Month: October 2021

Flagstaff is wrapping up the $7.4M Beulah/University roadway project design phase. The project will add a quarter mile of new roadway, as well as a roundabout for Beulah Avenue/University Drive and a pedestrian crossing running …

Even as one solar project in Coolidge earned a recommendation for site plan approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission, another has been withdrawn due to public opposition. Orsted Energy won approval for its Eleven …

Arizona is one of the largest recipients of parks-related project funding under the Great American Outdoors Act for 2020 and 2021. Projects in the state received $110M in 2020 and $159M this year. GAOA monies …

By Associated Builders and Contractors Associated Builders and Contractors reports its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 7.6 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted September 20th-October 4th. The reading is down 0.1 …

The Home Builders Association of Central Arizona reports 22,535 homebuilding permits were issued between the start of the year and August. There were 17,759 permits in the same period of 2020. Permits this year fell …

Awards & Accolades 1. The Arizona Public Works Association handed out its Project of the Year Awards at its 2021 Conference. The full list follows below. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for …

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s General Aviation Hangar and Office area is targeted for redevelopment under a recently issued Request for Information. The RFI is looking for companies and ideas …

Northern Arizona Healthcare has spent the last moth collecting community input and resubmitting its application for its plan to relocate the Flagstaff Medical Center. Officials say the project timeline is unaffected. NAH began exploring plans …

Developer Real Estate Equities has proposed adding 312 new workforce affordable apartment units to the growing area of north of the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. Pre-application documents filed with the City of Maricopa show the site …

As the West Valley continues its rapid and expansive growth, cities in the area are running into the realities of an inadequate housing supply, particularly in multifamily. Buckeye, the nation’s fastest growing city, has not …

Mesa Planning Director Nana Appiah wants officials involved in evaluating large commercial and residential projects to speed up the review process. Appiah has expressed concern with how long Planning and Zoning and particularly Design Review …

A measure seeking to block the Resolution Copper Mine development is currently connected to the $3.5T budget reconciliation bill, even as the U.S. Forest Service advances efforts to consult with Native American groups regarding the …

Awards & Accolades 1. The Greater Phoenix Economic Council was recognized as the top economic development organization in the for populations greater than 500,000 at the International Economic Development Council annual conference. Giving Back 2.As …

Sales Transactions 1. Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. acquired a 74 property, 7.3MSF industrial portfolio located across the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas. The $1.5B, 342-building portfolio is comprised of predominantly multi-tenant in-fill shallow bay properties and …

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Banyan Residential has begun the submittal, review and approval process for its latest Phoenix development. According to a project narrative submitted to the City of Phoenix on September 23rd, Banyan …

As the Arizona Coyotes continue to search for a new interim venue after the upcoming season, their last month at Glendale’s Gila River Arena, more details have come to light regarding the team’s proposal to …

CRG, the real estate development arm of Clayco, will move ahead with The Cubes at Mesa Gateway after closing on 268 acres between Pecos and Germann roads for $30M. Plans for the site call for …

By Arizona Department of Transportation A virtual public meeting about a study of planned improvements along Loop 303 between Interstate 17 and Lake Pleasant Parkway in the north Valley is scheduled for Wednesday evening, October …

Camelback Spring Training LLC is seeking proposals to develop “compatible and complementary” land uses on 53 acres adjacent to the Camelback Ranch-Glendale Spring Training Facility. The facility serves the Chicago White Sox and LA Dodgers. …

Design-build firm Clayco Inc. has announced it is relocating its residential business headquarters to Phoenix. Clayco has a variety of projects in development around the Valley, including Skye on 6th, a 25-story tower at Sixth …

Chandler voters will see five questions as part of a bond request when ballots start arriving in their mailboxes this week. The City has broken its $272.7M bond measure – its first in 14 years …

Groundbreakings 1. Ryan Companies and Cadence Living recently broke ground on the 147-unit Acoya Scottsdale at Shea senior/assisted living development. Also known as Acoya Shea, the project is expected to be completed in Q4 2023. …

By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX Materials shortages and delays in permitting may be finally having an impact on the total market as two of the last three months are showing Year-over-Year declines in construction activity …