Author: BEX Staff

Trying to make sure “growth pays for growth,” the Gilbert Town Council has unanimously approved an update to its development services fees. The changes are the first major alteration to the Town’s fee structure in more than 20 years and will go into effect July 1. Because of the long period since the last revisions, Town officials noticed a widening gap between Gilbert’s costs for development services and the revenues generated from fees. The Town partnered with an outside consultant to review the time and resources needed in each portion of the development review process and assigned personnel costs to…

Giving Back 1. The Salt River Project and Fiesta Sports Foundation partnered to develop a new sport court and playground at Family Promise’s Legacy Village housing development in Glendale. The playground and sport court total 1.7KSF and feature an adjustable basketball hoop. 2. On Friday, May 2, Lōkahi Traffic Engineering and Lōkahi Teams held a Hawaiian-themed dinner celebration to award the 10 recipients of its annual scholarship. The Lōkahi Traffic Engineering Scholarship recipients were: Aleana Sanchez, Arizona State University; Alexis Grondin, University of Miami; Delaney Duffalo, University of Missouri; Noah Brown, Arizona State University; Olivia Rubin, Arizona State University, and…

Sales Transactions 1. Crane Capital acquired The Retro on 32nd Street, a 64-unit multifamily property in Phoenix, for $8.3M from Bellbrook 32 LLC. Northmarq represented the seller. The property is at 3025 N. 32nd St. 2. A Tucson McDonald’s at 6105 E. Broadway Blvd. was sold in a triple net lease with McDonald’s for $3.7M. The property, located at the corner of Broadway Blvd. and Wilmot Road, was bought and sold by undisclosed parties located in California. Renovations are currently underway and are expected to finish by the end of the year. 3. The Oracle Gateway office building at 3870…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX The City of Phoenix wants to transform the 19th Avenue and Dunlap Avenue light rail park & ride and associated City-owned properties into a walkable urban mixed-use development focused on multifamily residential. As a first step, the City is planning a rezoning and General Plan amendment to establish the site for development. In a May 12 staff report, Phoenix planners detail the rezonings necessary to make the 12.37 acres ready. If approved, the entire site at the SWC of 19th and Dunlap will be converted to WU Code T5:5 (Walkable Urban Code, Transect 5:5). According…

Maricopa resident William Jones has submitted a pre-application to the City of Maricopa for the Maricopa Community Assisted Living Center, a 20KSF, 40-resident assisted living home focused on senior care and housing at Wild Horse Trail and White-and-Parker Road. The plan features 40 bedrooms, each with its own bathroom; on-site therapy services; a cafeteria; a laundry center and a beauty salon. Recent studies, including research from area economic analysis firm Elliott D. Pollack & Company, show senior facilities are an underserved market in Maricopa. Pollack’s study recommended more senior-focused housing, including independent residential and assisted living and memory care. Maricopa…

By City of Scottsdale Scottsdale has created a new Transportation and Infrastructure Department—a modernized structure that combines capital project management and transportation services into one coordinated team. This reorganization follows the dissolution of the department previously known as Public Works. This alignment brings together the City’s engineers with its transportation team, creating a unified team to plan, design and deliver Scottsdale’s critical infrastructure and mobility projects. Previously, these responsibilities were divided between two separate divisions: Capital Project Management and Transportation & Streets. Alison Tymkiw, City engineer and senior director of the new department, now reports directly to City Manager Greg…

Groundbreakings 1. Flexjet has broken ground on a $36M private terminal at Scottsdale Airport. The project includes a 9.5KSF office, 34KSF hangar, 9KSF terminal, 2.4KSF terrace and 29KSF underground car park. The terminal will be located at 15115 N. Airport Drive and is expected to open in late 2026. It will serve as one of five facilities Flexjet has in development nationwide. 2. Banner Health broke ground May 21 on Banner Health Center Plus, its new medical campus in Scottsdale. This phase of the project will be 120KSF and contain an ambulatory surgery center, pharmacy, imaging center and cancer care…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX Unofficial election results show Glendale voters apparently casting a split vote over two May 20 ballots on the future of the VAI Resort development. By narrow margins, voters appear to have upheld the Glendale City Council’s decision to rezone a 10-acre site for a parking area and resort employee offices but rejected Council’s decision to amend the General Plan to allow the same development, according to an article in The Arizona Republic. The site had originally been zoned for parks and open space, though no plans were ever created to develop or use it for…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX The City of Safford announced approval of the final plat for a 165-unit residential development known as The Villas and Cottages on 14th at the NEC of 14th Avenue and Relation Street. The notification ran in The Gila Herald May 21 and congratulated Stratford Development Inc. (Providence Homes) on the culmination of more than a year’s worth of cooperative effort between the company and City staff “supporting smart, responsible development that enhances livability for current and future residents.” In the same May 12 meeting, Safford City Council also approved the final development plan for the…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX A long-planned development by JDM Partners on an infill property in the Biltmore area near 24th Street and Camelback in Phoenix has been scrapped and replaced with an entirely new proposal. In 2018, JDM and partner Best Western, Inc. proposed a mixed-use development on 11.6 acres that would have included “a retail component, a hotel or an approximately 320-unit multifamily development to replace the existing office property.” BWI also planned “a flagship Best Western Premier-branded hotel that includes offices for BWI employees, dining and recreational space and other hotel amenities next to its existing offices.”…