Although the Gulfstream Hotel has been languishing for years and was coded by the City of Lake Worth, we did find out last night that Hudson Holdings that bought the property in May 2014 for $7,225,000 and wants to grab our casino complex now has an architectural firm involved--JRA Architects out of Louisville, Kentucky.
Timothy Graviss
Senior Associate + Project Manager According to his bio, "Mr. Graviss facilitates all aspects of the building creation process including design, document production, construction observation, and client/contractor coordination while serving as a project manager for an extensive variety of project types.Tim corresponds directly with the space’s end users in order to understand the unique requirements of each facility, while simultaneously ensuring proper techniques are used during the design process. He strives for continual and clear communication with the client, which facilitates successful projects.
He maintains a position on the forefront of energy efficient building design. Five of his six judicial centers received Energy Star Certification, including the Grant County Judicial Center which is the most energy efficient judicial center in Kentucky in accordance with Energy Star requirements." He did not mention his plans but when talking to him, he did admit that the Gulfstream property needed a lot of TLC.
I did not find very many historical properties that they been involved with and most of the properties listed appear to be in Kentucky.
Last Fall, William Waters, Lake Worth's Sustainability Director said, "The Gulfstream hotel is within the city’s Community Redevelopment Area and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The renovation plans would need to go through the city’s review process to allow the owners to claim a 20 percent rebate on the value of approved renovations for federal income tax purposes, or have the taxable value frozen for 10 years for city and county property taxes. That's what the city did with the Lucerne.
Who is he staying with, Szerdi? Maybe Sabal Palm B&B?
ReplyDeleteAren't the landscapers outsourced by the city from Kentucky? What's with the Kentucky connection? Can't we find some local talent? Or even someone IN FLORIDA ????
ReplyDeleteWhere is Mr. Graviss staying? With Hudson Holding employee John Szerdi? And if so, does Szerdi have a license for that ???
ReplyDeleteOff topic, but at last night Commission meeting the room was full and Mark Parilla and Tami Panza and some other young woman sat on the floor. In the past when the room was full and people tried to sit on the floor. city clerk Pam Lopez made them go stand out in the hall because of "fire hazards".I guess if you are "friends" of the majority Commission, you get special treatment.And BTW Mayor, you should have thrown Peggy Fisher out of the room for her little stunt last night.But again, I guess the "friends" of this Commission don't have to abide by the same rules as the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteLynn,if Peggy Fisher had assaulted me like she did you last night, I would have punched her in the face.That woman is definitely a few cards short of a full deck.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Peggy's definitely a few sandwiches short of a picnic(does that sour lemon face of hers ever crack a smile)? But getting back to Mr. Graviss, with a country overflowing with out of work Architects with experience in historic remodels up the ying-yang, why this guy???
ReplyDelete@8:40--the Kentucky connection is Hudson Holdings' purchase of the Stark Building there.
ReplyDeleteHE LOOKS LIKE THE BROTHER OF THE CLERK FROM KENTUCKY-----
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