The Renaissance Hotel: Fort Lauderdale's First New Major Hotel in Years Underway

Fort Lauderdale, January 11, 2000 --- Groundbreaking Marks Formal Construction Start

The Renaissance Hotel: Fort Lauderdale's First New Major Hotel in 15 Years Underway

The Renaissance Ft. Lauderdale Hotel will become the City's first new major hotel in 15 years when it opens its doors in February, 2001 on the SE 17th Street Causeway.

The 233-room Mediterranean-styled hotel has been designed with the casual elegance and special touch of individuality that distinctly characterizes the world-wide portfolio of Renaissance Hotels and Resorts, a division of Marriott International.

Following final tower crane installation on January 11, a groundbreaking ceremony was hosted by the principals which include Interlink Hospitality Corp. of Ft. Lauderdale, Lennar Partners of Miami, and IAG Florida, Inc. of Coconut Grove, Florida.

Trading briefcases for hardhats, the project executives shoveled topsoil on a 3.3-acre site strategically located opposite the Broward County Convention Center in Port Everglades. The Renaissance Hotel is the last development phase of The Quay, an upscale commercial and retail area, internationally-known fir its specialized yachting and marine boutiques, the Bimini Boatyard Bar & Grill restaurant, and the Boathouse, a mega-yacht dock complex.

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