Office as a Destination 

‘Third space’ environment entices back-to-office

by Hannah Hackathorn

It’s been proven that we can work anywhere. For many of us, all our basic work tools fit in a backpack or briefcase, and the pandemic really pushed us to be open to new and unexpected work locations. Because of this experience of flexibility, it’s clear that as we transition back to the office, workers are seeking a spectrum of experiences beyond the traditional desk. The … [More]

Commercial Real Estate Trends: Adding detached living/working spaces to property

by Zander Diamont and Jared Amzallag

While life has largely returned to normal following the global pandemic, COVID has had a lasting impact on the way we work and live. We started our company, Minimal Living Concepts, in 2021 to address the need for private spaces for people working or schooling from home. We created a turnkey solution that makes it easy for customers to browse predesigned units with transparent … [More]

Greenlight Communities Focuses Locally on Attainable Housing

by Mike Hunter

The country’s first company to focus solely on building privately funded attainable rental housing, Arizona-based Greenlight Communities, entered this year with 14 projects in development across the Phoenix Metropolitan area and further expansion into the Tucson market. Since breaking ground on its first Cabana community in 2017, Greenlight has made attainable housing a … [More]

Two Single-Family-Home Projects Break Ground in West Valley

by Mike Hunter

Landsea Homes, a publicly traded residential homebuilder, recently closed on 65 homesites and began construction on a new neighborhood called Solvida in the Estrella master-planned community in Goodyear. The company also broke ground on 616 new homes at Citrus Park, its own master-planned community. All homes at Solvida in Estrella and Citrus Park will contain Landsea Homes’ … [More]

Luxury Lease Villas for Litchfield Park and Goodyear

by Mike Hunter

Family Development, one of the country’s premier homebuilders with a multitude of projects throughout the Southwest, has begun construction on two new luxury lease communities in Arizona: Villas Litchfield Park, which will feature 153 units, and Villas Goodyear, which will feature 151 units. Both build-to-rent projects are expected to be completed in 2024.   Photo courtesy of … [More]

Build-To-Rent Project in Avondale 

by Mike Hunter

Trilogy Investment Company, a leading national provider of build-to-rent housing communities, has created a strategic joint venture partnership with Cimbra Partners LLC (through its subsidiary Cimbra Investors Encanto, LLC) and has closed on seven acres of land at the corner of Encanto Blvd. and N. Avondale Blvd. in Avondale. The 84-unit townhome community called Encanto … [More]

Four Former Tempe Mayors Support Tempe Entertainment District, Effectively Opposing Sky Harbor Legal Action

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Four former Tempe Mayors, Harry Mitchell, Neil Giuliano, Hugh Hallman, and Mark Mitchell, have differing backgrounds and policies but they are all supporting a plan to convert an old Tempe landfill into a new sports and entertainment district, along the banks of the Tempe Town Lake. They are all endorsing Proposition 301, 302, and 303. They said so at a news conference held at … [More]

City of Phoenix Aviation Department Files Legal Action Against Tempe

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​After more than a year of attempts to resolve a dispute with the City of Tempe over planned residential developments in a high-noise corridor directly under Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport's flight path, the Phoenix Aviation Department has filed a formal complaint in Maricopa County … [More]

PV Mall’s Redevelopment Project to Include Premier Athletic Club

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RED Development, an industry leading commercial real estate company known for its high-performing mixed-use and retail portfolio, today announced Life Time, the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand, will join PV, the more than 100-acre redevelopment of the former Paradise Valley Mall, with a first-to-market, fully integrated concept consisting of an athletic country club … [More]

52-Home Community Opens in Queen Creek

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Tri Pointe Homes®, a recognized leader serving the Phoenix market for more than 30 years under the name Maracay®, has announced the opening of Sentinel at Oro Ridge, a 52-home neighborhood located within the expansive Oro Ridge planned community in Queen Creek, Arizona. “Sentinel at Oro Ridge is the culmination of our vision to create a neighborhood that perfectly embodies … [More]