their units in 2014, but that the property would not be fully operational until the following year. In January 2014, Hilton Worldwide announced an agreement with CFLB to operate the project as part of the hotel chain's Conrad Hotels brand. A $34 million enhancement project began that month. Sales for the units began in March 2014, with the project expected to be fully open in early 2015. In October 2014, plans were announced to open the project as the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Resort and Residences during the summer of 2015. Orchestra planned to spend $40 million on the building's renovation and completion. The plans would include a 290-unit tower, with the units split between 181 condo-hotel units, and 109 condominiums as part of The Ocean Resort Residences, the name used for the project's full-time residential element. Design changes occurred in late 2014, and Orchestra's budget ultimately increased to $70 million in order to upgrade public areas of the project to help it compete against upcoming projects. The building enhancement included a rebuilt lobby, while a lounge and a gourmet market were among the new additions to the project. In March 2015, a five-story glass-enclosed building known as the Jewel Box was topped off. The building connects the Ocean Resort Residences to the Conrad Fort Lauderdale. The hotel project had been scheduled for completion in fall 2015. In October 2015, it was announced that the project's opening had been delayed until early 2016. The project received a certificate of occupancy in June 2016, but remained unopened. By August 2016, a $1.4 million construction lien had been filed against the project by its general contractor, Moss & Associates. Approximately 35 percent of the project's units had been sold out, with some purchases closing as early as 2014, but further closings were halted until the lien could be resolved. As of August 2016, the project's opening date was also contingent on Orchestra refinancing its construction loan with a better interest rate, a deal that was expected to close within two weeks. Hilton's management team would then require three to four months to get the hotel ready for its opening. In January 2017, the un-opened project was sold to the Heafey Group, based in Quebec, Canada. Heafey Group purchased the 232 remaining unsold units at a total cost of $91 million. At that time, an opening date of July 2017 was planned, but it