The proposed 13-story Hyatt.
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By Dan Moffett
The prospects for economic revival in downtown Boca Raton just went up — at least 13 stories’ worth.
That’s how high Hyatt intends to build a 200-room hotel on the southeast corner of Federal Highway and Palmetto Park Road, less than a half-mile south of the Mizner Park shopping center.
The plans Hyatt and project developer The Kolter Group submitted to the city in November also include an 8,000-square-foot restaurant, a rooftop swimming pool and an integrated parking garage. At about 140 feet, the Hyatt Place Hotel would be one of the city’s tallest buildings.
It also would be the first hotel built within the Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency district, and city officials are understandably optimistic about the impact it could have on business.
“The time is right to add a hotel to the diverse mix of uses in downtown Boca,” said Ruby Childers, Boca’s downtown manager. “The city has been working hard to enhance the vibrancy and high quality of life for residents and visitors. Downtown Boca is alive with activity, and hotel guests will have easy access to a vast array of shopping, dining, nightlife, culture and more.”
Childers thinks the location is ideal for promoting “walkability.” Tourists and business guests can step through the hotel’s front doors and make a short walk to the Pedestrian Promenade, Sanborn Square and the Mizner Park shops and restaurants.
The company’s Hyatt Place brand targets business travelers and guests who favor practical amenities and mid-range pricing. Rooms come with media workplaces, 40-plus-inch flat-screen TVs, complimentary Wi-Fi access and refrigerators. People too busy to sit down for a restaurant meal can get “Grab-and-Go” sandwiches and drinks or order 24-hour room service.
If the Hyatt-Kolter partnership sounds familiar, it should. In 2012, the companies opened a 134-room Hyatt Place in downtown Delray Beach and in 2009 opened a 165-room Hyatt Place in West Palm Beach. Rooms at the Delray Beach hotel go from about $220 to $300 per night during the winter season.
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