One Daytona Beach man opposed to any development east of State Road A1A urged commissioners to "look beyond the dollars and cents," and think about the impact the proposed 25-story condo-hotel could have on the beach, dunes and ocean. Janet Meredith, who also doesn't want to see any more new development east of A1A, said there's already been serious erosion to Volusia County's beaches. "Mother Nature will always win," Meredith said. She maintained that seawalls only add to erosion for property located on the edges.
land located on the southeast corner of A1A and Silver Beach Avenue from Tourist Accommodations
to Planned Development-Redevelopment.
The change is being sought to allow the construction of a condo-hotel that could include a pool, a restaurant and a bar. The pushback prompted the developer to reduce the condo-hotel tower design from 27 stories to 25 and to pare the maximum building height from 350 feet to 265 feet. The total number of hotel rooms planned for the 8,900-square-foot building has also dropped from 300 to 270. The building design has also been revised to accommodate a more narrow base for the structure to expand view corridors from A1A and adjacent properties, and revise the scale and footprint of the project.