Balfour Beatty Completes Expansion, Renovation of The Alfond Inn Hotel 

Balfour Beatty has completed the $36-million expansion and renovation of The Alfond Inn at Rollins on behalf of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. The hotel’s five-story, 81,000-square-foot addition is a vital development to the Winter Park area’s social venue spaces, which complements the Alfond Inn.

The building expansion adjacent to the existing luxury hotel includes 71 new guest rooms, a communal café in the lobby, a spa with an amenity deck, a second swimming pool and an additional 2,400-square-foot meeting, boardroom and event space. The hotel’s new wing features a four-story atrium and leverages natural light to provide continuity and a seamless transition from the existing space to new areas. Additionally, the 112 existing guest rooms were renovated and modernized.

The boutique hotel is owned and operated by Rollins College, which directs net operating income to fund student scholarships. The hotel is home to The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, which displays art from the Rollins Museum of Art throughout the hotel. The expansion project also provides new public spaces where additional artwork can be displayed.

The project team utilized collaborative construction management software to unify and streamline access to project information; building information modeling technology to coordinate project details and sequence the work; and pull planning to maximize value and minimize waste.

Baker Barrios Architects was the project architect, and the interior design was a collaboration between Baskverill and Sheedy / DeLaRosa Interiors. The project team was led by Olympia Development.

Photo credit: Balfour Beatty