HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Hollywood residents are fired up over a plan that could turn a stretch of city-owned beachfront property into a major development, while city commissioners move forward with the project.
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The proposal calls for Portofino Hollywood, a 27-story luxury high-rise.
The 3-and-a-half-acre site at 1301 S. Ocean Drive is currently home to a community center, park and public parking lot. Residents have been fighting the project for years, saying they want to keep the land for public use.
City commissioners are now pushing the development forward using the state’s Live Local Act. The law limits local zoning rules as long as 40% of the units are set aside for affordable housing.
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Still, residents say they fear they will be priced out and continue to oppose the project despite the affordable housing requirement.
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