are currently being reviewed by Fort Lauderdale’s Design Review Committee.
The 1.67-acre site is located at the intersection of Sistrunk Boulevard to the north, Northwest 5th Avenue to the east, Northwest 5th Court to the south, and Northwest 6th Avenue to the west. The project showcases a contemporary design that embraces a combination of white, gray, and brownstucco finishes, complemented by sleek dark aluminum window framing and elegant copper-colored balcony railings.
Village of the Arts. Credit: MJDC.
Village of the Arts. Credit: MJDC.
Village of the Arts. Credit: MJDC.
Village of the Arts. Credit: MJDC.
Village of the Arts. Credit: MJDC.
The development’s residential component would offer a range of apartment sizes, spanning from 520 to 1,070 square feet, with a total of 162 units. Among them are 13 studio apartments, 92 one-bedroom units, and 57 two-bedroom units, including 12 apartments located on the ground level. In addition to the well-designed living spaces, the project would feature an inviting interior courtyard with a pool on the ground floor, providing a relaxing and refreshing amenity for residents. Complementing this, the development would offer a 1,600-square-foot club room and a 1,100-square-foot fitness center, providing residents with convenient on-site facilities for socializing and maintaining an active lifestyle.
As per the deed, the developer has a designated timeframe of 36 months to initiate construction on the project and a further five years to complete it; failure to meet these deadlines would result in the property reverting to the city. The application highlighted the need to relocate FPL transmission lines to facilitate the project’s construction.
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Excellent. Looking forward to see it
in person
So query: Are the developers going make their own fresh water? Handle it’s own sewage and trash?