Author: BEX Staff

Awards & Accolades 1. Small Giants, LLC has been selected as one of OUTSIDE Magazine’s Best Places to Work. The winning companies provide great workplaces for employees and encourage a balance between work and enjoying life in the great outdoors, while focusing on supportive work practices. 2. Achen-Gardner Construction recently won two prestigious awards at the Arizona Chapter Associated General Contractors of America 85th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Awards Ceremony. The company received a Build Arizona Award for their City of Phoenix Val Vista Transmission Main Rehabilitation CMAR project, and Cesar Martinez, Safety Manager, received the Safety Professional of the Year Award.…

Groundbreakings 1. The Banner Ironwood Medical Center campus is growing in Queen Creek. Ground was broken Wednesday, Jan. 23, for the construction of a 60KSF outpatient medical office building on the far north end of the Banner Ironwood campus. Construction is estimated to be completed later this summer. Ryan Companies US, Inc. is the general contractor. 2. A new 6.3KSF building is going up at Ina Road Professional Center, originally platted and constructed the mid-1980’s. This new building will be a built-to-suit for Dr. Susan S Courtney Family Medicine. Caylor Construction Company is the general contractor for the project. Progress Reports…

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange An application for Planning Hearing Officer Action for a new Veterans Administration Medical Clinic has been submitted to the City of Phoenix Planning and Zoning Department. The applicant, US Federal Properties Co., LLC, has requested modifications to previously approved zoning stipulations in order to develop a 5-story, 275KSF VA outpatient treatment facility at the northwest corner of 32nd St and Van Buren St. The 16.19-acre project site is mostly vacant with the exception of an office and retail building at the northeast corner. Along with the facility, the project will also include surface…

By Adrian Skabelund for Arizona Daily Star Flagstaff City Council will be reviewing a newly proposed student-centered housing development planned for a piece of land at the southwest intersection of Lone Tree Road and J.W. Powell Boulevard at the Jan. 29 meeting. The development, by the Austin, Texas based Campus Advantage, is planned for a 15.14-acre undeveloped parcel of land that is currently owned by Pine Canyon. The development would consist of a 196-unit development split into a dozen or so buildings and totaling 702 beds, according to documents provided by the city. In all, the buildings would total about…

Sales Transactions 1. The Standard, a 228-unit apartment complex near Hardy and University drives in Tempe, sold for $31.3M. Neil Sherman and Shane Benjamin of Sperry Commercial represented both the buyer, Tides Equities, and seller, 29th Street Capital. 2. Cushman & Wakefield announced that Pacifica Real Estate Group purchased Pecos Gateway Business Park, a 126KSF three-building industrial property at 8743 E. Pecos Rd in Mesa, for $14.6M. Bob Buckley, Tracy Cartledge, and Steve Lindley of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller, Boomerang Capital Partners. 3. Phoenix Commercial Advisors closed on the Shoppes at Parkwood Ranch, a 93KSF shopping center…

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A new mixed-use development planned for North Avondale is expected to shake things up by adding a multifamily and commercial element to an area comprised of mostly “homogenous, traditional single-family residences.” Avondale-Mirage Owner, LLC submitted a proposal to the City of Avondale to build the Rio Bonita Mixed-Use Development— a 219-unit townhome and 4-lot commercial PAD at the NWC of Indian School and El Mirage roads. The 25.5-acre site was approved and designated as Local Commercial in 2000 as part of the “Ryland at Indian School & El Mirage Roads General Plan and…

By Jessica Boehm for The Arizona Republic The Phoenix City Council approved a controversial deal with the Phoenix Suns that will keep the NBA franchise in downtown Phoenix through at least 2037. The council voted 6-2, with Vice Mayor Jim Waring and Councilman Sal DiCiccio opposing it, to approve the $230M deal. The city will pay $150M from its Sports Facilities Fund, which is composed of a 1 percent tax on hotels and a 2 percent tax on car rentals. The council added a number of tweaks to the deal, including: Requiring the Suns to spend $10M on community benefits (either through nonprofits or city…

Giving Back 1. The Tucson office of Terracon presented a $10K check from its foundation to the University of Arizona College of Engineering. The grant will be used to support graduate students studying Geotechnical and Civil Engineering. Awards & Accolades 2. Small Giants, LLC. was recognized by MarCom with 12 awards, including three platinum awards, five Gold awards and four Honorable Mentions. The MarCom awards were administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. Boards & Commissions 3. Bryan Kuster, vice president of operations for McCarthy Building Cos Southwest was elected to the AZ Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Board…

Groundbreakings 1. FatCats Entertainment started construction on a new 64.1KSF family entertainment center at 5740 E. Longbow Marketplace, Mesa. The $11.5M project will include eight theaters, 20 bowling lanes, arcade, nine-hole glow in the dark mini golf, party room, virtual reality area, bar and restaurant. TK International is the architect and A.R. Mays is the general contractor. Construction is expected to be complete in November. 2. Park 10 Development started construction on Park 10 Shops B at 10321 W. McDowell Rd, Avondale. The project includes construction of an 8.1KSF shell for a Portillo’s restaurant and four acres of site work. Butler Design…

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A Planned Unit Development proposal has been submitted to the City of Phoenix to develop a 221-unit luxury multifamily community in north Phoenix called LCG Kierland. The developer, Leon Capital Group, is planning to build the 6-story rental community at the southeast corner of 71st Street and Tierra Buena Lane. According to materials submitted to the Phoenix Planning & Development Department, the project “is focused on a ‘modern suburban’ feel, similar to the experience of Kierland Commons and following a development trend that has reinvented 71st Street with quality pedestrian edges, elimination of…