Author: BEX Staff

By BEX Staff for AZBEX There has been no communication on a proposed Sprouts Farmer’s Market as part of the Papago Plaza redevelopment at the SWC of McDowell and Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. Officials with Scottsdale Development Services say plans were submitted in Jan. 2023 but that no updates have been received since, according to local news outlets. The DATABEX project database has the project listed as a 23.5KSF grocery store and a 328 space parking garage, with Pivot Development Company as the developer and Nelsen Partners as the design firm. Sprouts entered into an agreement to develop the Papago…

The Phoenix City Council unanimously authorized the purchase of a 9.2-acre property at the NWC of 67th Avenue and Baseline Road for the new Fire Station 73. Currently, the site is occupied by a single-family home owned by West Royal Development Holdings LLC, with a full cash value of about $1.4M. The new fire station will alleviate pressure on other fire stations, such as Fire Station 58, with the new station being planned approximately 3.5 miles northwest. Last year, $500M was approved for general obligation bonds, including $214M designated for community safety. Among the fire-related projects covered under the GO…

The Deer Valley Unified School District has approved a recommendation from the School Facility Oversight Board to include two new schools in the District’s FY25 Capital Plan. The plan will include a new high school expected to be constructed by 2029 and a K-8 school expected to be constructed by 2032. Locations for the new schools have not yet been identified. The Capital Plan is due by Oct. 1. The last Deer Valley Unified school built was Inspiration Mountain Elementary, which debuted in fall 2022 and has infrastructure in place to expand from a K-6 campus to a K-8. Approval…

Awards & Accolades 1. The Arizona Chapter of the American Public Works Association recently recognized the $65M Yavapai County Justice Center as its Project of the Year. Kitchell served as the County’s representative for the project, with Hensel Phelps as the general contractor and DLR Group leading the design team. Groundbreakings 2. Provident Industrial is set to break ground on a 292.3KSF industrial site called the Orangewood Commerce Center at 6550 W. Orangewood Ave. in Glendale. Completion is scheduled for Q3 2025. 3. The Edith Hotel, Pacific Hospitality Group’s 180KSF Phoenix hotel, has started construction. The $140M hotel is expected…

The Cottonwood Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to approve a master development plan for a major new residential community called 89 and Vine. The area was first approved for Planned Area Development/Master Development in 1987 by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors and has seen several different proposals considered in the intervening years. The new residential community, to be developed by Sunbelt Holdings, could contain up to 2,050 residential dwellings (single-family and multifamily) while maintaining room for commercial shops and restaurants. The site is 682 acres on the north side of Cornville Road opposite to the Verde Santa Fe…

The District Downtown, an approximately 50-acre mixed-use development, recently received a recommendation of approval for its updated plans. Original plans for The District featured a mixed-use development with 360KSF of office space across four buildings, a five-story hotel with 180 rooms, 795 apartment units, 45KSF of retail space and 34KSF of restaurant space. The amended plans, recommended for approval by Chandler’s Planning & Zoning Commission in the Sept. 18 meeting, reduce the office space to 72KSF spread across two buildings instead of four. The commercial space has been reduced to 45.1KSF. Meridian West AZ/202 LLC, the developer, also intends to…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Toll Brothers Apartment Living is planning a new 420-unit luxury apartment community on 14.98 gross acres at the SEC of Arizona Avenue and Grace Blvd. in Chandler. The developer has requested approval for a planned area development, preliminary development plan and preliminary plat for the property. The Chandler Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the requests for approval by City Council in the Commission’s Sept. 18 meeting. The property was first developed 40 years ago as an automotive dealership and is currently used by Earnhardt Chevrolet, according to the project narrative. “To the north of the…

By 5C Data Centers 5C Data Centers announced plans to launch a new region in Phoenix. The first facility in the region, PHX01, is scheduled to go live in 2025. The first data center will comprise 140KSF and 20MW of critical IT power capacity. With 5CDC’s experience designing for the latest GPUs and direct-to-chip liquid cooling, PHX01 will be able to accommodate the most demanding AI and machine learning workloads, supporting power densities of up to 132kW per cabinet. 5CDC prioritizes its commitments to climate responsibility in its expansion to Phoenix, minimizing power and water usage through adiabatic trim cooling…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX The Goldwater Institute has issued a warning to the Gilbert Town Council about a set of proposed taxes the Town says will fund local services and infrastructure. Local news outlets report Council is set to consider increases to the Town’s sales and bed taxes and the institution of a use tax for online purchases from vendors whose Arizona sales total less than $100K/year. The measure is on the agenda for Oct. 22. Gilbert plans to use the tax revenue to fund part of more than $700M in planned costs for public safety and parks and…

Giving Back 1. P.B. Bell employees gathered at Feed My Starving Children and packed 21,168 meals for hungry children around the world. P.B. Bell employees and communities also collected toys and household items for the Arizona Multihousing Charitable Foundation’s Hope for the Holidays drive throughout the month of August. All items collected will benefit the children and families of UMOM New Day Centers experiencing homelessness. Awards & Accolades 2. Beth Jo Zeitzer, President and Designated Broker of R.O.I. Properties is the winner of AZCREW’s Woman Icon Award. The award was presented at the 2024 Woman Icon event on Sept. 18.…