Florida’s Atlantic Village Hotel to Begin Construction

After six years in planning, the Atlantic Village Hotel & Marina complex is set to begin construction, bringing a new resort-style waterfront luxury hotel to Broward County. With building permits issued for the initial phase of the $150 million project, staging is underway for the foundation work to begin next week, according to representatives of Atlantic Village, LLC.

Encompassing nearly 1 million square feet overall, the Atlantic Village complex is planned to also include a 12-story, 130,000-square-foot Class A office tower, and incorporate an existing 80-boat-slip marina. The 10-acre site is located on the Dania Waterway, at the crossroads of Interstate 95 and Griffin Road, just south of Fort Lauderdale International Airport.

The 12-story luxury hotel is designed for 419 suites; a 3,000-square-foot European spa; restaurants; night club; 18,000 square feet of ballroom, meeting and pre-function space; and a parking garage. An island pavilion in the middle of the marina, surrounded by water, will be a highlight. Architect Charles Sieger of the Sieger Suarez Architectural Partnership of Miami designed the Atlantic Village complex.

Atlantic Village Vice President Peter Gustafson said agreements with the hotel’s operator are to be announced within the next few weeks. Suffolk Construction, whose South Florida projects include Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas Riverhouse, Met 2 Office and Hotel, the Miami Airport Marriott, and Esplanade Grande in downtown West Palm Beach, has been awarded the construction contract.

The Atlantic Village Marina was subject to a complex approval process, due to its location at the southwest tip of Fort Lauderdale International Airport’s runway 9R and adjacent 80-slip marina.