'The Hill' Entertainment District approved
Summary
The 14-acre city-owned site gets its clearest plan yet: hotel (Marriott interest), retail, ballroom, 19 townhomes, 250 apartments, and a community green. Commissioners are split between excitement about transformation and frustration at a 30-year slog of revisions. Construction permits could come by early 2027.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
Public benefit includes a roughly $30 million, 400-space city garage funded in part through the GO bond.
Residents get a long-promised economic anchor — jobs, hotel tax revenue, and a walkable destination — plus proposed senior amenities per the West Ken Lark HOA's ask.
Renters and affordability advocates worry the 250 rental units push the city's rental rate from 47% to 48.5% amid already-planned development.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Commission Meeting — June 8, 2026
The city finalized the new entertainment zoning district for 13.9 acres at Sunrise Boulevard and SR-7, including a developer-committed ghost kitchen.
City Commission Meeting — May 11, 2026
A new entertainment zoning district and matching rezone of 13.9 acres at Sunrise Blvd and SR-7 open the door to the mixed-use project with the dome the development team has pitched for months.
City Commission Meeting — April 27, 2026
The commission tightened rules on where noise is measured, when alcohol sales must stop, and how bars, nightclubs and live entertainment venues are zoned. It passed 3-1 after a deep dive into police call data around the club corridor, with a June workshop promised on corridor security and a business improvement district proposed to shift security costs to businesses.
City Commission Retreat — January 22, 2026
The 14-acre city-owned site gets its clearest plan yet: hotel (Marriott interest), retail, ballroom, 19 townhomes, 250 apartments, and a community green. Commissioners are split between excitement about transformation and frustration at a 30-year slog of revisions. Construction permits could come by early 2027.
Related development
The Hill Entertainment District rezoning
Sets up the large entertainment complex that's been presented at multiple workshops and Planning & Zoning Board sessions.
THE Hill Entertainment District (LDR amendment)
First step toward the mixed-use live-entertainment project; site plan applications will follow.
Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance
Adds gentle-density affordable rental options in single-family neighborhoods while guarding against shed-conversion gaming.
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