New downtown condo tower nears approval

A new luxury condo tower on the edge of the downtown core has received partial sign-off from the Development Review Committee during its July 5 meeting. The Edge, a 10-story, 27-unit building is planned at the southeast corner of Cocoanut Avenue and Fruitville Road by developer Jim Bridges under the entity Jebco Edge LLC.

To be developed on just more than one-half acre, seven residential floors will be built atop a three-level parking structure. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, conference room and event space.

The site plan shows resident and guest parking will be accessible via a 20-foot-wide alley abutting the south side of the building and traffic will exit the condo via Cocoanut Avenue. Rounded corners will host 45-degree balconies. The height of the proposed building is 164 feet to the top of rooftop cabanas. Ceiling height on the first five residential floors is 12 feet, 14 feet on the top two floors.

A model drawing of the building shows an outdoor pool cabana and amenity space on the fourth floor. 

With partial sign-off, The Edge needs only clear a few remaining comments, after which it will go to the Director of Development Services Amy Pintus for final administrative approval. 

The DRC also received a new submittal for Premier on Main, a mixed-used development including 20 townhomes and 6,734 square feet of commercial space. The 1.39-acre site is north of Fourth Street between North Orange Avenue to the west and Adelia Avenue to the east. 

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The site combines nine parcels containing several residential structures. A proposed site plan shows two buildings of townhomes — one at Fourth Street and Adelia Avenue (seven units) and another interior to the site (three units) — and a mixed-use building with 10 residences above street-level commercial spaces along North Orange Avenue. 

A private street that runs internal to the site and provides access to parking areas is accessible from Adelia Avenue. 

With multiple comments remaining, a resubmittal of the project will be required.