Author: BEX Staff

A pair of recent rezoning approval recommendations from the Mesa Planning and Zoning Board could lead to nearly 1,000 new multifamily units supplied to the west Mesa and greater downtown area. Anton Fiesta Mesa The larger of the two projects is a proposal from Anton DevCo called Fiesta Mesa, which would build a five-story, 550-unit community at Southern Avenue and Alma School Road near the Fiesta Mall site. There are currently 10 commercial buildings on the site, which have been mostly vacant for more than 10 years. Plans call for five residential buildings, two pools and two fitness centers and…

Mesa’s Planning and Zoning Board has recommended approval for a Planned Area Development and special use permits for GatewayEast, a 273-acre mixed-use master plan at the SEC of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority approved an agreement last June that established The Boyer Company as the master developer for the project. A development agreement between Boyer and the City of Mesa is in process. GatewayEast is planned as a three-phase, mixed-use commercial development. The proposed PAD will allow Boyer a wide degree of latitude in terms of design standards, which will help the company market the location to…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Add one more hotel to the more than 2,000 currently in the planning stages around the U.S. The Gilbert Planning Commission/Design Review Board will hear a proposal this week from developer KWB Hotels to build a new five-story, 109-room Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites hotel on 1.7 acres at the SEC of Market Street and Val Vista Drive. Zoning for the site is Regional Commercial with a Planned Area Development overlay. According to the Town staff report, the development will be “a single amenitized hotel building with an outdoor seating area/lounge. The proposed hotel…

The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board has recommended approval for the second phase of two major industrial projects: View 202 by Sunbelt Investment Holdings and Elliot Tech Center from Thompson Thrift. Taken together, the two projects total nearly 600KSF of new industrial development. View 202 Phase I of View 202 has completed construction and delivered more than 240KSF of the planned 629KSF in the total 46-acre development. The largest of the three buildings planned for Phase II will be 155.3KSF, while the remaining two will both be 112.27KSF. Butler Design Group Architects is the project architect. Leasing is through Cushman…

In a budget hearing earlier this week, the Peoria Mayor and City Council split 5-4 on a vote to approve the proposed budget for the city’s 10-year Capital Improvement Plan. The split vote centered largely around parks and funding for an airport. Opponents objected to the plan’s lack of constituent support and the fact that nearly 40% of the $1.1B CIP is budgeted in Year One, with 70% planned in years One through Four. One particular point of contention was Phase II of Paloma Park. Economic conditions have necessitated the reallocation of funds for the project, and no additional long-term…

By Associated Builders and Contractors National nonresidential construction spending increased by 0.7% in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $997.1B for the month. Spending increased on a monthly basis in 8 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending rose 1.0%, while public nonresidential construction spending increased 0.2% in March. “Nonresidential construction spending increased for the 10th time in the past 11 months,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “As has been the case for the past several months, though,…

Groundbreakings 1. Greystar has broken ground on Caliber, a Class A industrial park and the first piece in a $500M mixed-use project planned by Greystar in downtown Peoria. Upcoming phases include residential and retail. JLL is the exclusive leasing broker for the industrial space.  2. The City of Maricopa announced construction will start May 8 on the first phase of the Sonoran Desert Parkway development. Construction is expected to run into the late summer or early fall.  3. Streamliner 16th, a 208-unit attainable housing apartment development from Greenlight Communities, broke ground late last month. Leasing will begin in March 2024. …

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX  It’s blessedly rare that scandals like Legacy Sports Park/Bell Bank Park/Legacy Park: Arizona’s Premiere Sports & Entertainment Complex’s current financial woes—including millions of dollars in delinquent payments to contractors and subs—befall the Arizona Architecture/Engineering/Construction community. Last week, The Arizona Republic published an extensively detailed look into the history of the project, its current financial troubles and the complicated and worrisome financial history of Randy Miller, the person who first envisioned the multi-use park as his “legacy” and brought it to fruition. At around 6,500 words, the piece is longer than most in-depth magazine articles. It…

By Arizona Department of Transportation As warming weather allows the Arizona Department of Transportation to begin more permanent repairs to highways after a rough winter, the agency is reallocating $50.5M to replace deteriorating pavement surfaces in 23 locations, most of them in northern Arizona. Funding for the pavement repair work comes from savings on other projects. The State Transportation Board approved ADOT’s plan to address severe roadway deterioration on segments of I-40, I-17, I-10, US 60, SR 260 and SR 77. ADOT plans to recommend $40M for similar projects in the agency’s 2024-2029 Five-Year Construction Program. The projects, which ADOT…

By Rio Nuevo Continuing its aggressive pursuit of urban restaurants and beverage establishments, the Rio Nuevo Board unanimously approved two large developments with more than $20M of new annual revenue by activating vacant space at Stone and Congress and at Broadway and Plumer in Tucson. Church & Congress Development Mat Snapp, a member of Barter and Shake cocktail entertainment company, which has developed some of the most popular and highly ranked bars in Phoenix, has partnered with local entrepreneur Brandt Hazen. They have acquired all the restaurant properties west of The Fox Theatre on the north side of Congress. Their…