Conrad Fort Lauderdale
| The Ocean Resort Residences at the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel | |
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| Former names | Trump International Hotel & Tower Fort Lauderdale |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Residential, Hotel |
| Location | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Address | 551 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard |
| Coordinates | 26°07′50″N 80°06′13″W / 26.130666°N 80.103496°WCoordinates: 26°07′50″N 80°06′13″W / 26.130666°N 80.103496°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Construction started | July 2005 |
| Opening | 2017 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Michael Graves and Associates Oscar Garcia Architects |
| Developer | Orchestra Hotels and Resorts |
| Main contractor | Moss Associates |
| Website | |
| http://conradhotels3.hilton.com/en/hotels/florida/conrad-fort-lauderdale-beach-FLLCICI/index.html | |
The Ocean Resort and Residences at the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel is a luxury condominium-hotel resort located on ocean-front property on North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The project initially began construction in July 2005, as Trump International Hotel & Tower Fort Lauderdale. The project was initially scheduled to open in 2007, but construction was halted when the project entered foreclosure. After several delays, the condominium-hotel opened in October 2017, as the Conrad Fort Lauderdale.
History[edit]
The property was initially occupied by the Merrimac and Gold Coast hotels, which were built on Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard in the 1950s.[1][2] A condo hotel project was approved for the site in 2001.[3] In December 2003, Donald Trump was interested in the proposed Gold Coast Merrimac Resort, which had been planned for the site of the two hotels. The 24-story resort had been approved for 240 hotel rooms and 80 timeshare units.[1] After Trump became involved in the project, it was renamed as Trump International Hotel & Tower Fort Lauderdale, with New York developer Roy Stillman and Bayrock Group as partners. The project's developer was Stillman Bayrock Merrimac LLC.[4]
The project was designed by Michael Graves and Associates in collaboration with Oscar Garcia Architects.[4] Graves redesigned the hotel to decrease its previous size. The redesign included 22 fewer units and 215 fewer parking spaces than when the project was initially approved in 2001.[3] The tower was designed to resemble a luxury cruise liner from 1925,[4] and the project would be built on a two-acre site at 551 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard.[4]
The project, considered essential in transforming the beach area into an upper-class tourist destination, was unanimously approved by the Fort Lauderdale commission on February 15, 2005. By that time, the Gold Coast/Merrimac hotel had been gutted to prepare for the new project.[3] Construction was initially scheduled to begin in April 2005, with completion scheduled for 2007.[4][5] Construction began in July 2005. The tower was expected to cost $200 million.[6]
The project was later planned to open in 2009, but eventually defaulted on a $139 million loan before its opening.[7][8] In November 2010, Trump announced he was no longer affiliated with the project.[9][10] The unfinished condo-hotel was sold on March 14, 2012 in a foreclosure auction. The current owner of the property is Quebec, Canada, based Heafey Group.[11] In October 2014, plans were announced to open the project as the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Resort and Residences during the summer of 2015.[8]
The building was later scheduled to open in September 2017,[12] but because of Hurricane Irma it had a soft opening on September 29 and an official opening on October 10, 2017 as Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach.[13][14] The grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony did not occur until December 19, 2017.[15] It is advertising 290 units[16] consisting of 108 luxury condominium residences and 181 condominium hotel units,[17] which will be managed by Conrad, Hilton Worldwide's luxury brand.[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stieghorst, Tom (December 12, 2003). "Trump Eyes Oceanfront Land: Aventura Firm To Market Project In Lauderdale". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ↑ Hanks III, Douglas (March 6, 2005). "Trump developer learns to abandon authority to boss". The Miami Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wallman, Brittany (February 16, 2005). "Luxurious Trump Tower Approved For Beachfront". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Friedman, Robyn A. (February 28, 2005). "Trump Condo-hotel Aims For 5-star Atmosphere". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Trump Hotel to Rise on Lauderdale Beach". Miami Herald. March 13, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2018. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ "Construction starts on 'other' Florida Trump complex". Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. July 25, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via NewsLibrary. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
|subscription=(help) - ↑ Karmin, Craig. "Glitz Masks Woes For Trump SoHo". The Wall Street Journal. pp. B1–B2.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Yousefi, Ryan (October 3, 2014). "Failed Fort Lauderdale Beach Trump Project Will Finally Open as Conrad Hotel". Broward Palm Beach New Times.
- ↑ Nehamas, Nicholas (August 29, 2017). "Developer who promised Russian help for Trump project was behind failed Fort Lauderdale condo". The Miami Herald.
- ↑ Sallah, Michael (July 1, 2012). "Trump tower promoter's criminal record was concealed by feds". Miami Herald.
- ↑ "Quebec-based Heafey Group buys Conrad Fort Lauderdale for $100M". The Real Deal. January 6, 2017.
- ↑ Satchell, Arlene (July 31, 2017). "Long-awaited Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach poised for September opening". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ↑ Satchell, Arlene (September 19, 2017). "Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach pushes back official opening to Oct. 10". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ↑ Satchell, Arlene (October 4, 2017). "Conrad Fort Lauderdale previews rooms, restaurants ahead of Oct. 10 opening". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Celebrates Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Florida". Hotel-online.com. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ↑ Satchell, Arlene (14 October 2015). "Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort to open in early 2016". Sun-Sentinel.
- ↑ "Jewel Box tops off at Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach". therealdeal.com. The Real Deal. March 30, 2015.
- ↑ Satchell, Arlene (8 February 2016). "3D light show spotlights soon-to-open Conrad Fort Lauderdale resort". Sun-Sentinel.
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