The UMUSIC Broadwater Hotel in Biloxi will provide a “stunning” performance venue and a luxury hotel with an immersive architecture style, the company said.
The resorts will be designed to be “creative hubs in communities around the world, promoting positive social change, education and innovation through the power of music,” the group’s press release said.
Biloxi’s hotel design show a sleek silver semi-circular hotel with glass spanning most of the front of the hotel. A massive video board is centered in the glass and will be visible by boaters in the Mississippi Sound.
The Biloxi City Council in June approved a tourism tax incentive to redevelop a 108-hectare property that was once the site of the Broadwater Beach Hotel, marina, and golf course, according to the city resolution. The historic resort was built in 1939 and closed in 2005 shortly before Hurricane Katrina destroyed the property.
Universal called the venture a “music-based experiential hotel” property and said it would include elements of the city’s rich local music scene.
The project was estimated to bring more than 2,500 jobs to the area.
Governor Tate Reeves supported the development, saying it would bring “fun and economic growth for the people of Mississippi.”
“Universal Music Group is a natural fit, considering the rich musical legacy of Mississippi and Biloxi in particular,” he added.
Source: GMB / AP
