The Ballad Hotel
- Project typeA 158-key hotel with public amenities such as a restaurant and retail
- Project scheduleA construction groundbreaking was held in December 2025.
- Contractor nameThe general contractor is KAST Construction, with The DeNunzio Group serving as the project developer. The design is led by Behar Peteranecz Architecture | Interiors, with structural engineering by Thorton Tomasetti.
Project Background
In 2019, Clearwater demolished the Harborview Center, which was home to a department store, a restaurant, trade shows, conventions, weddings, high school proms and more, before it was abandoned in 2009. In 2022, Clearwater voters approved the sale of the property for $9.3 million for a redevelopment project.
Project Name and Facts
General Contractor: KAST Construction
Architect: Behar + Peteranecz Architecture
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Developer: The DeNunzio Group
Address:
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Hotel Address: 50 N Osceola Ave.
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Retail Address: 40 N Osceola Ave.
Project Goal
To provide a new 158-key hotel for those attending downtown events, meetings and conferences. The hotel will offer an option for overnight accommodations that is currently missing from the downtown Clearwater area. The property will also offer 169 parking spaces, a rooftop bar and about 21,000 square feet of retail space. This hotel, restaurant and accompanying retail will add more amenities to downtown and will further the goal of being a premier city that is bright and beautiful from bay to beach.
Project Renderings/ Photos
Project Timeline
Construction Starts: December 2025.
Hotel and Restaurant Grand Opening: mid-2027
Location
320 Cleveland Street & 50 N Osceola Ave., Clearwater 33756 View Map
27.96632, -82.801307
320 Cleveland Street & 50 N Osceola Ave. ,
Clearwater 33756
320 Cleveland Street & 50 N Osceola Ave. ,
Clearwater 33756
The Ballad Hotel