At the groundbreaking of historic “Hummingbird” in Downtown Lake Worth yesterday.

Below is more information about this structure located at 631 Lucerne Ave., “[C]onstructed c.1922 and is a contributing resource within the Old Town Local Historic District.”

Photos taken yesterday. . .

Exactly what our Downtown has needed for a
long time: New office spaces (±20) will make up
the new “Hummingbird”.

Access to these offices will be off Lucerne Ave. and ‘J’ St. as well which many in attendance were pleased to learn about.

Floor plans.

The invitation sent out announcing the event:

“Re-Purpose and Re-Use to Class ‘A’ Office Space”:

For more information send an email to: infosanassociates@gmail.com

The former Hummingbird Hotel was an agenda item on the City of Lake Worth’s Historic Resource Preservation Board (HRPB) last year:


HRPB Project Number 17-00100137: Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for exterior alterations and a pre-construction approval for a historic preservation ad valorem tax exemption for the commercial structure located at 631 Lucerne Avenue . . . The subject property was constructed c.1922 and is a contributing resource within the Old Town Local Historic District.


The exterior changes proposed were consistent with historic guidelines and the City staff recommended approval which the HRPB did. Also, the plans include restoration of the “Hummingbird Hotel” sign on the building. Stay tuned for more information about that.

A rendering from last year:

From The Lake Worth Herald, more history about this historic structure in the Downtown:

“The Hummingbird Hotel was, since 1921, the McCarty or New McCarty Hotel. The original owner was Mary A. McCarty. McCarty was part of the company owned by A.D. Clark Insurance. Clark, Mayor from 1923–1926, sold insurance and was a prominent realtor in Lake Worth for 39 years. She was an active member of the Board of Realtors.
     The hotel remained the McCarty Hotel until c.1995 [see image below] when Rose Belanger and JoAnn Davis purchased the hotel. They changed the color, refurbished the rooms and renamed the hotel — The Hummingbird.”

Click on image to enlarge:

Newspaper clipping, Palm Beach Post, July 1995.

Photos taken at the “Hummingbird Hotel”
two years ago: