Longboat Hilton eyes expansion

The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort is considering a redevelopment plan that could nearly double its 102 rooms.

Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd., which owns the resort, has not submitted an application to the town. However, the company's vice president of operations, Andy Berger, and attorney John Patterson met March 21 with Town Manager David Bullock, Town Attorney David Persson and Town Planner Steve Schield to discuss options for redevelopment.

“When the Hilton was first built in 1972, it was the place to go on Longboat Key,” Patterson says. “But time has passed, and it's in need of redevelopment.”