Indigo Athens will include residential-inspired guestrooms, hardwood floors and spa-style showers. In addition, the hotel will have an outdoor garden lounge and terrace, an art gallery and a music venue adjacent to the hotel.

Some of the property’s green features include an outdoor cistern to collect rainwater for landscape irrigation, an energy-efficient heating and air-conditioning system and regenerative elevators that self-power after use. The building has a dedicated green roof, and the site will include “green pavement” systems where possible. The property will have an on-site public transit stop, bicycle racks and priority parking for hybrid vehicles.

In lieu of a formal groundbreaking ceremony, the developers diverted funds typically used for such an occasion to support sustainable development and community initiatives within Athens.