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File photo of the Pier 66 hotel tower and the surrounding marina. 6/4/85 (David Murray Jr./South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of the ship Mercedes coming into Port Everglades with Pier 66 in background. Tugboat Sea Hawk pulls the Mercedes into the port. 3/6/85 (Clay Wieland/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of demolition taking place in the area surrounding the Pier 66 hotel in Fort Lauderdale. 6/15/81 (John Curry/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of President of Rahn Properties Peter Roberts, with Pier 66 hotel in background. 3/28/86 (Lou Toman/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of the view of luxury yachts from atop the Pier 66 hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Feb. 5. Year unknown. (Henry Fichner/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of John B. Allen, the first manager of Pier 66 restaurant-lounge-yacht club since its opening in Nov. 1957. Allen holds pictures of the restaurant's location in Fort Lauderdale. (Gary Gardiner/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of construction stalled at the Pier 66 Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, May 3, 2021. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo, Hyatt signage has been removed from the Pier 66 Hotel on 17 Street in Fort Lauderdale. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of the Pier Top Restaurant atop the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty Six Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, slowly spins affording diners spectacular views, as seen Sunday, May 18, 2008. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo showing construction work of the expansion and reconstruction of the iconic Pier Sixty-Six Hotel and Marina on the 17th St., Causeway in Fort Lauderdale in 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of construction stalled at the Pier 66 Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, May 3, 2021. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo, the Pier 66 Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale. July 6, 2018. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo, the Pier 66 Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale. July 6, 2018. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of construction stalled at the Pier 66 Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, May 3, 2021. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of Craig Collin, chief operating officer with Tavistock Development, addresses the audience at a groundbreaking of the Pier Sixty-Six Hotel and Marina redevelopment project. A grand re-opening is expected in 2022. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo, the Pier 66 Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale. July 6, 2018. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

File photo of the iconic 384-room Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six hotel and marina in Fort Lauderdale is being marketed for sale. Picture of the hotel taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. (Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun Sentinel)