WPB sees four hotel proposals for city hall site

As West Palm Beach prepares to sell its old city hall building, the city has received four proposals to turn the waterfront property into a downtown hotel, the Palm Beach Post reported. Three of the four proposals are for buildings 12-stories or higher. The sale will also include a city-owned parcel next to the hall — the former site of the Helen Wilkes hotel.

Navarro Lowrey Properties of West Palm Beach, with Hyatt Hotels and Concord Hospitality, a North Carolina-based hotel management company are proposing a $3.1 million, five-story, 205-room Hyatt hotel. Kolter Group, a condominium developer is proposing a $12 million, 15-story building with at least 120 hotel rooms, 260 residential units and ground floor retail. Song + Associates, with Crocker Group and the Carlton Fields law firm are pitching a $5 million, 12-story building with 200 rooms and lobby retail space. And finally Hisham Ashkouri Architects/Developers of Newton, Mass are proposing a $10 million, 15-story building and two smaller buildings with hotel and gallery space. [Palm Beach Post] —Christopher Camoeron