Work is expected to begin soon on a unique 25-story project that has been in the planning and development phase in Phoenix for well over a year.
The company Thunderbird Legacy Development, based in Phoenix, is putting up a structure adjacent to, and over, a historic two-story building at 39 E. Jackson Street.
Earlier approved by the Phoenix City Council, the project which will be called Fairmont Phoenix and will see the building of 225 hotel rooms, 34 suites, and another 151 condominium units, as well as restaurant and bar space, a café, and rooftop pool.
To be branded as a Fairmont hotel and called the Fairmont Hotel and Residences Phoenix, the ambitious project is expected to cost up to $150 million to build.
In combining an older, historic space with one that is entirely new, the project will have the roof as well as one outer wall of the original structure removed to become a part of the larger building.
That older structure for decades has been the home to the job training group called the Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center, which will remain in operation at the site.
If all goes as expected, work will be completed on the project in early 2025.
By Garry Boulard
