Wednesday, November 08, 2006

New Condo Hotel Adds to South Florida Real Estate

By Mary Damiano

Real estate in Fort Lauderdale is about to get a shot in the arm with the ultra-luxurious St. Regis Hotel, scheduled to open mid-December. The 23-story oceanfront resort will feature more than 160 rooms and more than 70 new Fort Lauderdale condos.

Guests and residents of the St. Regis will enjoy breathtaking ocean views, a five-star restaurant and lounge facing the ocean, an outdoor café, a 29,000 square foot landscaped pool deck with whirlpools and an infinity pool, beach cabanas, a water sports activity center, 24-hour room service, concierge services, a business center, valet and transportation services, and professionally trained and accredited butler services.

The Fort Lauderdale hotel will be the 12th St. Regis Hotel, named for the 1904 Beaux Arts hotel in New York that was built by John Jacob Astor. Developers and city officials believe the St. Regis Fort Lauderdale will bring a new level of luxury to those who want to live along the fabled beach.

The St. Regis will soon be joined be several other luxury hotel condo projects, including the Trump International Hotel, a 200-plus room condo hotel slated for a 1.8 acre-site at Windamar and Terramar Street.

Another luxury complex, the Atlantic, was one of the first condo hotels along Fort Lauderdale Beach. Like the new St. Regis, it is run by Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Condos at the Atlantic offer residents sweeping ocean views, 24-hour room service, valet and concierge services, a gourmet restaurant, poolside café, heated pool, fitness center, spa and sauna.

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