Hyatt Place West still advancing

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer

(March 3, 2023) With the addition of satellite parking and approval of other details, a new Hyatt Hotel in downtown Ocean City is still advancing toward construction.

At a meeting last week, members of the resort’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved landscaping, variances and more to build out a parking lot on the corner of Baltimore Avenue and 15th Street for both the Hyatt East and West projects nearby. They also voted, after some discussion, to alter landscaping requirements on the Hyatt West property, where a 63room hotel is set for construction.

The projects were initially approved for construction together on 16th Street in 2014. Following several extensions, Hyatt East was constructed in 2018 with 105 rooms. Now, the Hyatt West is nearly ready