The proposed SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel is a step closer to development along the Jacksonville Beach oceanfront.
WJCT News partner the Jacksonville Daily Record reports that Jax Pier Lodging Group LLC bought the 0.99-acre property Tuesday at 412 and 422 N. First St. next to the Jacksonville Beach Pier.
Chattanooga, Tennessee-based hotel developer Hiren Desai, manager of the Jax Pier Lodging Group, paid $6 million for the property that comprises The Pier Cantina & Sandbar restaurant and surface parking.
An expanded version of this story is at JaxDailyRecord.com.
