Author: BEX Staff

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX As part of its campaign to bring six new hotels to the Arizona market this year, West77 Partners is planning its next hotel—LivAway Mesa Greenfield—on a roughly 4.5-acre site near the NEC of Greenfield and Baseline roads in Mesa. West77 announced a nationwide LivAway Suites expansion in January. That announcement stated, “Over $250M has been deployed into LivAway Suites locations around the country over the past 18 months, and another $500M will be allocated to new LivAway Suites locations over the next two years – approximately $100M of that is expected to occur in the…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX The Arizona Cardinals are planning to invest $100M in the team’s training facility at Hardy Drive and Warner Road in Tempe, but the team is keeping quiet for the moment as to what those plans entail. Team officials have said the plans are “very preliminary.” The Cardinals have retained Rossetti as the design firm and say plans are underway. According to a statement released by the team, “Overall, the Cardinals finished last in the NFL in the third-annual survey that graded teams in 11 different categories. While there were good grades in a handful of…

The Navajo Nation has secured the legal authority to build a second casino near Flagstaff. The 13.79-acre site northeast of the city was previously home to the Horsemen Lodge restaurant and the Flying Heart Stables. The Navajo Nation signed a warranty deed transferring the land to trust status as part of the Navajo Reservation last November and will partner with Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise to develop the casino. Gaming Enterprise has operated the Twin Arrows hotel and casino 20 miles east of Flagstaff since 2013. Officials have said there is no current project development timeline. Known as the Lower 89…

The Coconino Superior Court decided the site of the planned TownePlace Suites by Marriott at 2000 E. Route 66 in Flagstaff is to be auctioned off by the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. A total of 11 liens were placed against owner D Flag T LLC. Also named in the default judgment were defendants Akal Development Inc. and Jaspal Singh Sidhu. Auctioning the land will go toward settling the $105K notice and claim of lien filed by Geary Pacific Corporation. Geary Pacific originally filed a civil lawsuit in September 2024, while its notice and claim of lien were filed in July…

Awards & Accolades 1. Wespac Construction, Inc. announced its Surprise Crossings project has achieved LEED Silver Certification. This honor reflects the commitment to sustainability shared by Wespac and its partners, including Panattoni Development Company, Cawley Architects, JLL and EXP. Located at 13301 N. 137th Ave., the project covers 274KSF on 16.2 acres. Notable features leading to this certification include sustainable site development, water efficiency, optimized energy performance, quality transit options, eco-friendly materials and high-efficiency ventilation systems. Groundbreakings 2. Greenlight Communities has announced the groundbreaking for its Cabana Kyrene apartment complex in south Tempe. In collaboration with Holualoa Companies, the development…

A bill to waive some State regulations on small-scale nuclear reactors was passed out of the Arizona Senate Natural Resources Committee on March 11th. The measure would make it easier for large users of electricity, such as data centers and advanced manufacturing companies, to build small nuclear reactors in rural parts of Arizona to meet their energy needs. Utilities are struggling to meet projected power demands using existing technologies. House Bill 2774 would allow the development of Small Modular Reactors, also known as SMRs, in industrial facilities and waive the need to obtain a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility. Bill author…

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors was presented last week with an overview of long-term facilities and building plans intended to serve the County’s needs for the next few decades. Chief among the items in the $190M project list were a new Administration Building, Juvenile Court Complex and Sheriff’s Office Reentry Facility. Administration Building The $73M administration building is envisioned as a five-story structure totaling 125KSF. County buildings D and E in Florence, which total a combined 55KSF, would be demolished to make room for the new space. Supervisors were told the project is in the design phase. Plans for…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX The Mesa Design Review Board recently met to discuss Get Air’s plans for a 54.4KSF trampoline park and retail building on 3.5 acres at the NEC of Elliot and Ellsworth roads. The DRB meeting focused on landscaping and design elements, according to a local news report. No action was taken. The preliminary site plan shows the proposed building would be divided into three primary segments: 27.8KSF for the Get Air indoor trampoline facility, 6.2KSF for a veterinary office and 20KSF for other retail/commercial tenants. The retail portion could be broken into smaller suites, if needed.…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX The Arizona Construction sector lost 600 jobs in January, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.9%. The December rate was 3.8%. The national unemployment rate fell to 4.0%, down from 4.1%. In January 2024, Arizona had a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.5%. The national rate was 3.7%. Arizona had a not-seasonally adjusted loss of 40,700 nonfarm employment jobs month-over-month. “Prior to the pandemic (2010-2019), private sector employment averaged a loss of 41,900 jobs in January,” the report states. Year-over-year results showed…

By BEX Staff for AZBEX The Florence Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a requested rezoning for a 40-acre site called Westland Village at the SWC of Butte Avenue and Centennial Park Place. The requested rezoning would change the vacant site from rural agricultural to planned unit development to allow the development of 112 single-family homes on 27 acres and up to 158 multifamily units on the remaining 13. Roughly eight acres of the total site would be made up of open space. Surrounding sites include single-family residential, a drainage channel and the 40-acre Territory Square planned development…