The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, located at 225 East Coastline Drive, is a 19-story high-rise hotel in

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. With 951-rooms, it is the largest hotel in

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. At , the hotel is the 23rd tallest building in

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. Sitting adjacent to the

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, visitors have access to amenity such as the

Northbank Riverwalk The Jacksonville Riverwalks are a network of multi-use trails and open space developments along both the north and south banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The roughly Downtown Northbank portion travels alongside the Hyatt Re ...

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, as well as a rooftop pool. Completed in 2001 under the

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purchased the hotel in 2005 and rebranded it under the

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flag. The hotel changed hands again in 2017 with Ramsfield Hospitality Finance's purchase of the property.

History

Opening February 1, 2001, the Adam's Mark Jacksonville (now Hyatt Regency Jacksonville) was the centerpiece of an aggressive plan to attract more conventions to Jacksonville, revitalize the riverfront and to secure a bid for

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. The $126 million hotel consisted of 951 guest rooms, 30 meeting rooms and a total of 110,000 square feet of function space. Prior to being incorporated into the hotel complex, what is now the Terrace Building once served as offices for the State of Florida. Designed in 1975 by local architect William Morgan as the Daniel State Office Building, the

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styled building combines

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elements creating a modern step-pyramid design. The six terraces now serve as event space overlooking the river.

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purchased the 966-room Adam's Mark in 2005, which it converted to a

after a multimillion-dollar renovation. In 2017, Ramsfield Hospitality Finance's purchased of the property in a $24,700,000 transaction. In 2017,

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forced hundreds out of the hotel after a mandatory evacuation order was placed on all buildings in Flood Zone B. The first floor of the hotel was severely damaged by flooding, closing it for several months. Finally, on February 14, 2018, the first floor lobby and main entrance were reopened to the public after six months of closure.

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References

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