BELLEAIR — Conceding that options for restoring the historic Belleview Biltmore hotel look bleak, the Belleair Town Commission on Tuesday directed city staffers to explore zoning changes that would allow other types of development on the property.
The hotel’s owners want to tear down the landmark, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, and erect 32 townhomes and 136 condominiums. But first, they wanted to know if commissioners would be receptive.
Under BB Hotel LLC’s proposal, the project would feature two-story townhomes with rear parking garages and seven floors of condos over ground-floor parking, architect Jim Graham said.