Venice Architecture Firm Unveils Preliminary Design For New Santa Monica Hotel Development

Venice Beach-based architecture design and urban planning firm, The Jerde Partnership, has unveiled the preliminary design for a new hotel development to replace the Wyndham Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn) located at 120 Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica. 

On behalf of owner, FelCor Lodging Trust (NYSE:FCH), Jerde’s design comprises a 211-room hotel and 25 residential units within three terraced buildings situated at the corners of Ocean Avenue, Colorado Avenue and Main Street (stepping upward from west to east as a 5-floor, 63’ building; an 8-floor, 96’ to 107’ building; and a 15-story, 174’ to 195’ building).  

Each building is topped with panoramic viewing decks, including a bar and lounge at the top of the middle building, with views  of the coast, the Los Angeles basin and the Santa Monica Mountains. Every room in the hotel will also have coastal views. 

“With the Jerde office just a few minutes away, designing in Santa Monica is always extra special to us. We spent many years working on Santa Monica Place in order to deliver a place that the community could really enjoy.  Similarly, this is an extraordinary opportunity to attract people, visitors and locals alike, to experience the beauty and excitement of this great location,” said David Rogers FAIA, Jerde design director.