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Fall Talks: The Raleigh Hotel, Before the Vote
Sunday, November 15, 2026
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
On October 14 the Miami Beach City Commission took up a request to raise the Raleigh Hotel's floor area ratio from 2.0 to 2.5. The item first failed 4-3, then passed 6-1 on first reading after a reconsideration. The second reading is Wednesday, November 18.
Three days before that vote, Daniel Ciraldo walks through what the added floor area would mean for a landmark at 1775 Collins Avenue, using the Miami Beach Journal's 3D models: the guardrails read into the record (including a 215-foot combined height cap), the owner's $1.2 million infrastructure offer and an end-of-2031 finish date, and what is still ahead after the Commission.
We'll also cover how to send a comment or speak at the November 18 meeting.
Send your questions in advance when you register, and we'll take them in the Q&A.
Sunday, November 15, 4 PM ET, on Zoom. Free.
Three days before that vote, Daniel Ciraldo walks through what the added floor area would mean for a landmark at 1775 Collins Avenue, using the Miami Beach Journal's 3D models: the guardrails read into the record (including a 215-foot combined height cap), the owner's $1.2 million infrastructure offer and an end-of-2031 finish date, and what is still ahead after the Commission.
We'll also cover how to send a comment or speak at the November 18 meeting.
Send your questions in advance when you register, and we'll take them in the Q&A.
Sunday, November 15, 4 PM ET, on Zoom. Free.
About the speaker
Daniel Ciraldo
Founder of SaveMiamiBeach.org
Daniel Ciraldo is the publisher of the Miami Beach Journal and founder of Save Miami Beach, a civic initiative since 2015 focused on protecting the city’s character and quality of life. Today’s Save Miami Beach is a separate entity from, but inspired by, the original Save Miami Beach movement of the 1990s.
He previously served for eight years as Executive Director of the Miami Design Preservation League, a preservation organization based in the Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, where he worked on historic preservation, responsible development, resiliency, and the future of Miami Beach’s built environment.
In 2026, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation honored him with its Individual Distinguished Service award.
He also runs Young Folks Consulting, which gives nonprofits, advocacy groups and public-impact organizations executive leadership, strategy and smart systems, without the cost of a full-time executive.
A former candidate for the Miami Beach City Commission, Ciraldo remains actively engaged in local planning and development issues, with a particular focus on protecting Miami Beach’s historic character and ensuring residents have a meaningful voice in decisions shaping their neighborhoods.
He previously served for eight years as Executive Director of the Miami Design Preservation League, a preservation organization based in the Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District, where he worked on historic preservation, responsible development, resiliency, and the future of Miami Beach’s built environment.
In 2026, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation honored him with its Individual Distinguished Service award.
He also runs Young Folks Consulting, which gives nonprofits, advocacy groups and public-impact organizations executive leadership, strategy and smart systems, without the cost of a full-time executive.
A former candidate for the Miami Beach City Commission, Ciraldo remains actively engaged in local planning and development issues, with a particular focus on protecting Miami Beach’s historic character and ensuring residents have a meaningful voice in decisions shaping their neighborhoods.