POMPANO BEACH, FL-Boca Raton-based Ocean Land Financing Ltd. isplanning to break ground in February on a 10-story, 264-room HiltonHotel at 1350 South Ocean Blvd. It is expected to be completed in20 months.

The Hilton will feature 200 feet of beachfront and a 3,200-sfoceanfront restaurant with a covered dining terrace. The hotel willalso include a 6,500-sf ballroom and 5,000 sf of meeting space. Thehotel will be located on the east side of A1A.

A subsequent phase of the project will include a second,317-room hotel property with a 28-slip marina, 5,500-sf ballroomand 2,500 sf of meeting space on the west side of A1A on theIntracoastal Waterway. The hotel will be located above a four-storyparking podium with 910 valet parking spaces to accommodate parkingfor both hotels. A hotel operator has not yet been selected for theproject.