Commission approves 400‑room Curio hotel at City Place with pedestrian‑safety, noise and parking conditions

The commission approved on first reading an amendment to the City Place Commercial Plan Development (City Place CPD) and related resolutions to permit a proposed 18‑story, 400‑room Curio Collection by Hilton hotel at 900 South Rosemary.

Applicant Tyler Woolsey (Schutzenborn LLP) described an 18‑story tower roughly 204 feet tall with approximately 7,400 square feet of restaurant space, nearly 21,000 square feet of meeting space and a mix of active use at ground and lower floors. The project relies on a lease with Palm Beach County to use the Convention Center garage for all hotel parking; staff and the applicant committed to a lease guaranteeing a minimum of 135 spaces for the hotel and reserving 300 spaces for construction workers during buildout. Woolsey summarized traffic and parking studies, told the commission the county’s December 2019 garage study shows sufficient capacity, and outlined operational details including valet circulation and a shuttle/TDM program.

The approvals included about 15 conditions of approval negotiated with staff and neighborhood representatives: two raised crosswalks with rapid‑flashing beacons and stamped concrete crossings, speed humps and other traffic‑calming measures on L Street, a roughly 12‑foot multipurpose path on the eastern corridor, amplified outdoor noise to cease at 10 p.m., directional‑speaker limits informed by an acoustic study, fully shielded lighting to minimize light spill, and a parking management plan tied to the county lease. Commissioners and neighbors also discussed requests for an additional raised crossing at the Kiwi private driveway; the applicant said the north half of the private drive is owned by an adjacent condominium and that a raised crosswalk there would create a vehicle‑queuing conflict, so the applicant offered stamped concrete in that location instead. Planning board and staff recommended approval and the commission adopted the ordinance and resolutions.