Author: BEX Staff

By Arizona Department of Transportation Arizona is one of the first states in the nation to have its Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan given the stamp of approval from the Federal Highway Administration. The Arizona Department of Transportation submitted its draft proposal in August and with the federal approval last week, $11.3M will be made available immediately, with another $16.3M coming in October of this year to begin implementing the plan. This is a portion of the overall $76.5M allocated for this program in Arizona over the next five years through the recently enacted federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.…

By Thompson Thrift via PR Newswire Thompson Thrift has announced the acquisition of a 48.5-acre parcel that will be used for the second phase of Elliot Tech Center, a mixed-use industrial and retail project currently under construction within Mesa’s Elliot Road Technology Corridor. “We are thrilled to be able to add a second phase of our newest mixed-use project in Mesa’s highly-acclaimed tech corridor,” said Ashlee Boyd, managing partner for Thompson Thrift Commercial. “Once completed, the Elliot Tech Center will provide nearly 1MSF of industrial and retail space.” Thompson Thrift acquired 25.5 acres at the NWC of Elliot Road and…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX NOT BEXCLUSIVE Petersen Properties & Management, Inc. wants to bring the “first top tier industrial park” to Eloy. Through its subsidiary Petersen Arizona Land and Entitlement Fund, the company has submitted a request to the Eloy Planning and Zoning Commission to approve “the I-2 General Industrial Zoning District as the base zoning district for an additional 574 acres being added to the 618 acres from the original PAD as augmented through the Planned Area Development Overlay District.” Those 574 acres are currently designated Light Industrial. The undeveloped 1,192-acre site planned as the Interstate 10-8 Business…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX (NOT BEXclusive) A new report from SmartAsset ranks Arizona in the 10 best states for infrastructure. In its third annual “States with the Best Infrastructure” study, the company compared all 50 states using eight metrics: Percentage of roads in good or fair condition;Percentage of bridges in good or fair condition;20-year water system needs;Broadband coverage;Average frequency of electricity outages;Average duration of electricity outages;Average commute time, andPercentage of commuters using public transit. Arizona ranked 10th overall. The top three states were Nevada, Utah and Nebraska. Mississippi, Louisiana and West Virginia ranked lowest. In summarizing Arizona’s infrastructure quality,…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Following a brief summer hiatus, Mesa’s Planning and Zoning and Design Review boards have roared back into full activity this month. In addition to several cases on their individual agendas, P&Z and DRB had three requests that appeared before both bodies last week. Taken all together, the three projects total 394 multifamily units and nearly 900KSF of new industrial development. DRB reviewed and provided direction on the cases but took no action. Millennium at Superstition Springs Guardian Development Partners (The Guardian Companies) is requesting a site plan review and rezoning from “Planned Employment Park with…

An undeveloped Maricopa site currently zoned for high-density residential could see a future as a commercial center under a proposal from Alpine Development Partners LLC. Alpine is requesting a general plan amendment on a 3.6-acre site near Porter and Honeycutt roads. If approved, the company plans to develop Maricopa Commercial Center, which would consist of a 15.4KSF multi-tenant retail building and a 25.6KSF multi-tenant flex industrial building. In making its requests, Alpine says there are limited options for small business and retail owners in the area and that the development would satisfy pent up demand for both retail and flex…

The announced closure of a city park in San Luis is being taken as a sign expansion work at the San Luis I Port of Entry could begin soon. An announcement by the U.S. General Services Administration said GSA will fence off Friendship Park before the modernization and expansion project begins. The most recent status update on the GSA project website reads: “The master planning phase of the project is complete. The procurement of the design-build contract is underway and GSA is expecting to award the contract by the end of September 2022.” The GSA announcement concerning Friendship Park targeted…

Giving Back 1. The Sundt Foundation recently announced their sets of awards to charities around the state. In its quarterly grant disbursements, the Foundation donated $87,100 to 15 charities in the Greater Phoenix area. The recipients were: The VMLC Charities,OCJ Kids,Midwest Food Bank,Homeless Engagement & Lift Partnership,Diana Gregory Outreach Services,Saving Amy,One Small Step,Community Alliance Against Family Abuse – A New Leaf,Sun City Interfaith Service,Packages from Home,Family Promise – Greater Phoenix,Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels,Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona,East Valley Jewish Community Center, andLive & Learn Program. The Foundation also awarded grants to six organizations in the Tucson area. Nonprofits that received…

Sales Transactions 1. MG Properties has purchased the 289-unit  2150 Arizona Ave South apartment complex in Chandler for $107M. Seller PHX Arizona 2012 LLC (Acacia Capital Corp) was represented by Mark Forrester, Ric Holway, Dan Cheyne and Andrew Curtis of Berkadia Phoenix. 2. B&R Capital Partners and American Landmark have paid $93.5M to purchase Cabana 99th, a 286-unit attainable apartment community in Glendale. Seller Greenlight Communities was represented by Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, who also procured the buyer. 3. West Valley Properties, Inc. has purchased the 149.3KSF Class-A office property…

Avenue D-E: SR 195 to US 95, also known as the Avenue D/E Corridor – will move forward following the Yuma County Board of Supervisors’ unanimous approval of an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Somerton. The project is a planned north-south corridor that will connect the San Luis II Port of Entry to Somerton. Twenty-five percent of the project lies in Somerton, with the remaining 75% in Yuma County. The newly approved agreement details financing for the project’s engineering and design. The County has retained Psomas to create the preliminary design concept, geotechnical investigation reports and environmental clearance. Design…