Plans to demolish a historic hotel site near Van Buren Street and Grand Avenue to develop a new technology-focused modern destination hotel have preservationists and developers at odds. The 600 W. Van Buren site, once …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX As has been pointed out on these pages before, when a word is used to describe every situation in the news, it loses its impact. Specifically, when everything is a …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX We have recently spent a great deal of time and space in this magazine detailing the rise in opposition to dense, tall development around the Valley, particularly in Scottsdale (AZBEX …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Much has been made about the Valley’s growth and the crisis-level need to add vastly more housing than we are currently delivering. Analysts put demand levels at between 15,000 and …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX In our last issue, we looked at how development fatigue and resistance to the current pace of change in the Valley are harming housing affordability and putting the area economy …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Since 2017, market researchers have estimated Metro Phoenix needs 150,000 additional housing units to meet demand by 2030. Economic and market forces have combined to make sure the Valley construction …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX EDITOR’S NOTE: Make sure to check out the AZBEX November 30th edition, where we take a deep dive into development fatigue, the rise of neighborhood opposition and the potential impact …
After sending the project back to the drawing board in May, Tucson officials now have a new design ready for the Reid Park Zoo expansion. The revised plan addresses public concerns that halted the original …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX A new residential and commercial master plan is set to add to the burgeoning development in the area of I-17 and Loop 303. Property owner Britmet Ventures LLC and developer …
By BEX Staff for AZBEX Developer Harmel and Kaplan (Kaplan Management Company) has withdrawn its requests for a general plan amendment and rezoning for its proposed District at 9400 Shea multifamily plan in Scottsdale. Media …
Public meetings to discuss planned housing projects are usually dominated by those opposed to the proposals. Known as Not In My Back Yard, or NIMBY, they are a common feature for meetings everywhere, including Flagstaff. …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX After extensive discussion and community outreach, a multifamily tower in a major north Phoenix intersection has earned its first recommendation for approval. Developer The Hampton Group has proposed a 14-story, …
By Roland Murphy for AZBEX Goodyear as a maturing market? Check. Explosive growth in the West Valley generally? Check. Massive expansion in the Build-To-Rent market? Check. A mad scramble to build enough traditional multifamily units …
A 310-unit apartment complex and mixed-use proposal near 92nd Street and Shea Boulevard has earned a 4-3 recommendation for approval from the Scottsdale Planning Commission. 92 Ironwood’s developer – Caliber Companies – sought a general …
Discussions between Tucson Electric Power Co., the City of Tucson and other stakeholders over the planned overhead installation of the Kino to DeMoss-Petrie 138-kilovolt Transmission Line project will continue into the new year. After ongoing …
The need for new housing units in the Phoenix area is greater than at any point in recent memory. Demand has steadily outpaced supply, leading to year-over-year rent increases of 17.7 percent in May and …
The Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee’s hearing for Tucson Electric Power’s Kino to DeMoss-Petrie 138-kilovolt transmission line has been delayed until February 7th. Originally scheduled for September 13th, the Committee delayed the …
A generation from now a $4.1B desalination plant in Sonora could help alleviate worst-case-scenario water woes in Pima County. A Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department study examined possible water sources if Central Arizona Project‘s Colorado River water supplies dry up and the county population grows to …
A recent vote by Flagstaff City Council could scrap a planned 160-unit apartment development before it begins. At issue is a zoning request from developer Trinsic Residential Group to build Aura Flagstaff on an 11-acre …
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors cited fire safety and cultural resource concerns in their unanimous vote against approving a rezone for the proposed 247-acre Two Guns Resort near Winslow. Plans by Gunderman Designs & …
By Cecilia Chan for Gilbert Sun News A developer wants to build a gated 207-unit townhome community at the SWC of Lindsay and Germann roads on land zoned for office use. The applicant, Norris Design, is seeking a minor …
By Paul Maryniak for Ahwatukee Foothills News More than 18 months after homeowners in the 185-home Foothills Paseo II subdivision launched an effort to derail a plan for Quik Trip on 40th Street, the gas …
By Wayne Schutsky for Scottsdale Progress Southbridge Two developer Carter Unger has dropped plans to appeal a Maricopa County judge’s decision upholding the referendum to put the downtown Scottsdale development before voters. But it is still unlikely the issue will …
By Joyce Coronel for Wrangler News A vacant lot at the NWC of Rural and Warner roads stands at the center of a long- swirling controversy that has bitterly divided a South Tempe neighborhood. When a …
By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX The Arizona Planning Association hosted a two panel, half-day symposium discussing housing in Arizona on Thursday, November 21st, 2019. The aim of the event was to encourage dialogue about the …
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