{"id":349895,"date":"2026-07-23T14:29:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/349895\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:29:17","slug":"pier-sixty-six-plan-4-new-condo-towers-dining-and-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/349895\/","title":{"rendered":"Pier Sixty-Six plan: 4 new condo towers, dining and shops"},"content":{"rendered":"

The folks behind the head-turning $1 billion redesign of Pier Sixty-Six are gearing up for what they\u2019re calling the next chapter: A bold four-tower expansion that will bring dramatic change to southeast Fort Lauderdale\u2019s growing skyline.<\/p>\n

The newly revamped Pier Sixty-Six<\/a> was just the first phase of Tavistock Development Company\u2019s long-planned makeover of the 32-acre luxury waterfront resort on the barrier island.<\/p>\n

The second phase calls for four 23-story condo towers, all 270 feet high, that will be known as Pier 66 North and Pier 66 South. Three towers will sit on the south side of Southeast 17th Street and one on the north.<\/p>\n

After unveiling the plan in late May, those behind it recently shared more details with the South Florida Sun Sentinel in an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhase 2 for us represents the next chapter,\u201d Jessi Blakley, vice president of Tavistock US, told the Sun Sentinel. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a long-term vision for this property, to create a walkable vibrant property and really expand what we believe to be one of South Florida\u2019s most iconic destinations. It is not a new vision. We\u2019ve been working on this project for about 10 years. We\u2019ve been planning for this since day one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s coming<\/a> under the current plan: 339 luxury condos that would likely sell for $5 million and up, a boutique grocery, shops, restaurants, 37 marina slips, one of Fort Lauderdale\u2019s largest waterfront promenades and a new community park beneath the 17th Street Causeway bridge.<\/p>\n

Inspiration came partly from the original Pier Sixty-Six hotel known for its landmark rotating rooftop bar and lounge. According to the resort\u2019s online marketing, the design team sought to honor that history, bringing a new sense of architectural ambition to the waterfront while acknowledging what came before.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s too soon to say when the project would break ground or even what it will cost to build, Blakley said. But this second phase will represent a significant investment in a market Tavistock has been \u201cvery bullish on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing is that people don\u2019t want to just visit Fort Lauderdale,\u201d Blakley said. \u201cThey want to live here. We want to build that environment that is still the place we all want to go to and hang out. But we\u2019ve also introduced a product type that is attractive to a demographic that is now coming to the city of Fort Lauderdale.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project still requires approval from the city\u2019s planning board and the Fort Lauderdale commission. But that is likely several months away, said Stephanie Toothaker, attorney for the developer.<\/p>\n

\"AnAn artist\u2019s illustration showing the promenade view of buildings B and C, two of four new towers planned for the Pier Sixty-Six property. (Tavistock Development Company\/Courtesy)<\/p>\n

Under its development agreement with the city, Tavistock has the right to build a total of 575 condos altogether for both phases combined.<\/p>\n

That means Tavistock could build 475 condos in the second phase. Instead, the plan is to build 339.<\/p>\n

Some developers have opted to use the state\u2019s Live Local Act to help projects\u00a0break ground.<\/p>\n

This is not in the current plan, Blakley said.<\/p>\n

If it were, the developer would be required to make 40% of the residences available as rental apartments that qualify as affordable for 30 years.<\/p>\n

The towers would be taller at 300 feet in height. And there would be more of them.<\/p>\n

In addition, the shops, restaurants, grocery store, 1.43-mile waterfront promenade and other public improvements would come off the plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeighborhood compatibility is so important,\u201d Blakley said. \u201cBringing people to the waterfront has been a core focus for us. And all of those shops and restaurants are open to the public. We know there is a desire and an appetite for restaurants and shops on the barrier island. We also want to offer boat dockage to people out on their boat on a Saturday afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an effort to improve the waterfront views, Tavistock plans to give up\u00a0an acre of land to widen the canal that fronts the Harbour Inlet neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a really narrow canal today,\u201d Blakley said. \u201cIt is not what you\u2019d consider to be a safe navigable waterway. We\u2019re shaving away the land on our side so it makes it more safe for boats to navigate that waterway. And we\u2019re creating a more walkable waterfront for the retail shops and restaurants.\u201d<\/p>\n

To sacrifice\u00a0even an acre of land is rare in the development world, Toothaker said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never worked on a project where the developer gave up land to give it back to Mother Nature, to create more water space,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

As part of the project\u2019s required approval process, Toothaker prepared a 32-page design narrative recently submitted to the city\u2019s Development Review Committee for review.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe development is intended to complement the existing hospitality, residential and marina uses in Phase I while providing neighborhood-serving commercial opportunities and enhancing Pier Sixty-Six\u2019s role as a regional destination,\u201d Toothaker wrote.<\/p>\n

The design quality will mirror what Tavistock has already done in Phase 1 with the makeover of the historic Pier Sixty-Six resort, Blakley told the Sun Sentinel.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhase 2 for us is about completing a decadelong\u00a0vision,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re connecting the north and south sides of the property to become a walkable destination that turns underused space under the bridge into a real community park. It\u2019s not about building something new. It\u2019s about making sure the surrounding community has walkability, shops and restaurants on the barrier island that don\u2019t exist today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Susannah Bryan can be reached at sbryan@sunsentinel.com. Follow me on X @Susannah_Bryan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The folks behind the head-turning $1 billion redesign of Pier Sixty-Six are gearing up for what they\u2019re calling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[506,28,249,251,250,114,266,109],"class_list":["post-349895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-broward-county","tag-florida","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-social"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}