13th Annual Phoenix Canstruction Supplies Food Bank
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX The 13th annual Phoenix Canstruction Design and Build event took place on August 17th through 23rd, resulting in a donation of nearly 64,000 pounds of non-perishable food for St. Mary’s Food Bank. Easily one of the most creative ways for local A/E/C firms to give back to the community in […]
Industry Professionals 08-27-19
Awards & Accolades 1. Kidder Mathews has been named an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Company in America by Inc. Magazine. This is the sixth time the firm has received this prestigious recognition, also earning the distinction in 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2013. Inc. Magazine tracks private company growth and ranks it against national peers. […]
Commercial Real Estate Transactions 08-27-2019
Sales Transactions 1. Nike paid nearly $70M for the Lincoln Logistics 40 building in Goodyear near the Phoenix Goodyear Airport for their manufacturing facility. Nike anticipates opening the facility in 2020 and being fully operational within three and a half years of opening. 2. Santan Gem, LLC purchased Santan Gateway North, a 123.2KSF Walmart shadow-anchored […]
Tempe Hotel to Take on New “Vibe”
By Sammy Williams for AZBEX Applicant, Huellmantel & Affiliates of Tempe announced plans that owner, Farmer Arts Lot 4 LLC will open the country’s second Vib (pronounced “vibe”) hotel on a vacant lot on the SEC of Farmer Avenue and 5th Street in Tempe. The 102-room, five-story Vib is an urban, boutique hotel brand operated by Best Western in […]
Plans Submitted for SDLE Assisted Living
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Plans for the new Spectrum Camelback Residential Healthcare Facility development have been submitted to the City of Scottsdale. Applicant, Berry Riddell LLC, on behalf of developer Spectrum Retirement Communities, LLC, is requesting Development Review Board approval of a site plan, landscape plan and building elevations for the new, 111-bed “residential […]
Goodyear’s “Heart” of the City, Now a Reality
Source: City of Goodyear At the August 19th Goodyear City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved the development agreement for Goodyear Civic Square at Estrella Falls. This will be a first-of-its-kind project in partnership with the Globe Corporation. Civic Square will serve as a highly-desirable community gathering spot for events such as festivals, concerts, and […]
Prescott Seeks Proposals for City Hall Redevelopment
By Cindy Barks for Daily Courier What Could the Prescott City Hall Property Become? More than a dozen developers, architects, and construction companies have indicated interest in answering that question, and possibly taking on redevelopment of the prime downtown Prescott real estate. The question is a part of the city’s months-long process of determining how […]
Arizona Projects 08-23-19
Awards & Accolades 1. Las Brisas Sunset Apartments, a 60-unit complex in San Luis for low-income seniors, has earned a statewide honor for the housing organization that developed it. The Comite de Bienestar on Wednesday received a Hero of Housing award by the Arizona Department of Housing. The award was given in the Exceptional Rural […]
One Scottsdale Announces Mixed-Use Plans
By Sammy Williams for BEX One Scottsdale, a mixed-use development situated at the intersection of Loop 101 and Scottsdale Road, continues to grow with the approval request for 22 acres of office, commercial, parking structure and hotel projects. In the Development Review Board (DRB) application, One Scottsdale developer DMB Associates unveiled hotel building elevations featuring […]
Watermark at Gilbert Town Square Gets Council OK
By Tasha Anderson for BEX The Gilbert Town Council voted Thursday, August 15th on a new multifamily development near the Gilbert Municipal Complex and the Town Square commercial development. Council approved a land use classification change and rezoning on approximately 10.32 acres comprised of five parcels at the SEC of Gilbert and Knox Roads. The […]