Brevard hotels expand with Westin, Hilton projects underway

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Brevard County’s hotel inventory is growing by leaps and bounds, and one company — Driftwood Capital of Coral Gables — will soon have a big piece of the pie.

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Once the 502-room Westin Cocoa Beach Resort opens in 2025, Driftwood will own and operate 62% of the area’s beachfront hotel inventory, according to a company news release. That amounts to about 1,200 guest rooms and 166,000 square feet of meeting space.

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Chairman and CEO Carlos Rodriguez, Sr., of Driftwood Capital said in a prepared statement his company recognized untapped potential in the area when it entered the market 10 years ago.

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