Hotel West & Main has opened as the first new hotel in the Philadelphia suburb of Conshohocken, Pa., in 22 years, completing Keystone Development + Investment’s transformational $340 million Sora West mixed-use development. Keystone has partnered with Concord Hospitality Enterprises to develop and operate the 127-room boutique hotel as part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton.
Sora West covers 520,000 square feet and incorporates a new 11-story office tower and the adaptive reuse of a 148-year-old historic firehouse.
Hotel construction began during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted Keystone and Concord to redesign plans to reduce the number of rooms and increase amenities. The Hotel West & Main features a rooftop bar and lounge overlooking Sora West’s plaza for events and live music, as well as meeting spaces.
The site’s historic firehouse was brought back to life as the gateway to Sora West and physically connects with Hotel West & Main via a first-floor dining venue with an outdoor terrace. The restaurant is known as 1874 Social, honoring the year the Washington Fire Co. formed on the site.
The firehouse, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, also inspired the second-floor Hook & Ladder Skybar. The space has historic features while tying in modern elements to create an exclusive, vintage look and feel.
“The hotel has a classic style and a vibrant personality on its own, and within the context of our larger vision for the downtown Conshohocken gateway, it helps establish an incredibly inviting access point for visitors and business travelers,” Keystone President and COO Rich Gottlieb said in a statement.