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Plans for Miami airport’s new hotel are scrapped after FAA rejection
The Miami-Dade County restart follows six years of attempts to develop the site, after the FAA rejected the proposal over safety concerns.
Plans for Miami International Airport’s first new hotel in more than 60 years have been scrapped, according to Bisnow.
The developers had submitted a 451-room Westin-branded project for a 1.8-acre site, but the Federal Aviation Administration rejected the plans due to safety concerns, prompting the county to terminate the proposal and restart bidding, Miami-Dade Aviation Director and airport CEO Ralph Cutié said at a county commission meeting.
Bisnow reports that the county is preparing to move forward with new proposals after six years of trying to develop the site.
The project was tied to a 50-year ground lease awarded in 2023 to billionaire developers Stephen Ross and Jeffrey Soffer, with expected payments of $2.5 million annually or 3.5% of annual gross revenue, whichever was greater, when the hotel opened.