New Sadler Road Hotel Project to be Reviewed

By Mike Lednovich

A $7 million hotel project on Sadler Road will be reviewed Thursday by the City's Technical Review Committee.

The proposed hotel is to be located at 1852 Sadler, the former site of an automotive store. The property is owned by Tom Miller, who owns the Water Wheel Cigar store, the Main Beach Putt-Putt and co-owner of Amelia River Golf Course.

The three-story, 60 two-bedroom suites hotel will be 150,000 square feet according to plans submitted to the TRC.

A traffic study submitted reported the following: "It is projected that the proposed development will generate approximately 28 net new trips in the a.m. peak hour (15 enter, 13 exit), 35 net new trips in the p.m. peak hour (18 enter, 17 exit), and 47 net new trips (27 enter, 21 exit) in the Saturday peak hour of generator. Daily trips generated are expected to be 227 net new trips (113 enter, 114 exit)."

The assessment report by BL Companies, Inc., described the parcel as follows: "At the time of the assessment, the subject property was not in active use but is improved with three commercial buildings; a 600-square-foot office building (former residence); a 6,322 square foot showroom and sales office building; and a 14,000-square-foot vehicle service and repair building. Concrete and asphalt pavements are located across the majority of the site around the buildings. A concrete block privacy wall is situated across the southern boundary of the Site. The remainder of the Site consists of landscaped areas."

Miller's Sadler Road Partners LLC purchased the property for $2.5 million in November 2022 according to county tax records.