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 […]
Nearly 400KSF Mixed-Use Proposed in Tucson
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A nearly 60-year-old, 152-unit apartment complex near the gateway to the University of Arizona main campus in Tucson would make way for a residential/hospitality/retail mixed-use development under a proposal currently before the city Zoning Examiner. Property International submitted the request on behalf of property owners Shenkarow Realty Advisors […]
Affordable & Luxury Meet at 17th & Camelback
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange An intersection that could once only be (charitably) described as, “Gritty,” is the latest planned development spot spurred on by light rail and associated urban renewal projects. United Capital Partners, LLC and VIVO Development Partners are proposing to create the C17 luxury multifamily project on the SWC of […]
Supportive Housing for E. Van Buren Corridor
By Jane Stewart and Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Once Phoenix’s most notorious red-light district, a section of Van Buren Street now has the green light for a supportive housing development. Cardinal Capital Management | AHI has submitted a rezoning request, via Architectural Resources Team, for 2.21 acres located at the SWC of 29th […]
Charity Plans 2 PHX Affordable MF Projects
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Phoenix’s Planning and Development Department is considering a pair of proposals from subsidiaries of Catholic Charities Community Services of Arizona to build low-income apartment developments near 19th Avenue and Camelback. Manzanita Village is proposed for 72 veteran- and family-targeted units on a 0.77 gross acre site south of […]
Senior Dev Planned Near Future Light Rail Line
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Even though the South Central Light Rail Extension is still in the design phase and won’t be in operation until 2023, at least one developer is planning ahead and creating an 80-unit, three-story senior living complex that will lie directly between two planned stops along the route. In […]
Devs: 17th Ave & Camelback Wants You!
By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Later this summer the City of Phoenix is going to issue a request for development proposals for a vacant parcel on 17th Ave & Camelback Road. Zoned C-2 with a TOD1 overlay, the parcel is Walkable Urban Code-eligible. The selected developer has significant leeway to build something very […]