Intersection Development

Intersection Development is a Phoenix developer, with a Dallas office, that builds around entertainment more than square footage. Jordan Taylor and Jason Merck co-founded it, and it’s planning a Denver office for 2027. Its big swing is Atari Hotels Phoenix at 840 N. Central Ave. in Roosevelt Row, where demolition of the old KOOL radio building started the week of Oct. 29. The $124 million, roughly 90,000-square-foot project packs 72 rooms and 19 suites, an esports and concert venue for about 2,400 people, a sportsbook and a pool deck onto less than an acre, designed by räkkhaus. Licensed-brand hotels often stall at the rendering stage. This one’s got excavators on site.