Author: BEX Staff

By National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders’ continuing advocacy for a flexible, performance-based alternative to OSHA’s proposed rule on heat injury prevention in the workplace recently included participation in informal public hearings and the submission of formal comments. NAHB Safety, Health, and Labor Committee Chair Tim Williams provided public hearing testimony on June 18, urging OSHA to omit from any final rule the impracticable requirements the proposed rule would impose on residential construction employers. NAHB’s post-hearing comments, submitted on Oct. 30, addressed questions from OSHA arising from the hearing. The proposed rule, first published in…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Mortenson’s Q3 2025 Cost Index for Phoenix shows the metro has experienced a slight increase in construction costs but is holding steady in the face of market pressures. The report notes contractors are reporting consistent bidding activity, and owners are demonstrating the confidence to move previously delayed projects forward. Supply chains are stabilizing, and price volatility has relaxed across major trades. The overall environment is cautious but guardedly hopeful, the report says. Planning activity is up in the Commercial and Institutional sectors, and starts were up in September. Across the country, costs increased 1.16% over…

Awards & Accolades 1. ACEC Arizona recently issued its Excellence in Arizona Engineering Awards for 2025. The honorees, project owners and projects were: Grand Awards: J2 Engineering and Environmental Design, Town of Queen Creek, Frontier Family Park; TYLin, Arizona Department of Transportation, Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project, and AECOM, Valley Metro, South Central Extension/Downtown Hub. Honor Awards: Carollo Engineers, City of Phoenix, 24th Street Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation; Entellus, Inc., City of Chandler, Detroit Basin Stormwater and Neighborhood Improvements; Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., City of Scottsdale, Pima Road: Pinnacle Peak Road-Happy Valley Road; Dibble, City of Prescott, Taxiway C…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Citing increased demand and a need for greater flexibility, FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc. wants to expand its Mesa operations on 31 acres near the SEC of State Route 24 and Signal Butte Road in Mesa. The expansion plan covers 20 acres of the company’s current site and 11 acres the company recently acquired. The 31 acres are adjacent to FUJIFILM’s existing facility, which was last expanded in a five-building, 87KSF project begun in 2019 and completed in 2021. The company is a leading producer of specialty chemicals and a major developer and manufacturer of…

The $1.87M October sale of a 4.73-acre parcel at 860 E. Irvington Road in Tucson will pave the way for a new 120-unit affordable apartment development. Lariat Village Propco LP, an affiliate of Lariat Village GP LLC, bought the property at the SWC of Park Avenue and Irvington Road from Park & Irvington Holding Co, LLC. Impact Residential Development represented the buyer. The seller was represented by Jason Wong of Crestline and is managed by Thomas Gee. Impact Residential Development is also leading pre-development for the new community, which will be known as Lariat Village. Development filings have been submitted…

By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX Last month, an Arizona Town Hall was held at the Rio Salado Conference Center. Roughly 150 attendees across government, unions, nonprofits, career and technical education, higher education and construction companies came together to identify gaps in attracting workers to the construction industry and brainstorm ideas on how to overcome the challenges. Sponsored by Sundt Construction, in collaboration with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity and Maricopa Community Colleges, the event kicked off with a panel discussion by leaders in the space discussing the forces impacting Arizona’s construction…

Beale Infrastructure, owner of the planned Project Blue data center development, has pledged to match its data center’s energy use with renewable energy. The company made the promise in a letter attached to a memo to Pima County administrators. Beale said it is seeking an energy supply agreement with Tucson Electric Power and plans, at the developer’s expense, to accelerate the development of renewable energy for the TEP grid that will equal a 100% match to the data center’s power consumption. Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher said there has been no mutual agreement reached regarding specific details, such as how…

By Associated Builders and Contractors On Nov. 5, Associated Builders and Contractors sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ahead of its Nov. 6 hearing, “Registered Apprenticeship: Scaling the Workforce for the Future.” In the letter, ABC thanked the Committee for examining how apprenticeship and workforce development programs can help meet the nation’s growing demand for skilled construction workers. “Registered apprenticeships are one important part of a diverse workforce development ecosystem,” said Kristen Swearingen, ABC VP of government affairs. “But rigid structures and lengthy completion times discourage participation by employers and workers alike.…

Giving Back 1. The Rosendin Foundation awarded a $50K grant to America’s Mighty Warriors, founded by Debbie Lee, mother of fallen Navy SEAL Marc Lee. The funding will provide one year of therapies and family support for two veterans, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, EmRes, red light therapy and nutritional supplementation. Awards & Accolades 2. PTK Magazine announced its list of Arizona architects to know in 2026. The list consists of: Brian Cassidy – CCBG Architects, Brian Farling – Jones Studio, Michael Krause – Krause Architecture + Interiors, Victor Irizzary – RSP Architects and Zach Shirk – Zebra Projects. 3. PTK…

Sales Transactions 1. Stockdale Capital Partners acquired The Quincy at Kierland for $110.3M. The 266-unit Class A multifamily community at 15826 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale was purchased in an all-cash transaction. The seller was EMBREY, which completed construction of the property in July 2024. Institutional Property Advisors marketed the property on behalf of the seller. 2. CBRE has arranged financing totaling $45.6M for the acquisition and renovation of Coral Point Apartments, a 377-unit multifamily community located at 2343 W. Main St. in Mesa. CBRE’s Shaun Moothart, Doug Birrell, Bruce Francis, Bob Ybarra, Nick Santangelo, Anna Britt and Amber Coleman…