LAKE WALES -- The city already has three historic districts ... areas are concentrated in the downtown business district, in the older residential area to the east of downtown and in the northwest ...

In 2010, Raymond Brown entered into a redevelopment agreement with the City of Lake Wales to develop what was then called the “Grand Hotel” into residential units. In 2022, after years of the ...

The City of Lake Wales reached an agreement to regain ownership of the historic Walesbilt Hotel ... s failure to complete and lease the residential units and first-floor retail space and to ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — The city of Lake Wales is taking decisive action to reclaim its historic Walesbilt Hotel ... the hotel into a mixed-use retail and residential tower fell through.

Lake Wales City Manager James Slaton said he hopes to reach a deal with a company to redevelop the historic Walesbilt Hotel ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — The Lake Wales City Commission approved a signed agreement Tuesday evening that will return ownership of the historic Dixie Walesbilt Hotel to the city. The hotel ...

An effort to completely revitalize Lake Wales’ historically Black northwest neighborhood is underway. The northwest neighborhood was once a booming Black business district. “We had five ...

The City of Lake Wales has regained ownership of the historic Walesbilt Hotel after a legal battle with the previous owner. The city plans to conduct a structural assessment of the building before ...