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Since all y'all are CheesecakeFox restaurant fans, the Arizona Republic just made your day better. You will be able to live in one of those restaurants in the near future:

Next up for restaurateur Sam Fox: A Phoenix hotel?

Weldon B. Johnson, Arizona Republic Published 4:13 p.m. MT Aug. 23, 2019

Prolific Phoenix restaurateur Sam Fox appears to be getting into the hotel business.

The Phoenix Business Journal reports that Fox is listed as the developer of the hotel portion of a mixed-use development planned for 44th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix.

The hotel will have 85 rooms and 20 condos, according to the Business Journal. It's across the street from the Fox Restaurant Concepts headquarters. The property, which will be called 44|Camelback, also will include office space, retail space and restaurants, the Business Journal reported.

The Republic has reached out to Fox’s organization for more information on this developing story.

Fox sold Fox Restaurant Concepts, his string of popular Valley restaurants, to The Cheesecake Factory for $308 million last month. Fox's company has 23 restaurants throughout metro Phoenix, including Olive & Ivy, Dough Bird and The Henry.

Fox Restaurant Concepts is expected to operate as a subsidiary of Cheesecake Factory and Fox will lead the company from its Phoenix headquarters, according to a press release announcing the sale.

Reach the reporter at weldon.johnson@arizonarepublic.com. Or follow him on Twitter at @weldonjohnson.