Developer proposes mixed-use plan instead of hotel for Phase 4 downtown parcel
Jun 19, 2025
Dotson Development Group told council it no longer thinks a 55-room hotel is feasible because of higher interest rates and short-term rental growth; it proposed a mixed-use building with 4,000–8,000 sq ft of retail and 10–35 condos, keeping half the parcel as paid public parking during design and permitting.
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Duke Dotson of Dotson Development Group told the Colonial Beach Town Council on June 18 that market conditions have altered the economics of a previously planned 55-room hotel on the Phase 4 waterfront parcel and proposed an alternative mixed-use development.
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