122-room Hotel Planned for Mesa
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX A limited service hotel is being planned for a vacant 2.9-acre site north of Baseline Road and east of Mesa Drive. Gilmore Planning & Landscape Architecture, on behalf of developer, BG Edge, LLC, submitted plans to the City of Mesa and is requesting design review approval for the 122-room hotel called Woodspring Suites. The City of Mesa heard […]
Uncertainty Forces Economic Developers to Pivot
By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX The diversity of East Valley cities was on full display at the August 12th, 2020 Leading Market Series discussion hosted by BEX. Economic development directors from the cities of Mesa and Scottsdale, along with the Town of Queen Creek, identified their unique challenges and goals in bringing in new employers to their municipality, especially during a time when […]
Crismon Commons to be Heard at Mesa P&Z
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Plans for a new horizontal mixed-use commercial and residential center is set to be heard at the City of Mesa’s Planning and Zoning meeting on May 27th. Developer and applicant, Overland Development Corp is requesting rezoning approval of a +/-11-acre site north of Baseline Road on the west side of Crismon Road, from Limited Commercial to LC Planned Area […]
Developer Requested to Transform Mesa Site
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX The City of Mesa wishes to transform 27 acres of city-owned land at the SWC of University and Mesa drives into a “vibrant and cohesive urban mixed-use project” and is requesting a partner to help with that vision. On May 6, the City of Mesa issued a Request for Qualifications […]
Leading Market Series Shines Spotlight on Mixed-Use
By Sammy Williams for AZBEX The latest in the BEX Leading Market Series found attendees gathered at SkySong in Scottsdale on Thursday, April 4th to discuss the ever-changing world of mixed-use development. BEX President Rebekah Morris kicked off the breakfast with an overview of the mixed-use sector, which comprises $7B in total construction costs around […]
Warehouses to be ‘Landing’ at Ray Rd and Hawes
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Gilmore Planning & Landscape Architecture, on behalf of property owners Crisko, LLC and Kay L. Toolson, Trustee of the Kay and Judy Toolson Joint Revocable Trust UAD, recently submitted an application to the City of Mesa to rezone approximately 35.9 acres for the development of two industrial warehouse buildings located […]
Ind. Bldgs Planned for Mesa Elliot Tech Park West
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX The City of Mesa approved another project planned for the Mesa Elliot Technology Park at its March 20th Planning and Zoning Board meeting. Owner, Sunbelt Investment Holdings, Inc. had requested a site plan review approval as well as approval of a Special Use Permit in order to develop two new […]
2018 Public Works Conference Highlights
By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange It’s October, which — in the world of public projects — means the Capital Improvement Plans are out for public viewing, and municipalities are planning for another fiscal year of new construction, expansion and maintenance. It’s also time for the third annual AZBEX Public Works Conference, where attendees […]
Approved CIPs Show Sustained Growth in Sector
By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The final tally is coming in for this year’s budget season, namely, the Capital Improvement Plans for major municipalities. The next five years appear rosy for publicly funded infrastructure and public works projects, a boost of 7.28 percent in the five-year totals from last year. That is notable […]
Piper Plastics Proposes Mesa HQ
By Jane Stewart for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Representatives from Piper Plastics, Inc. made a presentation to the City of Mesa’s Design Review Board at its May 8 meeting regarding a proposed headquarters for the plastics manufacturing company. The subject site is a vacant parcel of approximately five acres at 4818 East Indigo Street within the […]