The Higgins Hotel & Conference Center is opening Friday.   The National World War II Museum is set to open The Higgins Hotel & Conference Center on Friday. The hotel, located on the museum’s campus in the Warehouse District, has 230 rooms, four dining spaces which include a rooftop bar, and 18,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The museum broke ground two years ago on the estimated $66.5 million project, operating as part of the Curio Collection by Hilton….

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted approval for a 960 foot tower to replace the Burger King strip mall across from Brickell City Centre. … The owner of the property has also been granted city approval for a 78-story tower on the property called 18. It is planned to include four stories of retail at the base, with the upper levels to include 392 residential units, in a tower designed by Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates. Architect NBWW has…

A beautiful new view of the JW Marriott Water Street Tampa’s pool deck. Tampa’s new 4-Star hotel with 500 guest rooms, innovative meeting space, as well as shared gathering spaces, exciting restaurants, and rooftop lounge areas, brought together with a world-class design. “The design of the hotel strengthens the connection between the building and its location, allowing the guest experience to admire and blend into the spirit of the city.”— John Nichols, NBWW

Miami Worldcenter has plans to build an entertainment hub, food hall and a rooftop restaurant in downtown Miami, according to newly released marketing material. The entertainment hub will include 90,000 square feet of “world class entertainment,” along with the food hall, next to the CitizenM Hotel that is preparing to begin construction. Also next to the food hall will be a rooftop restaurant. A Marriott Marquis Hotel & Convention Center with 1,800 luxury rooms and 600,000 square feet of convention…

From Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, these hotels have recruited top designers and firms, such as Roman and Williams, Jacques Garcia, and Martyn Lawrence Bullard, to create spaces that are as memorable as the cuisine By Elizabeth Stamp Matador Room (Miami) Celebrated chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten puts a new spin on the midcentury supper club at the Matador Room at the Miami Beach Edition. Guests can dine on the lush terrace or in the sunken oval dining room, which is illuminated…