The main City Center Motel building at 6th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Phoenix will be incorporated into a new EV Hotel by franchise owner Fabius Enterprise LLC.
The EV AI Hotel will have 114 rooms and feature extensive use of “smart technology” incorporated into the guest experience.
Fabius had applied to demolish the existing motel buildings last year but altered its plan after encountering resistance from preservationists. The main building’s Googie-style concrete structure and porte cochere will be incorporated into the new design. The original 46-room hotel was built in 1959.
The Central City Village Planning Committee will discuss changing the current zoning to downtown code with a historic preservation overlay, and the Phoenix Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the project application at its Oct. 6 meeting.
The hotel development is valued between $25M and $27M. Representatives say construction could begin in 2023 and deliver in 2024. (Source)
