ATLANTA—Marriott International and Noble Investment Group have broken ground on what will be Marriott’s first-ever combination of an AC Hotels by Marriott and Moxy under one roof. The $70-million, five-story hotel project will rise on a full city block in midtown Atlanta and is expected to open in the middle of 2018.
With an entrance on 14th St., the 133-room AC Hotel Atlanta Midtown will offer guestrooms and suites with modern design elements, plush seating and multifunctional workspaces. The 155-room Moxy Atlanta Midtown, which guests will enter on 13th St., will feature tech-enabled bedrooms with optional mobile check-in and checkout; keyless entry; motion sensor lighting; internet TV in-room; USB outlets; and free WiFi.
Both hotels will have distinct hospitality experiences inside and will share a deck-top amenity level that will contain shared meeting space with outdoor breakout space, health and fitness and a rooftop pool and bar with outdoor fire pits.
As part of this project, Noble will also help establish the missing link in an extensive pedestrian connector. To be called the Arts Walk, the ground-level path will provide direct access for hotel guests and local residents to walk from 14th St. to the Crescent Ave. entertainment and dining district, to the more than 20 million sq. ft. of corporate office and the Woodruff Arts Center along 15th St. The connector will eventually stretch from the Woodruff Arts Center to high-speed public transportation at the 10th St. MARTA station.
The AC Hotel Atlanta Midtown will be Noble’s second AC Hotel in Atlanta and the third in its portfolio. The company opened the AC Hotel Kansas City Westport in 2015, followed by the AC Hotel Atlanta Buckhead at Phipps Plaza in 2016. The Moxy Atlanta Midtown will be Noble’s second, after opening Moxy New Orleans in 2016.
The area is home to more than 24,000 students who attend Georgia Tech University, Savannah College of Arts and Design and Emory University Hospital. It attracts more than 6.1 million tourists annually primarily driven by the local arts and entertainment offerings and is home to 16% of the total jobs in Atlanta, 25% of the city’s professional jobs and a fast-growing residential population that is 75% gen X and millennials, according to the company.