A 210-room Hilton Garden Inn slated for Downtown Burbank has received final approval from the city’s Planning Board. FPG Development Group of Palm Beach, Fla., submitted plans to the city for the five-story lodge on the southwest corner of San Fernando Road and Verdugo Avenue. The city gave the hotel the green light on Monday and it will replace an auto sales lot, car repair shop and restaurant. The hotel will include a restaurant, lounge, pool and fitness center and be the first Garden Inn in the San Fernando Valley. Hilton Garden Inn is owned by Hilton Worldwide of McLean, Va. The Hilton chain operates hotels in Hollywood, Montebello and El Segundo near Los Angeles International Airport. FPG builds and operates hotels nationwide, including in the Los Angeles area and Silicon Valley.
