Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
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Sheraton Phoenix Downtown is a $350 million (USD), high rise
convention
hotel, located at the northeast corner of Van Buren Street and Third Street in Downtown
Phoenix
, Arizona
, adjacent to the Arizona Center
office/retail complex and the Phoenix Convention Center
, which has its North building opening up in early 2008. At 31 floors it has surpassed the Hyatt Regency Phoenix
, at 24 floors, as the tallest hotel tower in Phoenix.
In July, 2003, the Phoenix City Council approved the USD $35 million convention center hotel, to be owned by the city, and developed and operated by Sheraton Hotels as a Starwood facility. On November 3, 2004, the city of Phoenix announced Arquitectonica
and RSP Architects had been selected to build the project. Groundbreaking was in late March 2006. The tower was topped out in October 2007. The hotel welcomed it first guests on September 30, 2008.
The hotel has 1,000 rooms, a 6500 square feet (603.9 m²) fitness center, a 2000 square feet (185.8 m²) outdoor pool and sundeck, 80000 square feet (7,432.2 m²) of flexible, state-of-the-art meeting space including a 29000 square feet (2,694.2 m²) ballroom
and a 15000 square feet (1,393.5 m²) junior ballroom. In addition, there are 16 meeting rooms, two boardrooms, and a terrace for outdoor events. The exterior color palette
of browns, oranges and yellows were chosen to represent the desert sky at sunset. The curved roofline mimics the slope of nearby Camelback Mountain
.
High Rise
High Rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. It takes place in an ultra-modern, luxury high-rise building.-Plot summary:The building seems to give its well-established tenants all the conveniences and commodities that modern life has to offer: swimming pools, its own school, a supermarket,...
convention
Convention (meeting)
A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom...
hotel, located at the northeast corner of Van Buren Street and Third Street in Downtown
Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix is the central business district of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is located near the geographic center of the Phoenix metropolitan area or Valley of the Sun. Phoenix, being the county seat of Maricopa County and the capital of Arizona, serves as the center of politics,...
Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, adjacent to the Arizona Center
Arizona Center
Arizona Center's fortunes are expected to revive as a 30-story Sheraton Phoenix Downtown hotel opened in the fall of 2008. Also, several high-end condo projects in the downtown area are either under construction, newly opened, or in the planning stages....
office/retail complex and the Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix Convention Center
The Phoenix Convention Center, in the heart of Downtown Phoenix, has been hosting national and regional conventions and trade shows as well as consumer events and theatrical productions since it opened in 1972...
, which has its North building opening up in early 2008. At 31 floors it has surpassed the Hyatt Regency Phoenix
Hyatt Regency Phoenix
The Hyatt Regency Phoenix is a convention hotel in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It is 317 feet tall and has 24 floors. It was completed in 1976. The top floor has a revolving restaurant. It was designed by Charles Luckman and Associates to complement the Phoenix Civic Plaza and Phoenix...
, at 24 floors, as the tallest hotel tower in Phoenix.
In July, 2003, the Phoenix City Council approved the USD $35 million convention center hotel, to be owned by the city, and developed and operated by Sheraton Hotels as a Starwood facility. On November 3, 2004, the city of Phoenix announced Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban planning corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States in the Coconut Grove neighborhood, with offices in ten other cities throughout the world...
and RSP Architects had been selected to build the project. Groundbreaking was in late March 2006. The tower was topped out in October 2007. The hotel welcomed it first guests on September 30, 2008.
The hotel has 1,000 rooms, a 6500 square feet (603.9 m²) fitness center, a 2000 square feet (185.8 m²) outdoor pool and sundeck, 80000 square feet (7,432.2 m²) of flexible, state-of-the-art meeting space including a 29000 square feet (2,694.2 m²) ballroom
Ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. Traditionally, most balls were held in private residences; many mansions contain one or more ballrooms...
and a 15000 square feet (1,393.5 m²) junior ballroom. In addition, there are 16 meeting rooms, two boardrooms, and a terrace for outdoor events. The exterior color palette
Palette (painting)
A palette , in the original sense of the word, is a rigid, flat surface on which a painter arranges and mixes paints. A palette is usually made of wood, plastic, ceramic, or other hard, inert, nonporous material, and can vary greatly in size and shape...
of browns, oranges and yellows were chosen to represent the desert sky at sunset. The curved roofline mimics the slope of nearby Camelback Mountain
Camelback Mountain
Camelback Mountain is a mountain in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The name is derived from its shape, which resembles the hump and head of a kneeling camel. The mountain, a prominent landmark for the metropolitan Phoenix valley, is located in the Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area...
.
External links
- http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1703
- http://www.coppersquare.com
- http://www.rsparch.com