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Perhaps you noticed the abandoned Aksarben Suites hotel on your way to The Drover. Located at 73rd and Cedar Streets, it is near Aksarben Village, institutions of higher learning, and large employers. Despite that, the hotel has been vacant for a number of years and is an eyesore with its boarded-up windows, abandoned tires, and furniture in the parking lot.

Built in 1973 as the Granada Royale Hometel, the hotel with a Spanish motif had 108 suites surrounded by a central courtyard featuring tropical landscaping beneath a skylight. Glass-enclosed elevators and balconies provided views of the rock-terraced gardens. It even had a shared floor called the “living room” where patrons were served cocktails.

It became an Embassy Suites in 1987 after it purchased the Granada Royale chain. It was acquired by Doubletree in 1997. After becoming an independent hotel in 2015, it changed its name to Aksarben Suites. At that time, it underwent a $4M renovation.

Recent plans to redevelop the hotel have failed. More recently, however, there’s been a new proposal to convert the building into 197 studio apartments ranging from 550 to 650 sq. ft. Rents will cost between $1,195 and $1,395 per month. If approved, construction of the Solana apartments by Urban Village is expected to begin this summer and end by August 2026.

Photos from the real estate listing.

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