KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The city of Kissimmee plans to demolish the existing civic center in downtown in the coming months. Officials announced this week that the demolition serves as the next phase in the project to bring a new hotel and convention center to the city.
The project in total costs $180 million and is being developed by Azure Hotel International. It will be a 10-story hotel with more than 300 rooms.
According to the Master Development Agreement between Kissimmee and Azure, the convention center is set to open in early 2029 and has a planned 1.5 year construction timeline. The hotel is set to open shortly after the center, also in 2029. That portion of the project will have a 42-month construction timeline…