First Blue Roses Bestowed at Condo Hotel Opening
Extraordinary 39-Story, Luxury Condominium Hotel and Resort to Change Orlando Skyline
ORLANDO, FL, February 23, 2006. Some of the most prominent officials and business leaders in Orange County and the city of Orlando were in attendance today at ceremonies held at The Blue Rose, a spectacular new condo hotel. Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Mayor Ernest Page, Commissioner District 6, were among the first to receive the hotel's signature blue rose and inaugural tickets to opening night at The Blue Rose Theatre. Additional dignitaries included Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau President, William Peeper; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando President, Ramon A. Ojeda; Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association President, Richard J. Maladecki and Orange County Convention Center General Manager, Jessie Allen. Bronx Borough President, Adolfo Carri'on, Jr. ended the ceremony with a blessing before guests joined in a festive paella buffet luncheon.
Inspired by the big city sophistication of New York, the sizzling passion of Miami and the nighttime energy of Las Vegas, The Blue Rose, will afford residents a level of opulence, sophistication and upscale entertainment unsurpassed in the Orlando marketplace. As the tallest residential structure in Central Florida, it will soar 39 stories on 13 incredible acres in one of the most coveted addresses within the vibrant and booming, "City Beautiful." Only one-and-one-half miles from the world-renown Orlando/Orange County Convention Center and one mile from Universal Studios(R) Florida, The Blue Rose will offer over 1,300 lavish hotel residences, a 1,000-seat Broadway theatre, five internationally themed restaurants nestled along the scenic "Swan Lake Promenade," Day Spa, Conference Center with 75,000 square-feet of meeting space, roof top swimming pools and much more. Pricing is slated to begin in the low $300's. Ownership privileges may also include participation in a rental arrangement.
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