Author: BEX Staff

Boards & Commissions 1. After leading the City of Scottsdale’s economic development department since 2013, Danielle Casey has been recruited to serve as Executive VP for the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, beginning August 20. Casey is also a past president of AAED. Company News 2. CBRE has announced its 75KSF office in in Phoenix has been certified LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors by the U.S. Green Building Council. CBRE occupies the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of Tower IV at The Esplanade, which houses more than 400 local employees. 3. SmithGroup (formerly SmithGroupJJR) announced today a renewed mission to Design a…

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Under a plan and proposal submitted to the City of Scottsdale in late June, Mark-Taylor is requesting an amendment to approve four lots on a 10-acre site at Hayden Road and Princess Drive for development of a 522-unit multifamily community and separate single-family residence development. The space is within the Crossroads East PCD/Planned Community District. The request would amend the Crossroads East PCD land use budget for additional R-5 acreage within the approved allocations. The space under consideration consists of four lots. Lots one, two and three would comprise the multifamily portion, while…

By Jane Stewart for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A new office/industrial building is being proposed in Gilbert at the NEC of Guadalupe Road and Colorado Street in Gilbert. The Applicant/Architect, Deutsch Architecture Group, put the project before the Town’s Planning Commission for input on June 6. “Staff has recently completed the first review of the project and has provided comments to the applicant. Staff is supportive of the overall development and is bringing the project forward to Study Session to receive general Planning Commission/DRB input concerning the design of the site. Zoned Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development overlay.” Owned…

By Adrienne St. Clair for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Quyp Development Services, LLC has submitted a rezoning application to the City of Mesa to build a mixed-use development on 13 acres at the NWC of Crismon Road and US 60 in Mesa. The development, called Quyp at Crismon and US 60, will potentially include a hotel, restaurants, retail buildings, business offices and medical office space. The developers anticipate slightly more than 147KSF of possible building space. The project is valued between $20M and $30M. The site, which is currently undeveloped, vacant and flat, is surrounded by multiple zoning designations and land…

Sales Transactions 1. Tucson-based HSL Properties has purchased two local multifamily, garden-style properties, Casas Lindas Apartment Homes and Springhill Apartment Homes, for $37.43M from California-based MG Properties. The deal closed on June 28. 2. EverWest Real Estate Investors, in partnership with CenterSquare Investment Management, has completed the sale of The Madison, a Class A office campus located in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor for $33.1M. The sale marks a $165M, 24-month transaction and renovation push within metro Phoenix by the real estate investment, management and operating company. Kevin Shannon, CJ Osbrink, Paul Jones, Ken White, Brunson Howard and Rick Stumm of NKF…

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Capitalizing on the increase of popularity in the shooting sports over the last decade, owner C2 Tactical and developer Venn Companies are seeking approval for a new C2 tactical indoor shooting range near the intersection of Ray and Sossaman roads in Mesa. The three-story, 33KSF facility will be C2 Tactical’s third location. The first was opened in Tempe in 2013. The second location opened in April in the 101 Scottsdale retail center near Mayo Boulevard and Scottsdale Road following renovation of a previously occupied space. The proposed Mesa location will also serve as…

By Adrienne St. Clair for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Cives Steel Company has submitted a plan to the City of El Mirage to build a steel manufacturing facility as part of the CenterPoint Logistics Park, which as a whole consists of 317 acres at the SWC of Peoria Avenue and Dysart Road. The new manufacturing facility, which will be a pre-fabricated metal building, is anticipated to be approximately 114KSF and will stand on 25 acres located on the NWC of Dysart Road and Olive Avenue. The project is planned to be built in three separate phases and is valued between $8M…

Giving Back 1. Sundt Construction, Inc. donated its time and skills over the last month to construct an outdoor activity rink east of the Boys & Girls Club of Tucson on Grant Rd. The Sundt team partnered with Hardrock Concrete, Concord Construction, CEMEX, Sunstate Equipment, Harvey’s Trucking, and Penhall to clear an underutilized sports field and construct the rink foundation that includes a foundation and slab system of nearly 200 cubic yards of concrete. DEK Hockey, the manufacturer of the rink system, arrived shortly afterwards with the components for the rink. A group of volunteers helped to install the rink…

Groundbreakings 1. About three months after completing the first phase of improvements to the interchange of Interstate 19 and Ajo Way in Tucson, Arizona Department of Transportation crews have begun the second half of the project. Work on water and sewer lines to clear the way for the project started this week. The $32M project includes building a new bridge over the Santa Cruz River, widening Ajo Way between I-19 and Holiday Isle Boulevard, replacing the pedestrian bridge at Michigan Street and creating a braided ramp south of Ajo Way (State Route 86). The Pima Association of Governments is contributing…

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Late last week President Donald Trump issued an executive order intended to advance opportunities in education, training and program transparency for American workers. The order establishes the National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, which are tasked with solving, “the new challenges faced by American workers,” according to the White House announcement. Among other things, the Council will develop a strategy to address workforce issues, work to raise awareness about concerns such as the skills crisis and the importance of STEM education, develop a plan to recognize…