The Signature Grand, which served as a South Florida landmark for social occasions for nearly three decades, has closed and is expected to be converted into warehouse space. The Mediterranean-style venue opened in Davie near I-595, chosen as a place with high visibility, and became a go-to spot for special events. It specialized in weddings, as well as corporate events.
It was the site of school conventions, job fairs, luncheons, retirement parties, proms, homecomings, rallies, fundraisers and fashion shows. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made an appearance, and so did his brother when George W.
Bush was the governor of Texas. Holocaust survivors used it as an annual gathering place. In 2008, Hillary Clinton swung by for her victory party when she became the Democratic presidential candidate.
Stacy Ritter, president and CEO of Visit Lauderdale, said she remembers the Signature Grand as the place to be for Democrat Party events in the 1990s. “That’s just where you went,” she said. “Like everything, it had its moment,” she said.
BBX Logistics Properties, out of Fort Lauderdale, and FRP Development Corp, of Jacksonville, announced in a statement that they acquired the Signature Grand and will redevelop the 11.3-acre site into “The Park at Davie.” It will become two buildings that make up about 182,000 square feet of “logistics space.
” The two buildings can be divided into as many as eight different tenants. The commercial warehouses, intended for businesses to st.
