1MSF Stadium Point Gets Master Developer
By Corina Vanek for Phoenix Business Journal A massive mixed-use development with Class A office, hotel, retail and apartment buildings near Peoria Sports Complex is one step closer after the Peoria City Council approved an agreement Tuesday with American Life Inc. and Steinhauer Properties Inc. The project, called Stadium Point, will include more than 1MSF of development on 17 acres owned by the […]
Mixed-Use Development Proposed Near Westgate
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX A new mixed-use development is being proposed approximately one mile from Westgate Entertainment District at the SEC of Glendale and 83rd Avenue. Planning consultant, Jon M. Froke Urban Planning, LLC, on behalf of property owner, Rightstart Subsidiary, LLC, recently submitted preliminary plans to the City of Glendale and is requesting to rezone the approximately 8.23-acre vacant site from Neighborhood Shopping […]
Francisco Grande Plans Major Expansion
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa for Casa Grande Dispatch The Francisco Grande resort has big plans to expand in the next few years. The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a plan by Francisco Grande to develop a mix of residential, commercial, hospitality, open space, office space and recreational campus space on its 663-acre property near Montgomery Road and […]
Impacts on Budget, Lives Could be Dire
By Howard Fischer for Capitol Media Services via Arizona Daily Star The COVID-19 outbreak is going to blow a billion-dollar hole in state finances. And about 775 Arizonans will die by the end of May from the virus. Those predictions from the Joint Legislative Budget Committee as staffers said the decline in state revenues plus additional costs to the […]
Casa Grande P&Z Approves New Holiday Inn
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Despite a recent sharp decline in Arizona hotel occupancy and temporary closures due to COVID-19, plans for a new Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center are making their way through the City of Casa Grande. Casa Grande’s Planning and Zoning Commission recently approved a request for a Planned Area Development amendment to allow hotel and convention center uses on a […]
Fat Cats Entertainment Coming to Queen Creek
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX On the heels of the recently completed Fat Cats Family Entertainment Center at Longbow Marketplace in Mesa earlier this month, FatCats Entertainment is planning another center in Queen Creek. The project, to be located at the NWC of Riggs Road and Ellsworth Road, was approved at the Town of Queen […]
Rio Nuevo Projects Move Forward
Source: Real Estate Daily News Work at 75 E. Broadway could soon recommence after the Rio Nuevo Board reached an agreement with the developers of the mixed-use project planned for the site. Last year, the Board learned that JE Dunn, the original developer/general contractor, wanted to transfer its ownership share to its co-developer Dabdoub Schwabe […]
Atari to Build Hotels in Eight U.S. Cities
Source: GSD Group Atari® has announced a deal with GSD Group —led by founder Shelly Murphy and partner Napoleon Smith III — to acquire the rights to build video game-themed Atari Hotels in the United States, with the first location breaking ground in Phoenix later this year. Atari, a trailblazer in the gaming industry, is […]
One Hundred Mill Hotel to Bring 237 Rooms
By Sammy Williams for AZBEX On January 14th, the City of Tempe Development Review Commission approved a development plan review for a new 13-story, 237-key hotel located at 120 S. Mill Avenue. One Hundred Mill Hotel, located on the SWC of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway, is being developed by Supreme Bright Tempe, LLC, […]
5-story Hotel Proposed for Tempe’s 2100 Rio Salado
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX Hotel developer, Tharaldson Hospitality Development recently submitted plans to the City of Tempe for a new hotel to be located on 2.8 acres at 93 S. Rockford Drive, part of the Heavy Industrial District and the 2100 Rio Salado mixed-use development. Tharaldson has requested a use permit to allow a […]