I saw a bit of activity today at the future Marriott hotel site. Two yellow construction vehicles that have big shovels were dropped of at the site. Also construction crews were taking out parts of the sidewalk along 5th street. Looks like construction will be starting soon.
This project has not been mentioned for some time, here is the information on the Tempe website:
http://www.tempe.gov/maps/DevProject...a-85f96d58aa92