Author: BEX Staff

By BEX Staff for AZBEX Roers Companies has requested a conditional use permit to allow development of a 300-unit affordable housing multifamily community near the SEC of Idaho Road and the alignment for Scenic Street. The 14-gross-acre Roers 88 North is part of a larger area owned by Bela Flor Communities. Bela Flor is planning its own 210-unit development, 88 North, south of the Roers site. Representatives of Bela Flor spoke in favor of Roers’ planned development at the Oct. 28 Apache Junction Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Roers plans to use Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to develop the property.…

Gallium LLC and Elevate Companies are proposing a seven-story luxury apartment community called The Amara at 602 E. Grant St. in Phoenix. The $100M apartment complex is designed by DXA Studio. It will be constructed on a 2.3-acre site across the street from the Arizona State University Grant Street Studios. The Amara will feature roughly 15KSF of retail and amenities on the ground floor. Amenities include a padel court, gym, pool and wellness center. The first two stories will also hold parking. Roughly 400 parking spaces are planned. Floors three-through-seven will have residential units. Developers said the project is targeted…

Groundbreakings 1. The City of Litchfield Park has broken ground on a $5M, 10KSF public library at 5390 N. Litchfield Road near the historic La Loma hilltop. The facility will replace the City’s 1979 library and is expected to open in fall 2026. Haydon Companies is the general contractor. ADM Group Inc. is the architect. The project is funded through the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors’Community Solutions Fund. 2. LGE Design Build has begun site work for Skyport at Redfield Hangars, a 62KSF aviation development on 3.5 acres at 7600 E. Redfield Road in Scottsdale. The project will include four…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX The Phoenix City Council is set to consider rezoning 12.4 acres at 19th and Montebello avenues, adding momentum to an ongoing effort to generate transit-oriented redevelopment near the expanded light rail. In a request scheduled to be heard Nov. 6, the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department is seeking to rezone the property at the SEC of the intersection from Intermediate Commercial, Interim Transit-Oriented Zoning Overlay District One to Walkable Urban Code, Transect 5:6 District, Transit Solano Character Area to allow for mixed-use, commercial and residential redevelopment. According to the staff report, “The site is…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a Comprehensive Plan amendment that will enable Copia Power to develop a large-scale energy development on unincorporated land southwest of Selma Highway and Midway Road. The Griffin Energy Project proposal is a 2,685-acre solar and battery energy storage system development planned to feed the Energy Generation and Technology Campus from W Holdings, which was also reviewed and recommended in the Oct. 16 meeting. Local news reports say the energy project is expected to provide up to 550MW through the solar and battery components and…

By National Association of Home Builders According to the 2023 American Community Survey, the median age of construction labor force is 42 years old—one year older than a typical worker in the national labor force. However, the construction industry has seen an increase in younger skilled labor since the peak of the skilled labor shortage in 2021. Geographic Differences The median age of construction labor force varies from state to state. The states with the highest median ages are: Alaska (46 years old), Connecticut (45 years old), and Maine (45 years old). In the central part of the country, however,…

Giving Back 1. Bergelectric’s Phoenix Region hosted a charitable event at Topgolf Scottsdale, raising more than $20K for the Sojourner Center, which provides safety, shelter and support to individuals and families affected by domestic violence. 2. Brycon employees recently volunteered with Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit that provides food and supplies to children in need around the world. Awards & Accolades 3. Tech Parks Arizona has been awarded the 2025 Golden Prospector Award of Merit from the Arizona Association for Economic Development for 30 years of innovation, growth and success. The award was presented at the AAED Fall Forum…

Sales Transactions 1. Rise48 Equity purchased a 154-unit apartment complex at 132 E. Brown Road in Mesa. The apartment complex, which sold for $24.3M, will be rebranded from Emparrado Apartments to Rise Mountain Ridge. The new owners are planning to renovate each unit. EMP Investments 1 LLC sold the property. 2. Helix Properties purchased the East Gateway Office Complex at the NEC of Van Buren and 44th streets in Phoenix for $19M. The acquisition includes two office buildings totaling approximately 232KSF. Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale; Landmark Title Assurance Agency managed the closing, and CBRE will continue leasing the…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Following a City Council vote on Oct. 20, Hadrian Automation is one step closer to building an advanced manufacturing facility in Mesa that could bring about a $200M investment and lead to 350 new jobs. By a vote of 6-0 with one member absent, Council voted to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Hadrian for “the development of an artificial intelligence-powered, large-scale manufacturing and software facility located at 10101 East Pecos Road,” as part of the meeting’s consent agenda. The site Hadrian leased is at the SEC of Crismon and Pecos…

By Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan, Inc. Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan, Inc. announced the commencement of a binding open season for transportation service on the Western Gateway Pipeline, a newly proposed refined products pipeline system. The Western Gateway project will facilitate the transportation of refined products from origin points in Texas to key downstream markets in Arizona and California, with connectivity to Las Vegas via Kinder Morgan’s CALNEV Pipeline. The open season will commence at 12:00 p.m. Central Time on Oct. 20 and will close at 12:00 p.m. Central Time on Dec. 19. During this period, interested shippers may…