97-Room Hotel and 10 Town Homes Would Replace Flagler Beach Farmer’s Market Parcel in Heart of the City.

South Florida architect and resort developer is proposing to build a 97-room resort and 10 walk-up town houses for short-term renters in Flagler Beach on the rectangular vacant acreage in the heart of city best known for its weekend farmers’ market, which has not been active in the past year. The resort, 35 feet tall at its height, would vastly change the complexion and skyline of downtown, though it would also be a return to form of sorts.

Cooper City, Fla.-architect and resort developer Joseph Pasquale of Anjon Resort Homes submitted the application on Nov. 18 for a special exception to build the resort. Pasquale’s site plan proposes a 116-space underground parking garage. The resort would include an “oversize lobby” according to the plans, with an interior gallery, event room, restaurant, cafe, pool and sun and viewing decks. “The architectural template combines features exhibited in the charrette document and mixed-use district character area depicted in the Downtown Design Guidelines,” according to the application.