Commercial Construction & Renovation

Miami Beach residents will see major changes to the island’s urban landscape . Voters approved a plan to build an 800-room convention center hotel and authorized $439 million in general obligation bonds to finance public safety, infrastructure and parks projects. Read the Miami Herald story here

The anchor of the retail Park Place development in Zeeland Township by Wyoming-based Granger Group will be Michigan’s first avid hotel, the latest “mid-scale” brand from Denham, England-based InterContinental Hotels Group, or IHG. Read the Grand Rapids Business Journal story here

Local hotel developer Winwood Hospitality Group has bought another part of downtown Raleigh. The company has spent $6 million to buy the Firestone garage property near Nash Square, where it plans to eventually build a hotel. Read The News & Observer story here

Plans for a multi-million dollar hotel and indoor aquatic center in Goddard are moving full-steam ahead. Recent plans were solidified with a groundbreaking at 19800 W. Kellogg. It's all part of a partnership with the City of Godard, Genesis Health Clubs and Imagine Resorts and Hotels. Read the KWCH-TV story here

A big day for the small town of Goddard as officials with the city, Genesis Health Club and founders of Great Wolf Lodge broke ground on a multi-million dollar hotel with 123 rooms, indoor water park with multiple slides, and gym are planned for the 19800 block of West Kellogg. Read the KSNW-TV story here

A developer plans to convert three vacant buildings in a Downtown historic district into a new 105-room hotel and bar. Read The Cincinnati Enquirer story here

Investors are advancing a plan to build a boutique hotel on a vacant lot on the Miami River, with an adjacent food plaza offering dining options. Read the Miami Today story here

A permit was filed by former U.S. Marine who owns the 18-hole Aloha Mini Glow Golf. The develop wants to open an indoor glow-in-the-dark miniature golf course, to be called Seven Wonders, on the lower level of the Square One Mall in Saugus, Mass. Read the Wicked Local story here

The Hotel Northland's new owners expect to open the luxury hotel in fall. Greenwood Hospitality Group and Octagon Credit Partners completed their joint, $33.3 million purchase of the hotel out of receivership on June 1. The targeted fall opening means renovations will be completed more than two years later than was expected when work began in December 2015.  Read the Green Bay Gazette story here

Plans for an indoor water park and hotel in East Ridge are becoming more real. Read the WDEF-TV story here