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Presentation By Andria Wingett, Director of Development Services, Regarding The Hollywood Beach Hotel Property, Generally Located at 101 North Ocean Drive.
Strategic Plan Focus
Quality of Life & Strong Neighborhoods
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Explanation:
This informational presentation provides an overview of the Hollywood Beach Hotel Property (101 N. Ocean Drive), a central landmark along the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk. The presentation frames the site’s evolution through four key themes: its historic prominence, the economic and regulatory changes that shaped its trajectory, the current physical and ownership challenges affecting the property, and potential opportunities for its future.
Constructed in 1925 by Hollywood founder Joseph Young, the hotel served for decades as the social and tourism centerpiece of Hollywood Beach, hosting visitors, conventions, and community events. Over time, however, the property underwent several changes, including wartime military use, institutional use, and ultimately conversion into a condominium and timeshare structure in the 1980s. These transitions, combined with fragmented ownership and evolving regulatory conditions, contributed to the property’s gradual decline.
Today, the site is vacant and deteriorating, with documented structural and building envelope issues and a pending review before the Unsafe Structures Board. The property also presents complex regulatory considerations, including coastal construction control line requirements, floodplain regulations, historic district context, and multiple ownership interests across the broader site.
Despite these challenges, the Hollywood Beach Resort continues to represent a significant historic and economic opportunity for the City.
This presentation is provided in conjunction with a separate companion presentation regarding Land Use, Zoning and Reinvestment on Hollywood Beach which examines the broader planning and policy framework for the area. Together, the two presentations are intended to provide context for understanding both the historic importance of the site and the policy considerations that may inform its long-term future.
Fiscal Impact:
The presentation is informational only and has no fiscal impact.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Cameron Palmer, Assistant Director, Development Services - Chief Planner
Andria Wingett, Director of Development Services
Raelin Storey, Assistant City Manager