How the implosion of Historic Deauville Beach Resort will impact Miami Beach traffic
The Deauville Beach Resort’s 17-story hotel tower will be imploded Sunday, Nov. 13, marking the end of the road for a historic building that once famously hosted the Beatles but fell into disrepair in recent years.
Miami Beach voters rejected a ballot question Tuesday to change zoning regulations at the site to allow Miami Dolphins owner and billionaire developer Stephen Ross to build a luxury condo and hotel tower there. Now, the building’s implosion will leave a hole in the skyline in North Beach, with the future of the site uncertain.
Here are the details for Sunday.
The implosion will take place at 8 a.m. or shortly after, according to the city of Miami Beach.
Starting at 7:30 a.m., an “exclusion zone” will be established between Collins Avenue and Harding Avenue, from 65th Street to 70th Street. People will not be allowed outside in this area.
Traffic on Collins Avenue will be closed at 65th Street and diverted to Indian Creek Drive.
After the implosion, the contractor will begin to clean up, and roads are expected to reopen around 10 a.m.
According to a notice sent to nearby residents by demolition contractor BG Group LLC, structures directly adjacent to the Deauville will be vacated during the implosion.
The notice advises others in the area to keep their windows and doors closed to prevent dust from entering homes and other buildings at the time of the implosion. And it recommends turning off exhaust fans and bringing “dust-sensitive plants” and furniture indoors.
There will likely be a “significant amount of dust” in the block immediately surrounding the demolition site, according to the contractor.
“People with respiratory issues or those who are otherwise sensitive to dust or even loud noises should stay inside their structures until dust from the implosion clears and the area is cleaned up. Or they may wish to plan on being ‘elsewhere’ during the implosion for their own comfort,” the notice says.
BG Group is overseeing the implosion along with Maryland-based Controlled Demolitions Inc. The same two firms handled the successful implosion of the still-standing portion of Champlain Towers South in Surfside after the catastrophic building collapse last June that killed 98 people.
Demolition crews began tearing down the lower portion of the Deauville building in September. Officials first completed asbestos removal from the shuttered hotel, which allowed demolition of the building’s pool, pool deck, ballrooms and lobby to begin.
This story was originally published November 11, 2022 at 5:30 AM.
