Dropping Appeal Will Kill Southbridge Referendum
By Wayne Schutsky for Scottsdale Progress Southbridge Two developer Carter Unger has dropped plans to appeal a Maricopa County judge’s decision upholding the referendum to put the downtown Scottsdale development before voters. But it is still unlikely the issue will actually make it to the ballot in November as Unger has asked the City Council to repeal its initial approval […]
New Purchase, Expansion Plans for Park Central Mall
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Long an icon of stalled hopes for renovation and redevelopment in Central Phoenix, the area around Park Central Mall continues to blossom into one of the city’s most dynamic areas of urban rebirth. According to an announcement this week, the ownership group behind the mall property redevelopment “has purchased […]
$60M, 282-Unit Mixed-Use Planned in S. Scottsdale
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Berry Riddell, LLC has submitted a proposal to the City of Scottsdale on behalf of Trammell Crow Residential to develop a $60M, eight-building, 282-unit mixed-use residential community at 2001 N. Scottsdale Road, just north of East Palm Lane. The Trammell Crow Residential website lists 75 Alexan-branded developments and […]
Broken GDLE Subdivision Becoming Niche Apts.
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A site in Glendale at 59th Avenue and Butler Drive that has sat only partially developed for 40 years will be reborn as a niche apartment community under a proposal by Visiquest Properties, LLC. According to an announcement sent to AZBEX and select other outlets by Visiquest Principal […]
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 […]
PHX Advances Hance Park Revitalization
By Jessica Boehm for The Arizona Republic Phoenix is inching closer to a grand revamp of Margaret T. Hance Park, which sits atop Interstate 10’s Deck Park Tunnel in downtown Phoenix. Hance Park is home to Burton Barr Library, the Japanese Friendship Garden, the Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Irish Library, and the Phoenix Center for 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 […]