Author: BEX Staff

Groundbreakings 1. Electronic Responsible Recyclers, or ER2, and its sister company, Revive IT, began construction on a $5M, 40KSF expanded facility in Mesa. The addition will increase inventory space, allow the company to consolidate processing operations and increase dock space. The building is expected to be occupied by the end of October. 2. Construction is underway on the first phase of Tucson Cannabis Campus, a project envisioned as an eventual 440KSF facility on 16 acres of industrial land at 8000 S. Rita Rd, Tucson. Phase I will create about 40KSF of indoor grow space and about 50 jobs. 3. Monday, city…

Giving Back 1. P.B.Bell recently donated $7K to The Singletons, a non-profit organization that has aided over 300 single parents diagnosed with cancer and receiving active chemotherapy along with their 1000+ children. The donation will enable the organization to restock 25 homes with basic household necessities, pay 30 electric bills and provide 100 family-style meals to its families. Awards & Accolades 2. Anthony Heim, Project Manager for SWP Contracting and Paving received the ADOT Spirit in Partnering Award Wednesday, January 9th. His collaborative workstyle on the ADOT Midway Road (Ash Avenue to Cornman Road) Improvements earned him this recognition. 3. Sharon Harper, President, CEO, and…

Source: Town of Queen Creek It is no secret the Town of Queen Creek and the surrounding areas have experienced substantial growth and with that growth has come traffic to the Town’s roadways. With this in mind, the Town now has a plan to develop two major arterial roadways from Germann to the future extension of State Route 24. The Queen Creek Town Council recently voted to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Mesa for design and construction of Signal Butte Road from Germann to State Route 24 at $12M and acceptance of terms for design and construction…

By Daisy Finch for Cronkite News LeRoy Shingoitewa dug his hiking boots into loose gravel and sand, watching the early November morning sunlight slowly spread across shrubby hills and rocky valleys near the proposed site of an enormous copper mine. Resolution Copper plans to develop the mine east of Superior and predicts the mine will meet about a quarter of the nation’s demand for copper once it is in full production. The company says the mine, which may cost as much as $8B, is the “largest single investment in Arizona history.” It has been passionately opposed by some Native Americans who…

Sales Transactions 1. A Miami limited-liability company called Uptown Plaza Associates has sold Uptown Plaza shopping center located at the NEC of Camelback Rd and Central Ave for $51.6M. Levine Investments paid cash for the center. 2. Media giant Gannett Co., parent of The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, has sold its 10-story office building and parking garage at 200 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, for $37.65M. ViaWest Group purchased the building through an LLC called VWP EVB 200 Office. 3. Tides Equities LLC recently purchased the 316-unit Crossroads apartment complex at 2222 W. Beardsley Rd for $33.5M. The seller was not…

By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange, LLC By many business measures, 2018 was a great year. The Arizona construction market certainly saw shimmering doodads and shiny whatchamacallits at every turn. While we’ll go into much greater depth — with targeted data and detailed analysis — at our Construction Activity Forecast event next Thursday, January 10th, here are some of the highlights and our thoughts on the coming year. 2018 Looks Good on you! Last year, AZBEX research staff expected total market activity to rise from 2017’s estimated $10.1B annual statewide level to nearly $13B, a spike of nearly 30…

By Tasha Anderson for Arizona Builder’s Exchange DPA Architects has submitted a proposal to the City of Scottsdale on behalf of Fassco Investments for the construction of a new mixed-use “multiple dwelling development” at the SWC of 1st Street and Goldwater Boulevard. The project, Winery Suites of Scottsdale, will be an expansion of the current Winery Suites property at 6951 / 6961 East 1st Street in Scottsdale and will be a 4-story, 52KSF mixed-use development consisting of a multifamily development, Winery Market and underground parking garage. The property is bordered by a Cornish Pasty Restaurant to the north across 1st…

Giving Back 1. Local landscaping firms Terrasole and Prescott Landscaping Professionals both recently volunteered their employees’ time to help clear out some of the undergrowth that has been obscuring visibility along the Greenways Trail between Goodwin Street and Granite Creek Park. 2. Construction students at Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC) partnered with local physician Dr. Jeannine Hinds to build a mobile clinic that provides free medical services to homeless families and at-risk youth. Awards & Accolades 3. Trammell Crow Company has recently been named the 2018 Top Development Firm by Commercial Property Executive Magazine with more than 1.1MSF of commercial real estate…

Progress Reports 1. The rifle and pistol range at Pima County’s Tucson Mountain Park is set to re-open in mid-February, following demolition and reconstruction that was necessary due to storm damage. Demolition was completed in November. Reconstruction work includes preserving the structure’s historic stone columns and framing and installing a new roof. 2. The Coconino Medical Examiner’s Office is in the middle of a +/- $3.6M renovation. In May, the department will be moved to a newly renovated building that is 22 years younger and provides more than twice the amount of usable space, allowing ample room for work, storage and…

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Here at AZBEX, we pride ourselves on delivering our readers more detail and more accuracy than other outlets covering the Arizona A/E/C community. That might mean others get to a story first, but if we dedicate resources to an original, it’s pretty much guaranteed we’re going to tell you more about the project, trend or event than anyone else. Of course, once in a while, that dedication to originality and industry tracking means we get to tell you first. In the days of 24-hour news cycles and instant information, a “scoop” isn’t the…