Developers presented plans earlier this month for a 100-room hotel, entertainment facility, and restaurant on the site. Known as the Rubin Property, the land is the final part of the tract that was to be the Royal Palm Beach Regional Mall. When the mall was approved for Wellington instead, the land returned to its original zoning two commercial portions and one residential part. Last year, Royal Palm Beach approved a 378-home residential community known as Bella Terra for the residential portion of the Rubin Property. The other commercial portion of the land, which fronts on State Road 7 just north of K-Mart, was recently approved for a shopping center anchored by a Toys R Us store.
Construction is currently underway on both projects.
The property owners are negotiating with several national chains to develop the hotel site. Just west of the hotel will be a one-story restaurant covering 8,500 square feet. On the west side of the development, just east of 105th Avenue North adjacent to Al Packer Ford, the plans call for a large entertainment complex. Outside, there will be an 18-hole miniature golf course. The land proposed for development totals 10.7 acres.