The city issued a permit Jan. 8 for Continental Contractors of MD Inc. to renovate the guest rooms on the fourth through 16th floors at the Marriott Jacksonville Downtown at a project cost of $6 million.
In September 2024, more than two years after becoming the Marriott Jacksonville Downtown, the property’s owner — L+R Hotels of London — applied to the city for a permit to renovate and convert the guest rooms and public areas on the top 13 floors of the hotel at 245 Water St.
R2 Architects LLC of Voorhees, New Jersey, is the architect. The Gettys Group Companies of Chicago is the interior designer.
Continental Contractors is based in Annapolis, Maryland, with a Florida office in Wellington and a California office in Redondo Beach.
The Downtown hotel, built in 1987, has 354 rooms and suites.
Plans show about 154,000 square feet of space will be renovated. The hotel is about 287,000 square feet, according to property records.
The Omni Jacksonville Hotel officially became the Marriott Jacksonville Downtown on April 6, 2022, with a ribbon-cutting and reception.
Omni Jacksonville Corp. sold the Omni on Feb. 25, 2021, for $35.1 million to LR Jax LLC, based in Wyoming.
The permit plans show the owner and project manager as L+R Hotels of London.
LR Jax paid $35.1 million for the full-service hotel, which has the Juliette’s Bistro restaurant, the J Bar bistro, a hotel bar, an outdoor pool, a fitness center, event space and event and breakout rooms.