Marriott Hotel Breaks Ground Near Gateway Airport

The new SpringHill Suites by Marriott location will include 127 suites and cater to flight passengers, sports complex visitors, and future business tenants.

Published on Feb. 23, 2026

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A large-scale development near Mesa Gateway Airport reached a milestone as Marriott broke ground on a five-story, 127-suite SpringHill Suites hotel on Thursday. The new hotel will cater to flight passengers, visitors to the nearby Arizona Athletic Grounds sports complex, and future business tenants of the Gateway East development.

Why it matters

The new Marriott hotel is part of the broader Gateway East development, which aims to transform the area around Mesa Gateway Airport into a vibrant business and commerce hub. The high-quality hospitality offering is expected to meet the growing demand from the surrounding community and support the airport's vision of becoming a globally competitive business park.

The details

The SpringHill Suites by Marriott location will feature a lobby bar, outdoor pool, fitness center, complimentary hot breakfast, and free Wi-Fi for guests. It is the seventh such Marriott location in the Valley. The hotel's groundbreaking comes after data center cooling manufacturer XNRGY became fully operational at Gateway East in late October. Construction will soon begin on roughly 17,000 square feet of retail and restaurant businesses within the 270-acre Gateway East development.

  • Marriott broke ground on the hotel on Thursday, February 23, 2026.
  • XNRGY Climate Systems became fully operational at Gateway East in late October 2025.

The players

Regina Antone

Chairwoman of the Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (MGAA) Board of Directors.

Mark Freeman

Mayor of Mesa and Vice Chairman of the MGAA.

Matt Jensen

Partner with The Boyer Company, the developer of the Gateway East project.

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What they’re saying

“The need for high-quality hospitality offerings is at an all-time high. This hotel will fill the need and demand from the surrounding community and supports our vision of a vibrant, globally competitive airport business park.”

— Regina Antone, Chairwoman of the Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (MGAA) Board of Directors (Press release)

“Mesa continues to attract investment because of the strength of our region's demographics — a highly educated workforce, strong household incomes and continued growth in our communities. Projects like this hotel, and the Gateway East master development, reflect the confidence in Mesa's future and reinforces our position as one of the fastest growing and most competitive markets in the southwest.”

— Mark Freeman, Mayor of Mesa and Vice Chairman of the MGAA (Press release)

“This project builds directly on the incredible momentum generated by the success of XNRGY Climate Systems and our upcoming commercial retail phase. We are creating a destination where world-class companies and their visitors have immediate access to high-quality lodging and services. Gateway East will continue to develop into a primary employment and commerce hub for the southeast Valley.”

— Matt Jensen, Partner with The Boyer Company (Press release)

What’s next

Construction on the roughly 17,000 square feet of retail and restaurant businesses within the Gateway East development will soon begin.

The takeaway

The new Marriott hotel is part of the broader effort to transform the area around Mesa Gateway Airport into a thriving business and commerce hub, capitalizing on the region's strong demographics and continued growth. This project reflects the confidence in Mesa's future as one of the fastest growing and most competitive markets in the Southwest.