{"id":25707,"date":"2025-08-13T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moss.com\/?p=25707"},"modified":"2025-10-28T19:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:22:40","slug":"moss-breaks-ground-on-the-dunes-fort-lauderdale-an-autograph-collection-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moss.com\/press-release\/moss-breaks-ground-on-the-dunes-fort-lauderdale-an-autograph-collection-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Moss Breaks Ground on The Dunes Fort Lauderdale, an Autograph Collection Hotel<br \/><div style=\"font-size: .6em; line-height: 100%; margin: 20px 0;\">Refined\u00a0Beachfront\u00a0Project\u00a0Marks\u00a0the First Autograph Collection Hotel\u00a0in Fort Lauderdale<\/div>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FORT&nbsp;LAUDERDALE, FL \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Moss, a top-ranked national construction firm, joined G.&nbsp;Holdings and Marriott International to break ground on&nbsp;The&nbsp;Dunes Fort Lauderdale,&nbsp;an Autograph Collection&nbsp;Hotel,&nbsp;a new&nbsp;upscale&nbsp;hotel that&nbsp;is&nbsp;set to mark&nbsp;the first Autograph Collection property in Fort Lauderdale. Located  along A1A at 441 South Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, the project adds a thoughtfully designed hospitality destination to&nbsp;a prominent&nbsp;location along Fort Lauderdale\u2019s celebrated beachfront.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Dunes&nbsp;Fort Lauderdale&nbsp;is being developed by&nbsp;Granite FL&nbsp;LLC,&nbsp;a&nbsp;member of the&nbsp;G. Holdings&nbsp;Group, with Moss serving as construction manager. The 16-story, approximately&nbsp;206,000-square-foot hotel\u2014estimated at more than&nbsp;$175&nbsp;million\u2014will feature&nbsp;205&nbsp;guest rooms, an ocean-facing&nbsp;restaurant, mezzanine-level event venue, third-floor pool and bar deck, and a rooftop bar and dining venue with panoramic views. Guest vehicles will be accommodated via a&nbsp;valet-operated&nbsp;subterranean garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe&nbsp;Dunes&nbsp;Fort Lauderdale&nbsp;represents a long-held vision for Fort Lauderdale Beach,\u201d said Harry Gross, founder and CEO of G.&nbsp;Holdings. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to&nbsp;work&nbsp;with&nbsp;Marriott and&nbsp;Moss to bring&nbsp;to life&nbsp;this distinctive destination&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;a place for locals and global travelers to gather, recharge,&nbsp;and enjoy the vibrancy of the neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed by FSMY Architects&nbsp;&amp; Planners, the hotel blends contemporary form with coastal inspiration, using natural materials and clean lines to reflect its setting. Interiors by Studio Munge will feature textural layers, warm tones,&nbsp;and locally resonant details, enhancing the sense of place and ease that define the guest experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to welcome&nbsp;The&nbsp;Dunes Fort Lauderdale to the Autograph Collection portfolio,\u201d said Liam Brown,&nbsp;group&nbsp;president, U.S. and Canada, Marriott International. \u201cThe&nbsp;Dunes&nbsp;Fort Lauderdale&nbsp;reflects the distinctive style, purposeful design,&nbsp;and sense of place that defines&nbsp;this&nbsp;brand. This project brings a meaningful new addition to our Florida offerings\u2014and&nbsp;one that we anticipate will be&nbsp;an important first for Fort Lauderdale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The groundbreaking ceremony brought together local officials, civic leaders, project partners,&nbsp;and the design team to celebrate a development that&nbsp;is set to&nbsp;contribute lasting value to Fort Lauderdale Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis project reflects everything Moss values\u2014collaboration, community, and excellence,\u201d said&nbsp;Brett Atkinson,&nbsp;president of Moss. \u201cWe\u2019re honored to work alongside G.&nbsp;Holdings, Marriott, and the talented&nbsp;design and engineering&nbsp;team to shape a new chapter in Fort Lauderdale\u2019s architectural story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about Moss, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moss.com\/\">www.moss.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Moss<\/strong><br>Moss\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moss.com\/\">www.moss.com<\/a>) is a national privately held construction firm providing innovative solutions resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/projects\/\" title=\"\">award-winning projects<\/a>. With regional offices across the United States, Moss focuses on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/expertise\/construction-management\/\">construction management<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/expertise\/solar-epc\/\">solar EPC<\/a>, and design-build. The company\u2019s diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of sectors, including luxury high-rise\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/multi-family-construction\/\">residential<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/wood-frame-construction-projects\/\">wood-frame multi-family<\/a>,\u00a0landmark mixed-use\u00a0developments,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/hospitality-construction\/\">hospitality<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/education-construction-projects\/\">K-12 and higher education<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/solar-construction\/\">solar energy and battery storage<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/sports-facility-construction-projects\/\">sports<\/a>. Moss is ranked by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enr.com\/\">Engineering News-Record<\/a>\u00a0as the nation\u2019s top solar contractor and one of the top 50 <a href=\"https:\/\/moss.com\/trade-contractors\/\" title=\"general contractors\">general contractors<\/a>. Moss prides itself on a strong entrepreneurial culture that honors safety, quality, client engagement, and employee development. Its employees consistently rank Moss as one of the best places to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About G. Holdings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1977 by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Harry Gross, G. Holdings is an international, multi-discipline real estate development company active in the development of real estate in the United States and Europe.&nbsp;The company has been involved in all aspects of the industry, including raw land development, single-family homes, multi-family residential (rental and condominium), retail, industrial, office, self-storage, and hospitality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT&nbsp;LAUDERDALE, FL \u2013&nbsp;Moss, a top-ranked national construction firm, joined G.&nbsp;Holdings and Marriott International to break ground on&nbsp;The&nbsp;Dunes Fort Lauderdale,&nbsp;an Autograph Collection&nbsp;Hotel,&nbsp;a new&nbsp;upscale&nbsp;hotel that&nbsp;is&nbsp;set to mark&nbsp;the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":25717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,136],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","category-south-florida"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25707"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25864,"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25707\/revisions\/25864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}