JW Marriott will operate a new luxury hotel on the site of this city's legendary Langford Hotel.
City commissioners approved the elite hotel as the new operator Monday night on a 3-0 vote.
JW Marriott plans a 250-room hotel, spa and event space at the corner of Interlachen and New England avenues. That space has been empty since the Langford Hotel closed in 2000 and was demolished in 2003.
The city approved the site for a 230-room hotel and spa in 2001, but the owner, Langford CP, LLC has been searching for an operator ever since. Monday, commissioners agreed to amend that to 250 rooms. The principal owners are John Anderson and Jim Heistand.
Anderson said civil construction is expected to begin in May.
The ballroom and meeting space would be larger than initially approved, increasing to 14,570 square feet from 8,250 square feet. The spa would shrink to 12,000 square feet from 20,000 square feet.
The six-story hotel would actually have a slightly smaller footprint than what the city approved in 2001.
The only objections came from the neighboring luxury condominiums, The Residences. Bill Battaglia, president of their association, said condo owners had not been shown plans in advance.
There are 39 JW Marriott hotels in the world, 16 in the United States, according to the hotel's Web site. They include a 1,000-room JW Marriott Hotel and Resort on Central Florida Parkway in south Orange County.
The hotels pride themselves on attentive service, fresh flowers, large rooms with flat-panel televisions, lavish bathrooms and artwork.
City commissioners approved the elite hotel as the new operator Monday night on a 3-0 vote.
JW Marriott plans a 250-room hotel, spa and event space at the corner of Interlachen and New England avenues. That space has been empty since the Langford Hotel closed in 2000 and was demolished in 2003.
The city approved the site for a 230-room hotel and spa in 2001, but the owner, Langford CP, LLC has been searching for an operator ever since. Monday, commissioners agreed to amend that to 250 rooms. The principal owners are John Anderson and Jim Heistand.
Anderson said civil construction is expected to begin in May.
The ballroom and meeting space would be larger than initially approved, increasing to 14,570 square feet from 8,250 square feet. The spa would shrink to 12,000 square feet from 20,000 square feet.
The six-story hotel would actually have a slightly smaller footprint than what the city approved in 2001.
The only objections came from the neighboring luxury condominiums, The Residences. Bill Battaglia, president of their association, said condo owners had not been shown plans in advance.
There are 39 JW Marriott hotels in the world, 16 in the United States, according to the hotel's Web site. They include a 1,000-room JW Marriott Hotel and Resort on Central Florida Parkway in south Orange County.
The hotels pride themselves on attentive service, fresh flowers, large rooms with flat-panel televisions, lavish bathrooms and artwork.
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