Author: BEX Staff

By CapRock Partners CapRock Partners has announced the development commencement of CapRock West 202 Logistics, the largest speculative industrial real estate project in the history of the City of Phoenix. CapRock is transforming one of the largest remaining infill land sites in the Southwest Phoenix submarket into a state-of-the-art eight-building, Class A industrial warehouse complex totaling 3.4MSF. The project will be highly accessible to key logistics transportation routes and bring much needed modern warehouse space to the Phoenix metropolitan statistical area as it continues to experience robust population and employment growth. CapRock secured the land for the project’s development via…

By KORE Power, Inc. KORE Power, Inc. announced its KOREPlex facility in Buckeye will be built by nationally recognized advanced manufacturing design-build company Yates Construction. Some of the advanced manufacturing attributes of the KOREPlex will include fully automated cell assembly lines, automated material movement and handling, an automated packaging line, and a pandemic-ready design to allow for safe workspaces. The facility will be fully climate-controlled and will include a solar-ready covered employee parking lot. The KOREPlex will produce nearly 60 million battery cells annually to support a reliable and independent U.S. supply chain for lithium-ion battery cells, which are critical…

Arizona is one of several locations under consideration for a $400B utopian smart city project planned by billionaire former Walmart executive Marc Lore. His vision for Telosa would create a sustainable city covering approximately 150,000 acres over 40 years that would become home to 5 million residents. The first phase would be constructed by 2030 for 50,000 residents in a 1,500-acre circular neighborhood. Once built, that neighborhood would be encircled by additional 1,500-acre neighborhoods. Building in Arizona would be challenging, according to real estate experts, because there are no convenient privately owned spaces available to accommodate a project of that…

ColRich has filed its requests for the first phase of redevelopment to create the Gentry on the Green mixed-use on Hayden and Camelback roads in Scottsdale. The site is currently occupied by a traditional multifamily complex. Phase 1 will consist of 16.2 acres while the total redevelopment plan covers 41.5 acres. Phase 1 will develop 582 apartments and 7.3KSF of commercial area in two sub-phases. Planned amenities include fitness facilities, outdoor courtyards and view decks, among others. (Source)

Owens Corning will resume production at an insulation manufacturing facility in Eloy that has been shuttered for more than a decade. Operations at the 42.5KSF plant in Eloy Industrial Park are expected to be back online in first quarter 2022. The company worked closely with the City of Eloy, the Arizona Commerce Authority and Pinal County through the evaluation process. (Source)

In a recent column, JE Dunn Construction SVP and Southwest Division Leader Brad Schenck described some of the processes his company is using to improve delivery times for projects in the rapidly expanding data center industrial market. Among the creative solutions Schenck mentioned were: Modular Construction, in which components are prefabricated in a separate facility and delivered to the construction site as needed via modular containers or open skids. If the client has premade skids on-site, the risks to the schedule from having necessary components ready when needed is eliminated. Advanced Work Packaging, which combines planning, prefab and modular components…

Groundbreakings 1. Construction on the 297-unit Mesquite Terrace affordable housing community on 19th Avenue near Camelback broke ground this summer. Delivery is expected in 2023. Catholic Charities’ Housing for Hope, Inc. affiliate, and Trinity Development, LLC are co-developers. 2. Greenlight Communities has announced a summer construction start for Cabana Southern, a 250-unit affordable community at Crismon and Southern avenues in Mesa. Progress Reports 3. Mattress manufacturer MLILY USA has occupied phase 1 of its planned facility in the Glendale G303 and announced its intent to another 683.9KSF in a new, adjoining facility. The company intends to occupy the space by…

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX A new flex industrial development is being planned for a vacant site on the NWC of Germann Road and Northrop Boulevard in Chandler. US Capital Development recently submitted plans to the City of Chandler and is requesting Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) approval for site layout and building architecture for the project, known as Chandler Airpark 202. Not to be confused with the 1.4MSF Airpark 202 industrial project on Warner Road in Mesa that was recently approved by Mesa City Council, Chandler Airpark 202 is proposed to include approximately four, one-story, concrete tilt buildings totaling approximately…

The City of Tempe received one bid for the redevelopment of a 46-acre site near Tempe Town Lake that could become the home of a new mixed-use arena and entertainment district housing the Arizona Coyotes. The team confirmed last week it submitted its proposal, and City officials confirmed the receipt of one bid, from Bluebird Development. Neither party elaborated on the content. Tempe’s RFP sought a mixed-use development with a sports area, multifamily residential and retail. City staff will now review the proposal and make recommendations to Tempe City Council. A contract could be awarded by the end of the…

Tucson has lined up against a controversial power line project proposal from Tucson Electric Power. The City Council has voted to direct the City Attorney to intervene in the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee hearings on TEP’s Kino to DeMoss-Petrie high-voltage transmission line project. The proposal for a 138KV overhead transmission line starting at a substation at 36th Street and South Kino Parkway has drawn significant opposition. The utility says the project is necessary to accommodate capacity needs to provide green power to the University of Arizona. Opponents have protested the planned route through or near historic…