A new Westin is planned downtown here, and a 520-room hotel is expected to be rebranded a Marriott Renaissance.
The latter hotel, located a block from the Phoenix Convention Center, is currently operating as the Wyndham Phoenix.
The new Westin hotel would occupy about half of the floors in the 26-story One Central Park East Office Building, three blocks from the convention center. In addition to the hotel rooms, a new entrance and a pool deck would be added to the tower.
“The city council has a clear vision for downtown Phoenix,” said Steve Moore, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix CVB. “This is the same council that, within a year of approving a $600 million expansion of the convention center, said yes to funding and building a 1,000-room downtown Sheraton. They get it.”
