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Planning board approves four-story hotel at North Palo Alto Avenue after public questions on tenant displacement

2108905 · January 14, 2025
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The Panama City Planning Board unanimously approved a major development for a four-story, 99-room Hilton Home2 Suites at North Palo Alto Avenue and East 24th Plaza; applicants and residents discussed timeline and potential displacement of nearby rental tenants.

Panama City Planning Board on Monday approved a major development order for a four-story, 99-room Home2 Suites (Hilton) at North Palo Alto Avenue and East 24th Plaza.

The board’s unanimous 5-0 approval authorizes the project to proceed to the next permitting steps after staff findings were met, including that the site’s zoning (GC-2) allows a hotel that exceeds three stories subject to a major development review.

The project applicant, represented by Jim Slonina of Panhandle Engineering, said the proposed…

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