Author: BEX Staff

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The Planning Center has submitted a proposal to the City of Casa Grande for the St. John the Baptist Orthodox Brotherhood and Holy Virgin Mary & St. Macarius Orthodox Sisterhood requesting a Conditional Use Permit to build a monastery facility with other associated uses on 80 gross acres along East Val Vista Boulevard east of I-10. The order wants to develop Holy Theotokos — two multi-phase monasteries on the currently vacant site. When completed, the associated uses would include “multiple chapels and sanctuaries, community centers, and residences for monks, nuns and families who…

By Adrienne St. Clair for Arizona Builder’s Exchange MAK Construction has submitted a rezoning request to the City of Phoenix to build a multifamily residential community at the NWC of 67th Avenue and Thomas Road. The new community, called 67 Thomas, will be built on a currently vacant property. The site is surrounded by single-family residences to the north and west and commercial properties to the south and east. According to the proposal, this new development will “contribute to a mix of housing types” in the area in order to support a wide range of lifestyles, as is one of…

Giving Back 1. Skanska announced it will once again participate as a founding sponsor of the Valley’s third Big Dig in the Desert event with the American Cancer Society. Skanska is sponsoring the “Kid’s Zone,” which will feature all types of kid-friendly activities, including Lego building, coloring and crafts. Awards & Accolades 2. East Valley CRE legend George Bliss was one of 28 honorees recently inducted into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Bliss, who served in the Air Force for 10 years, was chosen not only for honorably serving his country, but also for continuing to…

Giving Back 1. From 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 3, Valley Partnership-led volunteers will build a park, garden, football field and playground for the Sunshine Acres Children’s Home. Groundbreakings 2. Construction has begun on the first phase of the New Square $57M mixed-use development in downtown Chandler. Phase I includes 50KSF of office space, a 110-room Hilton Garden Inn and 9KSF of restaurant space. 3. Work is underway following the issuance of a $26.5M building permit for a 200KSF office building to house GEICO’s new facility in Tucson. 4. ADM Group, Inc. announced groundbreakings on state-of-the-art gymnasium facilities at four…

By Adrienne St. Clair and Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Architecture All & Associates has submitted a proposal to the City of Peoria on behalf of Dr. Satinder Purewal to build a behavioral health facility in the Trianna Park development. The new 24-hour inpatient Springdale Center will be a 43KSF one-story building, though it will feature two-stories in the entrance for an atrium and administrative offices. The building will have four wings that will consist of either 24 or 30 beds. At full capacity, the facility can house 108 patients. Plans also include a dementia facility. The 12.42-acre lot…

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Last week the City of Phoenix released its second “Transportation 2050 Progress Report,” covering July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018. “The voter-approved T2050 plan continues to improve transportation in Phoenix through a continually improving transit system and new paving projects on our city’s busiest arterial streets,” said Mayor Thelda Williams, introducing the report. “The horizon for Phoenix’s transportation future is bright with new light rail projects ready to start, new asphalt smoothing the drive on even more busy streets, and our bus system advancing to fill in the grid.” In 2015, Phoenix voters approved…

Sales Transactions 1. Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. paid $11.65M to acquire student housing complex The District on 5th, a 208-unit complex at 550 N. Fifth Ave, Tucson. It has 764 beds for rent in models with one, two, three and four bedrooms. The purchase was part of a $1.2B buy Blackstone made of EdR Student Housing Portfolio in a joint venture with Greystar Real Estate Partners. 2. The Chase Tower in downtown Phoenix was sold for $107.5M, six months after it was bought at a trustee sale for $78.8M. According to Maricopa County Recorder documents, Viola Lordsmeer LP bought…

By Adrienne St. Clair for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Mountain View Medical Center, LLC has submitted a proposal to the Town of Paradise Valley to redevelop the existing Mountain View Medical Center on the SEC of Tatum and Shea Boulevards into a new “competitive” healthcare complex The current medical center was built more than 30 years ago, and the surrounding area has since seen extensive renovation. With that in mind, the owners are determined to redevelop their 9.79-acre property in order to “maintain the Medical Center’s future viability, and its ability to attract premier providers to Paradise Valley.” Mountain View Medical…

By AZBEX Staff for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Contractor bids for the planned new 66.3KSF Superior Courthouse in Kingman are being solicited by Mohave County. According to an article in Mohave Valley Daily News, construction costs are projected between $18M-$19.7M. Build time is estimated at roughly two years. The report cited Superior Court Administrator Kip Anderson as saying bids are expected to be awarded by December and potentially going to supervisors for approval in January. The county contracted with Dick & Fritsche Design Group to plan the new facility. The design calls for a four-story structure to be built next to…

Awards & Accolades 1. Sundt Construction, Inc. employee-owners Eric Cylwik and Ryan Haines were honored as finalists for the Autodesk Innovation Award at the Associated General Contractors of America Centennial Celebration. The two won third place for their civil construction toolkit. 2. NAI Horizon received the NAI Global President’s Award for Major Market in recognition of its leadership, teamwork and performance. The award recognizes NAI offices that have demonstrated a commitment to the strategic vision of the enterprise by leading in action as evidenced by teamwork, leadership and/or business generation. 3. Christoph Lohr, a lead plumbing engineer for Henderson Engineers in Phoenix, was presented the…