AC Hotel Atlanta Downtown
Atlanta, United States
Built 2016 · Last completed renovation 2019
AC Hotel Atlanta Downtown in Atlanta was last renovated in 2019, and originally built in 2016 (sourced renovations: 1960, 2019). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 7.6/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Next renovation expected around 2027
In about 1 year (≈8-year cycle). A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Atlanta, United States
Timeline
1914
Historic Gulf Oil Building constructed
1960
Mid-century modern renovation; listed on National Register of Historic Places
2018
Adaptive reuse construction begins — historic building converted to AC Hotel by
2019
AC Hotel by Marriott Houston Downtown opens (adaptive reuse, 195 rooms)
2019
Meticulous mid-century modern restoration completed at opening (marble/Granux ex
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 2019 renovation
“Year Built: 1914 · Year Last Renovated: 2019”— source · retrieved 2026-07-18
“In 2019, NewcrestImage opened two AC Hotels – a 195-room, 10-floor property in downtown Houston that is a unique historic renovation.”— source · retrieved 2026-07-18
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
3★
Built
Sourced2016
Last completed renovation
Sourced2019
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (1960–2019). The Chrono Score uses the most recent completed one.
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Year Built: 1914 · Year Last Renovated: 2019”
“In 2019, NewcrestImage opened two AC Hotels – a 195-room, 10-floor property in downtown Houston that is a unique historic renovation.”
“It has undergone a meticulous mid-century modern renovation to coincide with AC Houston's opening, including restoration of the marble and Granux exterior and the marble-clad, ground-floor lobby.”
“NewcrestImage has begun transforming a 104-year-old building in downtown Houston into a 195-room, 10-floor AC Hotel by Marriott, with Houston-based Arch-Con Construction serving as general contractor. Opening is expected during the summer of 2019.”
“This is one of the first 1960s mid-century modern style buildings to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the building went through a major renovation in the 1960s.”
“Developed by NewcrestImage, the property is an adaptive reuse of a historic 1914 building in downtown Houston, originally commissioned by famed Houston entrepreneur Jessie Jones and designed by Alfred Finn as the headquarters of Gulf Oil.”
“Year Built: 2016”
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Frequently asked
When was AC Hotel Atlanta Downtown built?+
AC Hotel Atlanta Downtown (Atlanta, United States) was built in 2016.
How old is AC Hotel Atlanta Downtown?+
AC Hotel Atlanta Downtown is 10 years old — it was built in 2016 and last renovated in 2019. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was AC Hotel Atlanta Downtown last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2019.
What is the Chrono Score of AC Hotel Atlanta Downtown?+
Its Chrono Score is 7.6/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 3-star rating.