Why a tower of Breakers Resort on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach is being demolished
Brittain Resorts & Hotels demolished a tower of Breakers Resort on North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach on Thursday to make room for a new property.
The 130-room, 10-story tower at 21st Avenue North, along with an adjacent three-story building that has already been torn down, will be replaced by a 230-unit Marriott hotel, according to Matthew Brittain, CEO of Brittain Resorts & Hotels, which operates the property.
The Marriott property will be more than 20 stories high, matching an adjacent Hilton property to the north, and has an anticipated opening date in the spring of 2022.
“The two buildings we’re tearing down were built in the 1960s and ’70s and have seen their useful life. We needed to retool and get new inventory,” Brittain said.
Breakers Resort still has four additional towers.
The Marriott will be a full-service hotel and Brittain Resorts’ first branded hotel property. The company operates 10 condotels on the Grand Strand, including seven within Myrtle Beach city limits, though Breakers, Compass Cove and The Caribbean Resort & Villas have hotel units within them.
This story was originally published March 26, 2020 at 2:43 PM.
