Leading developer Eden Multifamily recently joined City of North Miami Beach officials to celebrate the unveiling of the city’s new public art installation. Two 16-foot-tall hot pink flamingo statues are now stationed along Snake Creek Canal in the park behind Lazul, Eden’s luxury 349-unit apartment building.

EDEN Multifamily president and CEO Jay Jacobson joined North Miami Beach Mayor Anthony DeFillipo, City Manager Esmond Scott, CRA Director Patrick Brett and several city commissioners to celebrate the completed sculptures, which were installed by EDEN as part of the North Miami Beach CRA’s incentive program.  The sculptures were created by world-renowned artist Fredrick Prescott of Santa Fe New Mexico.

“We are thrilled to continue our role in the evolution of North Miami Beach and its town center,” said Jacobson. “We hope these statues add beauty and prominence to this emerging neighborhood. Too often art in public places installations consist of fairly non-descript pieces that do little to enhance public participation in the intended community spaces they are designed to enhance. Since the open public park area behind Lazul was designed to enhance the frontage along the Snake Creek, we decided to commission pieces that would become a gathering place and focal point for both local residents and the public in general. The statues have already become famous in their own right with people stopping and taking selfies. In fact, the statues have their own Instagram hashtag.”

Lazul represents a significant milestone for the City of North Miami Beach, which is experiencing a renaissance following the 2015 completion of the City’s Mixed-Use Town Center zoning district.

The building includes studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, two-story townhomes, an eight-story parking garage and ground-floor commercial space. Building amenities include an inner courtyard with a heated pool, an elevated sundeck seating area with a firepit, community rooms, automated package delivery system, a state-of-the-art fitness center with a yoga/spin room and a dog walk and grooming area.

Prior to the completion of the art installation, EDEN had enhanced the public greenspace along the Snake Creek Canal with extensive landscaping, public seating, and a walking path/bikeway.

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