"Before this building was known as the August, it was known informally as the Flatiron, a reference to its unusual but memorable shape. The most famous Flatiron building is the one in New York between Fifth Avenue and Broadway at Madison Park - similar in length to the August, though narrower. But many cities had buildings known as Flatirons for their similar shapes. Most every city has sites between converging streets like Alys Beach’s South Somerset Street and Castle Harbor. And these buildings are almost always thought of fondly or proudly. So the August may be first known and recognized for its shape.
It is in a little precinct near the Beach Club and the Gulf front Beach Plaza. There is no other modern neighborhood like this in Florida, an urban setting of different building sizes, near an extraordinary beach and further distinguished by the unusual views where streets come to the Gulf from the back of the town. The building’s most memorable aspect may be its narrow end with a large round porch, but the convex Juan Bermudez Crescent produces aspects just as nice and just as memorable that face the rest of the town. Somerset Street, starting on the north side of Alys Beach near the pine woods, is or will be one of the most beautiful streets in Florida. South Somerset descends from 30A and then rises again at the Beach Plaza to provide a great path to the water. ”- Scott Merrill
Designed by Merrill, Pastor & Colgan Architects of Vero Beach, Florida, The August will offer 13 total residences including three 4-bedroom, three 3-bedroom, and seven 2-bedroom condominiums.
25 апр 2024
