NEW YORK HOTEL BUSINESS. has learned that Boca Resorts, which is owned by Wayne Huzienga, may be up for sale in whole or in part.
According to an inside industry source, Boca Resort management will halt its growth plans for the company, which owns several key Florida assets including: the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, FL; the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 and the Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL; and the Edgewater Resort and The Registry Resort in Naples, FL.
Sources said that a few major hotel chains are interested in the package.
Boca Resorts, which recently sold the Arizona Biltmore to KSL Recreation, could not be reached for comment. (2/8/01) Jerry Merkin