Sheraton Phoenix Awarded Best Hospitality Project of 2009 by Southwest Contractor Magazine

Southwest Contractor’s 12th annual awards competition honored the best in design and construction over 2009. Winning projects were chosen according to criteria related to the category in which the project was entered: teamwork and project management, safety, innovation, contribution to the community, overcoming challenges, construction workmanship and the functionality and aesthetic quality of the design.

This year, the Best Hospitality Project of Arizona was awarded to the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel. The project is featured in the December 2009 issue of Southwest Contractor Magazine.

Working together with Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Perini Building Company, Parsons Corporation, BBGM and the architectural firms of Arquitectonica and RSP, TynanGroup managed the overall efforts of all involved team members and achieved project completion ahead of schedule and under budget for the City of Phoenix. The Sheraton Phoenix is now a keystone for a modernized Downtown Phoenix and is the first major hotel built downtown since 1976.

Quick Facts: Sheraton Phoenix

Total Rooms: 1,000 (largest hotel in the State of Arizona)
Size: 1,200,000 SF, 31 stories
Owner: City of Phoenix
Completed: September 2008
Amenities:

• 15 state-of-the art meeting rooms
• 2 large ballrooms
• 2 rooftop terraces for outdoor events
• 2 high-end executive
  boardrooms
• Rooftop outdoor pool
• Fitness center
• Lobby bar
• Full-service business center
• Link @ Sheraton
• Destination restaurant and lounge
• Full-service coffee bar

The New Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino

Nearly five years ago, the Gila River Indian Community embarked on their plan to build a Las Vegas-caliber hotel and casino adjacent to Chandler, Arizona. This hotel/casino would also replace one of their existing casinos that was built in the mid 90’s.  In October of this year, the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino held their successful grand opening.

Promising a luxury hotel and casino experience for an affordable price, the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino features 242 guest rooms and suites with amenities such as flat screen televisions and MP3 players, and boasts eight restaurants, five lounges, extensive pools and water features, a high energy nightclub, several bars, business center, exercise facility, ballroom/meeting space, and 1,400-seat entertainment venue for headlining celebrities like Jay Leno and LeAnn Rimes. In addition, the casino boasts 100,000 square feet of gaming area, including over 1,000 slot machines, a retail shop, 70 table games (including a 25 table poker room), KENO, and VIP lounge.

The strategic approach for building what would eventually become the first of such high-end, Las Vegas-style hotel/casinos in Arizona, was an endeavor that required a unique partnership between TynanGroup and Parsons. The TynanGroup/Parsons team brought distinctive management skills, technical expertise, and industry knowledge. In addition, with an 11 year successful track record of working with Native American communities to develop hotels, casinos, conference centers, spas, and restaurants, TynanGroup/Parsons played a key role in managing the efforts of all involved team members toward the ultimate goal of a timely and economical project completion. (more…)