Home Depot Bringing New Urban Design Phx
By Sammy Williams for AZBEX Developer Diversified Realty Services, Inc. of Scottsdale is hoping the remodeling craze in Central Phoenix isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Late last month, they submitted a PUD statement to the City of Phoenix in hopes of building a Home Depot on an 8.72 net acre site on the SWC of […]
Mesa ‘Eyesore’ to Become 5-story Apt. Complex
By Lauren Castle and Lindsey Collom for The Arizona Republic One of the most notorious corners in Mesa should look different by March 2021. What are now fenced-off largely vacant lots on the northwest corner of Main Street and Country Club Drive are envisioned as a five-story, nearly 200-unit apartment complex with bottom-floor retail space. The city recently […]
$146M Copper Sky Development Plans Unveiled
By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Long-awaited plans for the Copper Sky Development have finally been revealed. Maricopa Economic Development Director, Denise Airheart presented plans for the $146M, mixed-use development adjacent to the Copper Sky Regional Park at the City Council special meeting on Wednesday, January 9th, and again at the City Council regular […]
Light Rail Anniversary Casts Light on Area Growth
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Despite ongoing challenges and concerns in various parts of the Valley, the economic growth generated as a byproduct of the Light Rail’s introductions and various expansions have proven impossible to deny. Valley Metro last week released, “Building Communities and Enhancing Lives: A Quality of Life Report,” detailing the […]
Nationwide’s $950M Mixed-use to be Called “Cavasson”
By AZBEX Staff for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Nationwide Realty Investors announced late last week its master-planned $950M, 134-acre mixed-use office development near Hayden Road and Loop 101 in Scottsdale will be named Cavasson. According to a press announcement from The Arizona Commerce Authority, the first phase “will include several commercial office buildings including the new […]
Litchfield Considering Cornerstone at the Park Plan
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The City of Litchfield Park Planning & Zoning Commission recently heard information on a 313-unit residential mixed-use project with 13KSF of commercial space at the NWC of Litchfield Road and Wigwam Boulevard. As reported by AZBEX in January, 2015, the city approved plans to expand the Wigwam Resort. […]
Maricopa Picks Tempe’s CPI to Develop Copper Sky
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Last week the City of Maricopa took a major step forward in the long-sought-after development of its Copper Sky Commercial Site and entered into an agreement with Tempe-based Commercial Properties, Inc. to bring the project to fruition. Maricopa released an RFP in February “to transform the Copper Sky Commercial […]
Foothills Mall Redevelopment Moving Forward
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Originally developed in 1981, the 22-parcel, 68-acre Foothills Mall in unincorporated Pima County will undergo a massive renovation and restoration as a multi-modal live/work/play destination under an ambitious master plan submitted to the county’s Development Services Department last month by owners FHM Partners, LLC. According to the proposal’s […]
Maricopa Looking to Develop Copper Sky
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The City of Maricopa is looking for a developer “to transform the Copper Sky Commercial Site into a high quality mixed-use destination.” It issued “RFP18-ED01242018 Copper Sky Commercial Site Development” outlining its desires for the project. Proposals are due March 22. The property to be developed is approximately 18 acres on two parcels […]
Experts Weigh in on State of Development
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Four commercial real estate and development leaders gave their predictions for what lies ahead in 2018 at Valley Partnership’s Friday Morning Breakfast program, Jan. 26. Following a brief address by Republican U.S. Senate candidate, and current congressional representative, Martha McSally, moderator Mark Detmer, managing director of JLL, introduced […]