Though it adds a rich layer of history to the business district of downtown Tucson, the Pioneer Hotel has not been listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of "irreversible integrity changes" made in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

In May 2024, Pioneer Tucson LLC, an affiliate of Skyline Real Estate in Beverly Hills, CA purchased the building and plans extension renovations to the lobby and common areas.

[5] Taylor, who said he was at the hotel to score free drinks at a holiday party held by an aircraft company that night, knocked on room doors to alert guests to the fire and later helped put the injured on stretchers.

[3] Taylor, who is mixed Hispanic and African American, was convicted by an all-white jury during a time of racial tension in Tucson.

[1] An affiliate of Skyline Real Estate, one of the largest owners of manufactured housing communities and RV Parks in the nation.