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Hollywood Beach is composed of three distinct neighborhoods:
 |  North Beach is located on the northern end of a barrier island and is primarily composed of county (West Lake and North Beach Parks) and state (John
Lloyd Park) parks. Scattered within these parks are pockets of privately owned properties, which until very recently, consisted only of low-rise residential
units, single family homes and a few mom-and-pop hotels. North Beach fosters a back-to-nature, relaxed and barefoot-type of ambience that encourages eco-tourism
(kayaking, fishing, canoeing, bird watching, etc.) and family oriented activities.
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|  Central Beach is composed of residential housing built on a human scale (both single and multi-family, low to medium height), a business section
including small retail shops, family-owned restaurants, mom-and-pop hotels (ripe for B&B renovation), and the typical large, resort hotel (it's even pink)
with accompanying shops and restaurants. Central Beach conveys a multi-cultural atmosphere, family oriented in its residential areas coupled with a business
district reminiscent of a tinge of old-style, honky-tonk. On first sight, the large resort beach hotel, built by Hollywood's founder, Joseph Young, brings
to mind the days of big bands, those of "Lester Lanin". Today, this historic hotel consists of privately owned residential units, some of which
may be rented by the week. The owner of this property is currently in the planning stages of re-development.
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|  South Beach can be described figuratively, as the "foothills" of a stretch of high-rises of the Condo Canyon Corridor, extending to Miami.
Within this area, the famed Diplomat Hotel is currently being rebuilt as an approximately 40-story, luxury hotel to serve convention business. On the same
property, this new hotel will be replacing a structure that was approximately 15 stories. |
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