A former St. Augustine Cuban cigar factory is set to become a boutique hotel. The former Solla-Carcaba Cigar factory will become a hotel on Riberia Street and Sebastian Harbor Drive. We're told from the hotel's owner that the 50-room hotel is expected to create 200 jobs from start to opening. Construction is expected to begin in the fall of 2021 and should be completed by late 2022.
This former Cuban 🇨🇺 cigar factory is about to get a makeover. How many jobs it’ll bring to St. Augustine and why a tourism expert says its luxurious transformation is much needed. Story’s at 5:15 @ActionNewsJax @BachmanANjax @TenikkaANjax pic.twitter.com/OvlneqeXF8
— Lorena Inclán (@LorenaANjax) February 20, 2020
