Groundbreakings
1. Dermody is moving forward with Phase II of LogistiCenter at Copperwing in El Mirage, adding Buildings 3 and 4 for a combined 1.2MSF of industrial space. Building 3 will total 693.8KSF, while Building 4 will span 520.2KSF. The pair can also be combined into a single 1.3MSF facility. Both buildings will feature 42-foot clear heights and are scheduled for delivery in Q3 2027. The phase is part of the 961-acre LogistiCenter at Copperwing master plan, which has capacity for more than 7MSF of distribution space.
2. VanTrust Real Estate, LLC has started construction on Phase II of VT101 at 6091 N. Ballpark Blvd. in Glendale. The 463.1KSF Class A cross-dock industrial building will feature 40-foot clear heights, 100 dock doors and 80 trailer parking stalls. Butler Design Group designed the project. The new building follows the development’s first phase, which delivered two 153KSF industrial buildings.
3. Lake Havasu City broke ground on the Freedom Bridge and Freedom Avenue project, with construction scheduled to begin Oct. 19. NV5 is the design firm, and Ames Construction is serving as the Construction Manager at Risk. The project received $35.5M in state funding, reached final design in July and received its U.S. Coast Guard environmental permit in August. Completion is targeted for April 17, 2028, with the first bridge girders expected by June.
4. A groundbreaking was recently held for the AC Hotel by Marriott at GSQ in Goodyear. The hotel will become part of the mixed-use GSQ district and add a hospitality component to the development.
Progress Reports
5. Arizona’s first three federally funded fast-charging stations have opened in Tucson, Green Valley and Wellton as part of the Arizona Department of Transportation Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan. ADOT is administering $76.5M in federal funding for as many as 79 stations, with two additional locations expected to open later this year and 11 projects currently under construction or design. Bidding is also underway for 49 future stations, with construction on that phase expected to begin in 2028.
6. Having gotten underway in mid-2025, construction on the $50M Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center at 122 E. Culver St. in downtown Phoenix is expected to be finished late next year. The 31KSF facility is being built on the site of Phoenix’s first Jewish synagogue and is expected to be completed in late 2027. A.R. Mays Construction is the general contractor; Deutsch Architecture Group is the architect of record, and Chermack Consulting Group is the owner’s representative.
Completions
7. VIVO Development Partners opened the four-story, 174-room dual-brand Tempo by Hilton Gallery Park and Homewood Suites Phoenix/Mesa Airport at the NEC of Power and Ray roads in Mesa. The property includes 97 Tempo rooms and 77 Homewood Suites extended-stay suites and is part of VIVO Development Partners’ Gallery Park development.
8. 3Z Brands completed a 280KSF expansion of its headquarters and manufacturing facility at 5301 W. Bethany Home Road in Glendale, bringing the 43-acre property to approximately 965.8KSF. The addition provides space for foam curing and storage and a new molded pillow operation. Brydant Real Estate led the project; Deutsch Architecture Group was the architectural design team, and A.R. Mays Construction served as general contractor. Construction began in 2024.
9. The new Hilltop Theatre & Concert Hall is now open on Agua Fria High School District’s 21-acre School for the Arts campus at Litchfield and Camelback roads in Litchfield Park. The 34KSF performing arts venue seats 750 and includes a grand lobby, art gallery and two-story backstage area. ADM Group was the designer, and McCarthy Building Companies Inc. was the general contractor.
10. The Phoenician completed a multi-million-dollar property-wide renovation in Scottsdale. Parker Torres Design led the interior updates, which covered guestrooms, corridors and the Canyon Suites, including villas opened earlier this year. The project refreshed accommodations throughout the resort while retaining the existing 200-acre property and amenity program.
11. A 50KSF manufacturing addition is now complete at the Mercury Systems facility south of Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The expansion added highly automated production space at the company’s largest manufacturing center, which has operated in Phoenix since 2017.
12. Maricopa’s former police substation and impound yard has been repurposed as the Fieldhouse at Copper Sky, a new year-round indoor sports facility at 17985 Greythorn Dr. The space opened Oct. 10 with 22 courts, including four basketball courts, six volleyball courts and 12 pickleball courts. The City of Maricopa began the conversion in summer 2025.
13. A three-year development effort has wrapped up with the opening of Kingman Prime Travel Center off I-40 at DW Ranch Road in Kingman. The new facility combines fuel service, a convenience store, a five-tenant food court and employee housing. Ace Design and Construction led the project. Two food court spaces remain under construction, while the remainder of the travel center is open.
14. Chandler-Gilbert Community College opened the 14.1KSF Future48 Aerospace and Defense Workforce Accelerator at its Williams campus. The renovated facility represents a $6.4M Arizona Commerce Authority investment and includes classrooms, labs and hands-on training space for aerospace manufacturing programs. The center is designed to serve nearly 1,000 students annually.
15. A $5M investment brought Gudeng Precision Industrial Co. Ltd.’s first U.S. manufacturing operation to 5260 W. Phelps Road in Glendale. The 12KSF facility opened Oct. 6 and will produce semiconductor, aircraft and aerospace components. Gudeng is beginning with aircraft CNC machining and precision inspection, with additional equipment planned in future phases.
16. The City of Tempe reopened the renovated north play area at Kiwanis Park following improvements that began in December. The project added accessible rubber surfacing, new ramadas and shade structures, landscaping and irrigation upgrades, improved accessibility and a climbable art installation by Tempe artist Bobby Zokaites. The work is part of the City’s broader Refresh Tempe parks reinvestment program.