The Raleigh Hotel in the

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section of

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is an

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building designed by L. Murray Dixon. It is located at 1775

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. The hotel was closed in 2017 after damage from

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. In 2019 it was purchased by a group of developers including SHVO and Deutsche Finance America. In March 2022, it was announced that the hotel would be restored and operated by Rosewood Hotels, reopening in 2025 as Rosewood The Raleigh Miami Beach.

History

Raleigh Hotel was designed by

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and opened in 1940. Original construction cost for the property was $225,000. The first ownership change for the hotel came in 1941 when Max Marmerstein purchased a half interest in the amount of $90,000. In 1946, the hotel was purchased for $1 million by a group of investors from Boston, Massachusetts. In 1979, the hotel became listed on the

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as a

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in the

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. 1042 searchable pages of materials from 1979 to 2012. Includes a series of 37 black and white photos, a series of 57 b&w photos from 1978, correspondence, maps, newspaper clippings, additional documentation and a 2012 amendment with 15 color photos from 2010-12. The hotel was purchased by the Brilla Group in 2009 for $30 million. It was sold again in 2012 to David Edelstein and Sam Nazarian for $55 million. It was the purchased by Hilfiger Hospitality in $56.5 million in 2014. In 2015, Hilfiger was approved by the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board to renovate the hotel. The hotel was closed in 2017 after damage from

prior to completion of the proposed renovations. The hotel was again sold in 2019 for $103 million. This time, it was purchased by a partnership of developers which included SHVO and Deutsche Finance America. In March 2022, it was announced that the hotel would be restored and operated by Rosewood Hotels, reopening in 2025 as Rosewood The Raleigh Miami Beach.

Design

The original design of the hotel included 113 rooms. The entrances were decorated with polished stone and the lobby illuminated with recessed neon. The hotel included a lounge, known as the Raleigh room, as well as a dining room, cocktail lounge, barbershop, beauty parlor, and eight penthouses. The Raleigh Hotel has an "iconic pool" which was used in several movies. It was featured on the cover of

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in the 1940s and featured in films that include

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, Bad Boys, and Up Close and Personal.

References

External links

Rosewood The Raleigh Miami Beach official website
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