Author: BEX Staff

The City of Peoria announced it is focusing on water reclamation with its 2025 Integrated Water Utility Master Plan during its Sept. 16 meeting. Water reclamation is the process of purifying wastewater. In an effort to achieve this on a large scale, the City is considering a billion-dollar Advanced Water Purification facility. There are currently three water reclamation plants in the city. Most of the water treated in the plants is stored underground and solely used for landscaping irrigation. AWP facilities offer a more thorough filtration process that ensures treated water will be drinkable. City staff believe an AWP facility…

By CJ Jorgensen for AZBEX The University of Governance and Operations Committee of the Arizona Board of Regents approved the University of Arizona’s proposed Fiscal Year 2027-2030 Capital Improvement Plan during its Sept. 11thmeeting. The CIP calls for UA to invest $70M in upgrades and renovations across two projects in FY 2027. Additionally, the University touched on the return of an old project and eight construction projects planned for FY 2028-2030. Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies (CAMI) The Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies (CAMI) paused construction in March due to funding concerns. UA resubmitted the project…

Early voting for Question 490, the $100M bond proposed by Coconino Community College, begins this week as ballots are being mailed out on Oct. 7 CCC has presented the details of its proposed bond to groups across Coconino County. Its most recent presentation was before the Coconino County Board of Supervisors during its Sept. 30 meeting. Question 490 will, if approved, fund construction projects at multiple CCC locations. The general obligation property tax bond question would be paid off over a 20-year period. Estimates show homeowners would pay an average of $6 to $7 a month in Flagstaff and $2…

By CJ Jorgensen for AZBEX Mack Halo Vista LLC announced the 2,300-acre Halo Vista Master Plan will soon contain a Courtyard by Marriott, a Residence Inn and a Costco. The master plan is being developed by Mack Real Estate Group and McCourt Partners. The master plan is located adjacent to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s $165B fabrication campus. Common Bond Development Group is developing the two hotels. A press release from Mack Halo LLC says, “Today’s confirmation of the first phase of hospitality and retail users marks an important milestone for Halo Vista because it will enable our project to deliver…

Giving Back 1. Adopt a Highway volunteers collected more than 1.8 tons of litter during the Arizona Department of Transportation’s eighth Annual National CleanUp Day. A hundred participants filled 270 bags across 17 communities statewide, including Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott and Scottsdale. 2. The PENTA CARES Foundation, the charitable arm of The PENTA Building Group, raised $65K for local nonprofit Home Base Arizona at its annual Arizona Charity Golf Classic. Sponsors of the event included: All 5’s Construction, Amfab Steel Specialties Inc., Arizona Restaurant Supply, AROK Inc., Ascent Custom Millwork, Bergelectric, Brown & Associates, Cerris Systems, Classic Roofing LLC, Commonwealth Electric…

Sales Transactions 1. Lincoln Property Co. sold a 1.3MSF industrial building at its Park303 logistics park in Glendale to Dollar Tree for $147.1M. The facility, known as Phase 2 Building C, will serve as the retailer’s first regional distribution center in metro Phoenix. CBRE’s Reid Wilbraham and Cooper Fratt represented the tenant. 2. Verde Investments sold the 345KSF industrial asset at 2402 W. Beardsley Way in Deer Valley for $60M. An entity tracing to Viawest Group purchased the two-building property. The property also includes six MW of power, two 4,000 amp switchboards, a 2,000 amp switchboard and backup generators. 3.…

By CJ Jorgensen for AZBEX The University Governance and Operations Committee of the Arizona Board of Regents approved Northern Arizona University’s proposed Fiscal Year 2027-2030 Capital Improvement Plan during its Sept. 11th meeting. The CIP calls for $40M in FY 2027; however, the meeting also touched on two FY 2026-2029 projects totaling an additional $98M. $50M Nursing Building The $50M New Nursing Building will serve as a replacement building that will become the new primary structure for the College of Nursing. Currently, nursing programs are spread throughout various buildings. The new 40KSF building will consolidate the programs into one facility.…

Plans for the First Street and Brown Avenue Parking Garage in Old Town Scottsdale were released during a community meeting. The project calls for an expansion of “The Corral” garage from two levels to four. The City of Scottsdale is the owner. According to DATABEX, DFDG Architecture is the architect, and Chasse Building Team is the general contractor. (AZBEX, July 12, 2024; Aug. 20) During the meeting, Eric Loeffler of the Chasse Building Team discussed two separate structural options. Plan A would create an additional 183 spaces for a grand total of 394 stalls. Plan B would add 160 for…

The Arizona Cardinals are planning a more than $200M training facility and headquarters at the intersection of Loop 101 and Scottsdale Road in north Phoenix. The Cardinals partnered with Mortenson to acquire 217 acres of land for $136M in the Arizona State Trust land auction that occurred earlier this year. The land was once considered for the Arizona Coyotes hockey team prior to the team leaving the state. Mortenson will serve as the general contractor. ROSSETTI will be serving as the design architect for the facility, while Nelson will work with the broader Paradise Ridge Master Plan. (AZBEX, Aug. 26)…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX Caliber announced it has completed construction documents for its joint venture development, PURE Pickleball & Padel, near Scottsdale. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community accepted the documents for review on Sept. 12. This marks the beginning of the building permitting process for the 196.7KSF planned pickleball facility. DAVIS is serving as the architect. Rick Engineering is providing engineering, planning, landscape architecture and land surveying services. DATABEX lists Wespac Construction Inc. as the general contractor. The nearly 200KSF facility will feature a 1,200-seat professional arena, 40 indoor pickleball courts, eight indoor padel courts, a restaurant and…