$40 million. The Live Oak and Palmetto towers, with 452 guest rooms, will be renovated. The Cypress building and Marlin's cafeteria have been torn down and will be replaced by a new registration area, bar and restaurant, along with a courtyard. The Springmaid Beach Resort was purchased by Hilton Hotels in 2016. Hilton remodeled the resort and renamed it to DoubleTree Resort. Fishing pier The original fishing pier was built in 1953, but was destroyed the next year by Hurricane Hazel. The pier was rebuilt in 1959 and destroyed again by an airplane. In 1973 a new pier was built on the north end of the resort and remained standing until it was destroyed on October 8, 2016 as Hurricane Matthew passed through the area shortly after making landfall a short distance south. The pier was the longest in Myrtle Beach, at 1060 feet long. Rebuilding of the pier began in May 2019 and the pier reopened in July 2020. References Unincorporated communities in South Carolina Unincorporated communities in Horry County, South Carolina