Companies, real estate agents and entire industries are adapting quickly to match homebuyers’ needs and desires that are radically different from what they were just a year ago . . . Consumers and businesses alike have been forced to adapt and change how they live and work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some would say that most of this evolution and change has taken place in … [More]
Adaptive Reuse of Historic Potato Barn in Gilbert
Construction on the renovation and expansion of the iconic Old Potato Barn in Gilbert is set to begin the second week of this month, as a fourth-generation, Mesa-based family business moves forward with its plans to breathe new life into the 54-year-old barn that once housed the area’s potato supply. Completion is expected in summer 2021. The City of Gilbert approved plans … [More]
$1.5B Global Logistics Park in Glendale
Camelback 303 is a $1.5 billion global logistics park being developed in Glendale, Arizona, in a joint venture by Merit Partners, First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. and Diamond Realty Investments. At completion, the park will accommodate approximately 9–10 million square feet of Class A industrial distribution and manufacturing space, making it the largest freeway-fronting … [More]
Boutique Vision for Copper Square Hi-Rise
Leading real estate investor ScanlanKemperBard and capital partner Black Salmon have kicked off the final phase of renovations at 101 North, the second-tallest high-rise in downtown Phoenix. The upgrades, which encompass all of the building’s ground-floor indoor and outdoor spaces, complete a multi-year transformation of the trophy asset into a boutique environment unique to … [More]
Office Condos Serve Pent-Up Demand for Medical
Auviana Medical Complex, a six-building state-of-the-art modern medical and professional office condominium development, was recently completed at 14725-14765 W. Mountain View Blvd. in Surprise. “Auviana is a perfect case study that demonstrates the pent-up demand for medical office space in the West Valley,” says Philip Wurth, CCIM, with Colliers International in Arizona. “We … [More]
Sundt Completes Two Health Clinics
Sundt Construction, Inc. recently completed work on the Valleywise Health North and South Metro Ambulatory clinics in Phoenix, located at 19th and Northern avenues and 35th and Southern avenues, respectively. Each is a single-story, 26,000-square-foot building on a three-acre site. The design is highlighted by multiple structural elements, allowing natural light to penetrate … [More]
Phoenix High in Strong Data Center Market
According to JLL’s recently released Data Center Outlook report, Phoenix ranks as a top location among all U.S. markets, performing second in the nation for year-over-year absorption in one of real estate’s strongest sectors. The report notes that companies were migrating to the public cloud before the pandemic, but this trend accelerated in the first half of the year due to … [More]
Alamar to Provide Workforce, Revenue for Avondale’s Growing Economy
With a strong focus on economic growth and smart city planning, Avondale has fast become a top destination for new development. And this month, the city welcomes a valuable addition to its economic engine with the grand opening of Alamar, a 3,695-home, 1,127-acre master-planned community near the proposed Arizona State Route 30. This innovative community is the result of years … [More]
Major Project at the Confluence of Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa
With delivery on track for next month, Union Building One is the first of four four-story to eight-story Class A office buildings planned at the confluence of Tempe, Scottsdale and Mesa. When complete, the project will bring a new, 1.35 million-square-foot corporate hub to the heart of Mesa Riverview. Union Building One will total 238,348 square feet in four stories, with an … [More]
Block 23 Grabs Major HQ Commitment
Marking one of the largest metro Phoenix leases to sign since the onset of the COVID pandemic, office experts from the Phoenix office of JLL have completed a 30,000-square-foot downtown Phoenix office lease for CVO Holding Company LLC, an industry-leading transportation technology provider. CVO will relocate and expand its corporate headquarters from its existing downtown … [More]
Tolleson Industrial Space Attracts Global Supplier
MiTek, a diversified global supplier of services and products to the residential and commercial construction sectors, has expanded its presence in Arizona, working with Colliers International in Arizona in renewing its lease of 259,200 square feet at 7890 W. Lincoln St. — where it will be relocating some out-of-state operations — for eight-plus years and adding a new 10-year … [More]
SkySong TI Project for Unique Restaurant Concept
Scottsdale-based Sigma Contracting, Inc. is collaborating on a unique restaurant concept opening this fall on the campus of SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. It is providing design-build tenant improvement services for locally owned Born & Raised Hospitality, which anticipates opening its newest concept, Broth & Bao, in November. A bao bun, also known as a … [More]
Whole-Building Approach to High-Rise Safety
COVID-19 flipped the business world on its head earlier this year, and many businesses were forced to either shut their doors for good or shift operations to remote work, making skyscraper office buildings look like ghost towns. Now, companies and building management are working side by side to institute new policies and procedures that will enable workers to safely return to … [More]
To Lease or Not to Lease
Lease management software company Visual Lease recently surveyed more than 100 commercial tenants to see how they have been impacted, any payments they withheld or concessions they have been offered, and how the pandemic is impacting their future leasing plans. According to the survey: Thirty percent of respondents stated that 75–100 percent of their company’s leased … [More]
Papago Plaza Site Revitalized
Papago Plaza, the mixed-use redevelopment of the prime southwest corner of Scottsdale and McDowell roads, is beginning infrastructure work in south Scottsdale this month. The 11-acre legacy property will include an 80,000-square-foot Marriott Hotel; 50,000 square feet of grocery, restaurant and retail; 276 luxury apartment units developed by Alliance Residential; and a … [More]
Developing Community-Conscious Urban Living in Historic Downtown Phoenix
Urban living is becoming increasingly popular in downtown Phoenix. When designing these projects in historical neighborhoods, developers must work with the surrounding community to ensure the property fits with the overall look and feel of the area. Meeting with residents of the neighborhood is important when designing an urban living project. Holding meetings provides the … [More]
High Demand Fills Medical Office Space
Medical office experts in JLL’s Phoenix office have completed 21,275 square feet in new leases at the 27,868-square-foot Class A Lincoln Medical Plaza, located at the southwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Lincoln Drive, within the Lincoln Plaza Retail Center in Paradise Valley, bringing the newly renovated building to 100-percent leased. James Shough and architect Dean … [More]
New Distribution Center for the West Valley
Scannel Properties recently purchased an approximately 70-acre site just south of Interstate 10 in east Buckeye for nearly $6.65 million, with plans for the construction of an 850,000-square-foot distribution center for specialty discount retailer Five Below. This marks the newest distribution center for the City of Buckeye and West Valley, which continues to grow and attract … [More]
