Author: BEX Staff

Groundbreakings 1. HonorHealth held a groundbreaking for HonorHealth Medical Campus at Peoria, a medical campus with a 100KSF facility on the east side of the Loop 101 on 83rd Avenue, between Thunderbird Road and Bell Road. The new campus will centralize several medical services. Completion is expected in 2025. 2. Abrazo Health announced the groundbreaking of the first phase in developing its newest medical campus in Buckeye. Phase I will include a three-story 60KSF medical office building that will include cardiology, orthopedics, spine, primary care and urology physician practices, physical therapy and other offices. Expected completion was not disclosed. 3.…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Pre-submittal materials have been submitted in Mesa for a major new data center project on 178 vacant acres at the NEC of Pecos Road and the Crismon Road alignment. The site occupies land that is partially under Maricopa County and partially under City of Mesa jurisdiction. The request from landowner Pacific Proving would annex the property into Mesa and consolidate the disparate zoning designations to allow for the development of a data center campus featuring six individual data centers of 400KSF and 60 MW of installed capacity each, according to the conceptual site plan. The…

The Gila River Indian Community and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed an agreement that will start construction on the first phase of what is to be the country’s first solar-over-canal development. Looking to address both water conservation and energy production, the initial phase of the Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project Renewal Energy Pilot Project will install solar panels over part of the Community’s Interstate 10 Top Level canal, which will generate power for the reservation, reduce water evaporation in the canal and minimize water use needed for power production. The first phase will cover more than 1,000 feet of…

The Bureau of Land Management has ordered an immediate suspension on the construction of a 50-mile portion of the SunZia wind energy transmission line in the San Pedro River Valley. The order by BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning came in response to “an urgent request” from Tohono O’Odham Tribal Chairman Verlon Jose concerning construction of segments of the project on non-federal land. Jose has claimed SunZia construction areas could include sites considered sacred to the Tohono Nation and other tribes. Other tribes, including the San Carlos Apache, Zuni and Hopi, have also concerns about the project. The SunZia development covers a…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Developer IndiCap Inc. is proposing a change to the Copper Falls Community Master Plan in Buckeye that would allow for the creation of a residential and commercial development with open space on 72.29 acres of the overall 275-acre area. The planned location for Copper Falls III sits southwest of the corner of Miller and Broadway roads. According to the staff report prepared for the Buckeye Planning and Zoning Commission, the amendment “will revise permitted land uses and establish development standards to accommodate development of a combination of commercial and multi-family residential uses on the 72.3-acre…

Sewer pipe manufacturer Building Products Co. LLC has filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court alleging the City of Buckeye violated its development standards and gave Teravalis developer Howard Huges Corp. preferential treatment. Building Products manufactures clay pipe. Buckeye approved the use of PVC pipe for use in the village of Floreo, which will be the first village built under Hughes’ Teravalis master plan. Building Products states the City code specifies the use of clay pipe. Contractors generally prefer PVC pipe because materials are often less expensive and tend to be more durable than clay. Clay, however, is considered…

Northern Arizona University presented its $2B updated campus master plan to the Arizona Board of Regents’ University Governance and Operations Committee earlier this month. The plan gives a general guideline of possible new construction, renovations and maintenance for the Flagstaff campus for the next 10 years and marks the first update submitted to ABOR since 2010. The plan was developed in consultation with DLR Group over the last 18 months. The plan’s first phase focuses on so-called “enabling projects” that allow for future development, add housing and replace some academic buildings. The second phase would continue the first and make…

Awards & Accolades 1. Haydon Building Corp. Executive VP and future CEO Katie Haydon Perry has been named one of Phoenix Magazine’s “Great 48” for 2023. Company News 2. Mark-Taylor Companies has launched Mark Taylor Consulting, also known as MTC. MTC’s initial consulting offerings include multifamily metrics, pre-development consulting, marketing, branding & design services and public relations. 3. Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc. was acquired by Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. With the acquisition, previous EEC leaders Bill Carroll, Carrie Côté and Ryan Stucki will be joining CEC as vice presidents and Dan Cleland will join as a principal. 4.…

Sales Transactions 1. Virtus Real Estate Capital, with partner Coastal Ridge Real Estate, purchased Nine20 Tempe, a 260-unit student housing complex in Tempe, for $130M. TSB Capital Advisors arranged financing for the deal. 2. Curve Development sold Cyrene at Estrella, a 64-home single-family rental community in Goodyear, for more than $25M. The buyer for the community of three- and four-bedroom homes was not disclosed. 3. G & R Real Estate LLC has sold a 44.1KSF auto dealership at 6354 E. Test Drive in Mesa to Courtesy Auto Group for $17.85M. A Courtesy Nissan dealership will occupy the space. 4. Carter…

By PURE Pickleball PURE Pickleball announced its plans to co-develop a world-class pickleball facility near Talking Stick Resort & Casino. Arizona-based entrepreneurs Kevin J. Berk, Brett Warner, Kent S. Berk, and David Warner signed a joint venture agreement with Caliber to jointly develop an 11-acre site that is widely considered to be at the epicenter of the most active player community in the sport. Caliber is creating a Qualified Opportunity Zone fund for the single purpose of investment in this business, which means qualified investors will be able to invest in this pickleball venture directly or via Caliber’s diversified funds.…