 An extensive cleaning and restoration of the building's interior and exterior began in August 2005 and ended July 2012.A grand opening ceremony was held on July 28 of that year and opened to the public on July 30.The Floridan's original sign, which was found in a rooftop storage room during the cleaning of the building in 2005, and had adorned the buildings roof for decades, was restored and placed on the hotel's rooftop once more in late summer 2008.