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Partners move forward on long-planned hotel in downtown Phoenix

Sep 23, 2023, 5:00 AM

Preliminary renderings submitted to the city of Phoenix in 2018 show the original design concept fo...

Preliminary renderings submitted to the city of Phoenix in 2018 show the original design concept for the proposed hotel project. (City of Phoenix Rendering)

(City of Phoenix Rendering)

A group of developers has moved forward with plans for a significant downtown Phoenix hotel that was proposed five years ago but never built.

To be called The Edith, the $140 million mixed-use building will stand 17 stories high and feature 236 rooms with 23,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. It’s also expected to include a ground-floor restaurant, rooftop pool and bar, café and full-service spa and fitness center.

The group developing the new hotel includes prominent Valley developer Sunbelt Holdings and Scottsdale-based BB Hotels & Resorts, formerly known as Berger Holdings, California-based Pacific Hospitality Group and general contractor Mortenson. Gensler is the architect.

The project was initially proposed in 2018 after the city posted a request for proposals for a small piece of land it owned downtown at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Adams Street.

Between two proposals, the city approved Berger Holding’s mixed-use hotel project that was initially estimated to cost $62 million. Sundt Construction was part of early conversations for the hotel but is no longer involved in the project, according to a Sundt spokesperson.

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Partners move forward on long-planned hotel in downtown Phoenix