Author: BEX Staff

Residential Component Added to The Ranch Industrial Plan (Pic: P&D Residences at the Ranch 1,2; Credit: Humphreys & Partners Architects, LP) IF YOU ONLY USE ONE IMAGE, PLEASE USE ITEM 2 By Roland Murphy for AZBEX After encountering stiff neighborhood opposition to its planned industrial development The Ranch near Power and Elliot roads in Gilbert, developer IndiCap has pivoted and submitted a minor General Plan amendment and rezoning request to add residential components to the site. The modification area is in the northwest portion of the 302-acre site. In a submission from IndiCap and partner Colmena Group that went before…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission will hear two new proposed master plans this week. One proposal features multifamily, commercial and industrial, while the second will add commercial, single- and multi-family residential. Casa Blanca South of Cottonwood Lane and west of I-10, Industrial Capital Ventures is requesting a rezoning from Urban Ranch to Planned Area Development for 273.28 acres. The proposal carries with it a minor General Plan amendment for 120.9 acres from Commerce & Business to Community Corridor. If approved, the developer plans to build light industrial, commercial and both medium- and high-density…

Last month, the Mesa Design Review Board examined the plans and landscape design for Sonoran Gateway Exchange, a 36-acre planned light industrial development at the NEC of Germann and Sossaman roads. Plans call for two buildings, one at 49.5KSF and a second at 57.2KSF. The cross-dock facility will have truck doors on the north and south sides of both buildings, along with outdoor storage and truck parking around the buildings’ perimeters. Both buildings will have 8KSF of office space. Building 1 will feature 100 cross-dock doors/truck bays, while the larger Building 2 will have 120. The project owner is RLIF…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX (BEXclusive) The Call for Entries for the 16th Annual Canstruction Phoenix Metro has been issued. The annual design-build competition benefitting St. Mary’s Food Bank will once again be held at Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale. Teams will showcase their talent by designing and building structures made entirely from canned foods in a 10’x10’x10’ space in one of the mall’s three courts. This year’s theme is “A Holiday for Any Season!” Important dates to remember include: PreCanstruction May 4th Canstruction 101 Presentation (Optional) May 5th Entry and $250 fee due May 8th Team Packets Sent Out …

By Arizona Department of Transportation The Arizona Department of Transportation and partner agencies will hold a free event from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 3, at Mesa Convention Center (Building C) to help small businesses and those owned by individuals from socially and economically disadvantaged groups compete for transportation contracts that receive federal funding. Offered through ADOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, the DBE and Small Business Transportation EXPO helps attendees learn about project opportunities, visit exhibit booths and network with industry professionals and business owners. Participants will also hear from transportation leaders, including ADOT Director Jennifer Toth. Partner agencies…

Groundbreakings 1. The Tohono O’Odham Nation kicked off construction this week on its new $450M, 200KSF+ Desert Diamond Casino near Northern Parkway and the Loop 303 freeway. The new facility is the fifth Desert Diamond operation in the state. The first phase will feature the gambling, entertainment and dining components, while a second phase could include a hotel, convention space, and additional retail and dining. No Phase II information is available yet.  2. The Arizona Department of Transportation began major work this week on a $171M project to rebuild and widen I-10 from Ruthrauff to Ina roads in the Tucson…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX A roughly 70-acre, three-project master plan development has received a recommendation for rezoning approval by the Coolidge Planning and Zoning Commission. BSD Coolidge 26, LLC (Edgewood Development) wants to build a mix of commercial space, condominiums and rental units on three parcels at the SEC of Coolidge Avenue and Ninth Street. The parcels are currently zoned Agricultural. The northernmost parcel (7.41 acres) would feature commercial services including retail and small business/commercial office space. The rezoning request is from Agricultural to General Business. The middle parcel (20.38 acres) would be comprised of 221 multifamily units disbursed…

The Guadalupe Town Council voted last month to enter into negotiations with a developer to build affordable housing, retail, a community center and open space on four town-owned properties near Calle Guadalupe and Avenida del Yaqui. The Town selected a proposal from developer Richman Group in response to a request it issued seeking to create more affordable housing. Richman’s response was one of three considered. The developer’s proposal will build 230 affordable apartment units targeted toward families and seniors, 3KSF of retail space and 5KSF of community space. According to information provided by the Guadalupe Community Development Corporation, there are…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX A pair of planned multifamily developments will, if built, deliver another 508 apartments in Phoenix. A Planned Unit Development has been submitted for the 300-unit Thomas + 34th Street community at the SEC of 34th Street and Thomas Road, and the Phoenix Planning Commission will hear plans for the 208-unit Camelback Apartments near the SWC of Camelback Road and 39th Avenue on April 13. 34th Street + Thomas Aspirant Development (The Empire Group) submitted its PUD narrative for a project with 300 apartments and 6KSF of restaurant/retail uses to the Phoenix Planning and Development Department…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Martens Development Company plans to build an eight-building, 909.6KSF industrial park on 63.18 acres at Ellsworth and Willis roads in Mesa. The Mesa Design Review Board discussed the building elevations and landscape design at its March 14 meeting. According to the submitted project narrative, The Brickyards on Ellsworth “is a master planned business park with employment, manufacturing and technology uses as the primary uses, and other employment uses as secondary uses. The mix of building options, and build-to-suit configurations are designed to make this site fit for the variety of employment uses that Mesa desires…