Author: BEX Staff

Groundbreakings 1. Findlay Motor Company in Bullhead City recently held a groundbreaking for a 17KSF expansion of its location on Laughlin View Drive. The warehouse facility will feature 12 service stalls, a second floor mezzanine, electric vehicle charging stations, a car wash, and 4.5KSF of parts storage.  Progress Reports 2. After officially breaking ground on the brand new 673KSF, 10-story Valleywise Health Medical Center on Feb. 26, 2020, the public teaching health system is proud to announce the countdown to the grand opening in October. Constructed by Kitchell, the building is 75% complete and on budget. The exteriors and infrastructure…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX Bluestem Partners will build a new 729KSF speculative industrial park on nearly 50 acres in Casa Grande. The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission approved a major site plan for Bluestem Crossroads Industrial Park last November. According to the project description, “The project includes a new 728,974SF, Class-A cross-dock industrial facility on approximately 49-acres west of the intersection of W. Peters Road and S. Florence Boulevard in Casa Grande. The proposed building includes four drive-in doors, 68 dock doors with room for 52 future dock doors.” Bluestem has selected EPS Group, Inc. as the project…

The Mesa Design Review Board recently discussed the design and landscaping for a proposed 53.6KSF warehouse building in the Longbow Business Park. The multitenant building at Lot 7 will provide 43.5KSF of warehouse space and slightly more than 10KSF of office on approximately six acres east of Higley Road and north of McDowell. The planned use is permitted under the existing light industrial zoning with Planned Area Development overlay. The warehouse component is planned with four overhead doors at grade and two truck wells, each of which will have eight overhead door bays. No outdoor storage is planned. The office…

2023 will be a busy year for freeway-related projects in the Phoenix area as more than $1B in Arizona Department of Transportation freeway improvement plans either get underway or continue work already in progress on I-10, I-17, Loop 101 and U.S. 60. A brief snapshot of the projects follows, broken down by freeway. I-10 SR-85 to Verrado Way: Adding a third lane in each direction and rebuilding the interchanges at Miller Road and Watson Road. Completion is expected this summer. I-10 Broadway Curve Improvements: 11 miles of improvements between Loop 202 and I-17, including widening lanes in both directions, reconstructing…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX –BEXclusive As large development areas become more scarce in the Great Phoenix area, the far West Valley continues to grow in appeal for companies looking to build new multifaceted projects. Tait Development is proposing the I-10 Innovation Center II on 30 acres southwest of the SWC of I-10 and 91st Avenue in Tolleson. Through its entity Tolleson 70, LLC, the company has submitted a Planned Area Development rezoning request to the City of Tolleson. The site is currently zoned for agricultural use. Ten acres of the site have I-10 frontage and the other 20 front…

Tonto Apache Tribal Chair Calvin Johnson recently announced plans for a new mixed-use development on tribal land across from the Payson Event Center on SR 87. The site is adjacent to the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino. In a presentation to the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, Johnson said plans for the expansion have been in development for years and the project is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs and more than $89M in economic impact. Planned components include a health center, an 80-room hotel, a grocery store, a gas station/convenience store, office space and a “family fun center”…

House Bill 2543, a measure that would allocate more than $300M for rural road maintenance projects, passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier this month. The legislation is of particular interest to officials in Kingman, where voters last year rejected a sales tax measure that would have gone toward establishing a pavement preservation and road maintenance program. The bill establishes projects that submitting county and municipal officials have said are their highest needs. Kingman projects that would benefit from the funding include: Airway Avenue Improvements: $2.6M; Eastern Street Improvement and Rehabilitation Projects: $8M; Interchanges at Interstate 40 and Rancho…

Awards & Accolades 1. Robson Communities won five Best of 55+ awards at the recent 2023 National Association of Home Builders: The Nationals Ceremony. Two awards centered on Arizona developments. The company won the 55+ Gold Award for Best Detached Home for The Mira Model at Pebble Creek in Goodyear and the 55+ Silver Award – Best Print – SaddleBrooke Ranch – Sales Brochure.  2. Transact Commercial Interiors was recently honored with two awards for its dynamic collaboration with Teknion. Transact Commercial Interiors won the 2021 and 2022 Teknion Dealer Impact Award for the United States as well as the…

Sales Transactions 1. Jet Worldwide LLC has purchased the 31.8KSF Mesa Gateway shopping center at Ray and Power roads in Mesa for $11.8M. The 3.12-acre property was fully leased at the time of the sale. Seller Mesa 18 LP was represented by Phoenix Commercial Advisors’ Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman.  2. BP Vail Partners LLC (Bourn Companies) has paid $7.65M for a 390-acre site along I-10 at approximately 14001 E. Benson Hwy. in Vail. The company plans to build a mixed-use development of industrial, commercial and residential components. Seller RMG Vail II LLC was represented by Gary Emerson of GRE…

The Mesa Design Review Board recently discussed the landscaping and design plans for two City-owned airplane hangars planned at Falcon Field Airport. The hangars are designated as Hangar G and Hangar H and are part of the ongoing master planned Falcon Field Airport Expansion. Hangar G has five hangar bays and accessory office space in a slightly larger than 63KSF building. Hangar H will be more than 71KSF and will also have five bays and office space. Both buildings are planned for 40-foot heights. The City of Mesa is the project owner, and ADM Group is the design firm. (Source)