Lessons Learned from a Land Use Lifesaver
By Adam Baugh for Withey Morris PLC At the beginning of COVID, when the world suddenly halted in March, my children and I decided to build a bike shed. It was a great time bonding with my daughters, but the end product looked nothing like the fancy shed we intended. Corners weren’t square, hinges didn’t close evenly, and […]
Phoenix Mayor Announces Affordable Housing Plan
Source: City of Phoenix In Phoenix, the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn is intensifying the already existing housing crisis. Phoenix residents, as well as residents in other cities across the country, are experiencing job losses, which can make it even more challenging to afford a place to live. According to Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Market Rents, in Arizona the cost of a […]
Where to Put 1 Million New Residents?
By Catherine Reagor for The Arizona Republic Metro Phoenix is expected to grow by 1 million people during the next decade. That will be like adding a city the size of San Jose, CA or Austin, TX, to the Valley. The billion-dollar question is where all those new residents will live. Most of the available […]
Metrocenter: Seeking a Revival
By Corina Vanek for Phoenix Business Journal Once upon a time, Metrocenter was the king of the Valley’s shopping malls. Now, the nearly 47-year-old mall just off Interstate 17 and south of Peoria Avenue in Phoenix is becoming a decaying infestation that could afflict the surrounding area, at least according to a prominent city official. […]
Farmers Look to Develop 860 Acres, Leave Area
By Lily Altavena for The Arizona Republic As he looks out at acre after acre of his dairy farm, Jim Boyle Jr. is not wistful at the idea of leaving the land his family has farmed for 40 years. He’s hopeful. “The East Valley had a large number of dairies, and they’ve all been replaced by development,” he said. “Which, you […]
New Lawsuit Filed Over APEX
By Kevin Reagan for Casa Grande Dispatch A second civil lawsuit has been filed against the City of Maricopa for approving the construction of a racetrack. The complaint was filed by Bonita Burks last week in Pinal County Superior Court, a couple of weeks after a separate lawsuit was filed by a committee named Maricopa […]
Group Sues Maricopa Over Ballot Refusal
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The sniping between a political action committee calling itself Maricopa Citizens Protecting Taxpayers and Maricopa city officials over plans to build the APEX Motor Club turned into a full-on legal war over the past two weeks. After city officials declined to forward a ballot proposition by the group […]
New Zoning for FUJIFILM $34M Expansion
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange High-tech manufacturer FUJIFILM Electronic Materials USA Inc. hopes to continue the success it has enjoyed in Mesa by spending up to $34M in capital projects to expand facilities, including a 20-acre site immediately west of its current location. To make current development and planned future projects more simple […]