Marriott tops off Moxy Sydney Airport Hotel project

With its first Moxy-branded property at Sydney Airport on schedule to open next year, Marriott International has celebrated the building reaching its highest point, level 13, with a traditional topping out ceremony.

Located directly alongside the airport, when completed the Moxy Sydney Airport Hotel will feature 301 guest rooms, the Moxy Kitchen and Moxy Bar which will serve as a communal space and check-in area.

The new build also includes 199sqm of meeting and event space.

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The 2,997sqm site is conveniently positioned on a major thoroughfare into both the domestic and international terminals, and seen as ideal for both corporate and leisure traveller demand.

Marriott International Area Vice President, Sean Hunt said he was excited to see construction reach its highest point, given it was a landmark project for the company.

“The playful Moxy brand is one of Marriott International’s fastest growing brands in the Asia-Pacific region – and we have four more in the pipeline in Melbourne, Perth, Auckland and Queenstown,” Mr Hunt said.

“With air travel now at 77 percent of pre-COVID levels and continuing to grow, Moxy Sydney Airport is located here in the heart of Australia’s international and domestic visitor gateway.”

The $140 million project has been delivered by Sydney-based construction company Roberts Co, which was appointed by the project’s joint venture owners, RF Corval and KS Hotels & Resorts.

Facing challenges that included COVID lockdowns and unprecedented wet weather across the programme, Director-Hotels at RF Corval, Chris Boys said he was happy to reach such an important milestone.

“Celebrating the Topping Out today is testament to our team who have continued to push through challenging conditions, we look forward to hosting our first guests when the doors open mid next year.”

Roberts Co’s CEO, Alison Mirams, said the project allowed the company to continue delivering its innovative construction practices.

“36 percent of this project team are females, including 50 percent of the team’s engineers, all led by our female Project Manager.

“This is the third project we’ve delivered under the five-day week model and our first in the private sector,” Ms Mirams said.

“We’ve found this model leads to improved staff happiness as like in other industries, the team greatly benefit from spending their weekends with friends and family, which results in their improved mental and physical well-being benefitting us as a company, as well as our clients.”