The National WWII Museum will be opening its signature hotel, The Higgins Hotel & Conference Center, Curio Collection by Hilton, this November. Gregg Wallis The property is located in the heart of the hip Arts and Warehouse District, a recently revitalized neighborhood transformed from a former 19th century industrial area. The newest addition to the museum’s growing campus is named after Andrew Higgins, the founder and owner of New Orleans-based Higgins Industries, who oversaw the production of more than 20,000…

By Keith Larsen The 1,000-room Diplomat sits at 3555 South Ocean Drive in Hollywood is the second-largest hotel in South Florida, after the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. The property is reportedly on the market for as much as $1 billion, or $1 million per key, according to Bloomberg. Thayer paid $460 million for the Diplomat in 2014. Shortly after the sale, the former Westin hotel was rebranded to Curio, a Hilton Worldwide Holdings brand. … Many developers are looking to refinance…

MARKLEY STREET HOTEL Greenville, South Carolina 163 guestrooms 20,000 sq ft food and beverage (brewery, coffee shop and restaurant) 5,000 sq ft event space 202 stacked valet parking spaces Client: Hostmark Hospitality Group — Located north of the West End Historic District, the proposed hotel development is intentionally designed to provide a significant balance between the historical buildings and urban fabric of Greenville, with a contemporary aesthetic. The purposeful setback on the main facades at the ground level activates and…

By Emon Reiser The South Florida Business Journal will honor skyline-changing projects, distinguished developers and outstanding architects at its fourth annual Structures Awards. Ahead of the big night, we’re revealing the finalists: the projects and people behind the top commercial and residential projects across Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. The winners will be announced at a Nov. 21 ceremony at Jungle Island in Miami. We are particularly excited to see these two fantastic NBWW projects as finalists: Congratulations to…

Ayman Sabi unloaded the condo for $2,725 psf; the buyer was tied to a Cayman Islands company By Keith Larsen The former CEO of Pompano Beach-based Roadhouse Grill sold his condo at the trendy W South Beach for $7.2 million, about 22 percent over what he paid for it. …. In September, a W South Beach condo owned by the late star architect Zaha Hadid sold for $5.75 million…. The 20-story W South Beach was developed by Related Group, Starwood…