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By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX National real estate development firm, Alliance Residential Company has submitted plans to the City of Phoenix for a new multifamily residential development just east of the NEC of Camelback Road and 7th Avenue. Alliance […]

By Ron Eland for Sedona Red Rock News It was another unanimous vote by Yavapai County officials. On Wednesday, November 20th, the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve a zone map change for a proposed 154-room Hilton Garden Inn at […]

By Richard Dyer for Queen Creek Independent A total of 13 road-construction projects are planned in the Town of Queen Creek in 2020, with three starting before the end of 2019. The 10 projects that will begin construction in 2020 are: Signal Butte […]

By Gary Nelson for East Valley Tribune Back in the day when Mesa first appointed a citizens advisory panel to evaluate the appearance of new buildings in the city, they named it the Design Review Advisory Board. The acronym – DRAB – may […]

Courtesy of Marcum LLP Source: Marcum LLP The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the third quarter of 2019 finds the industry in overall good health as 2020 approaches, despite some causes for concern. Entitled, The Good, The Bad, and The […]

Giving Back 1. George Randall and Payson Concrete & Materials once again did their part to make it a good Thanksgiving for Rim Country residents in need by donating $4K to split evenly between four area nonprofits, and more than a ton of food to […]

Sales Transactions 1. Forum at Gilbert, LLC purchased The Forum at Gilbert Ranch, a 92K+SF Class A office and medical campus at 1472,1482,1528 and 1530 E. Williams Field Rd and 2314 S. Val Vista Dr., Gilbert, for $20.5M. Geoff Turbow, Matt Pourcho, […]

The City of Phoenix approved a 30-day trial for the highly favored bike lane plan on Roosevelt Street, according to a statement emailed by Kini Knudson, the director of the street transportation department earlier this month. “During the […]

When I was about three, my family was driving from Tucson to Phoenix in those pre-Interstate times. I have three vivid memories. The first is the restaurant where we ate breakfast; it had ancient double doors with windows behind ancient...

The CitySkate Holiday Ice Rink is now in its 10th year at CityScape, during which time it has grown exponentially. Downtown Phoenix Ambassador Hans Hughes watched CitySkate grow from its first opening to its present size. Hughes said the rink […]

Credit: City of Surprise By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX The City of Surprise Planning and Zoning Commission recently reviewed a site plan for a new townhome development just north of the NWC of Cactus Road and Cotton Lane at its November 7th meeting. […]

By Brandon Brown for Phoenix Business Journal The Phoenix Suns on Thursday revealed the first images of how Talking Stick Resort Arena will look like after it gets an extensive facelift, at the price of $230M, over the next two years. The renderings […]

Source: City of Tempe Tempe is seeking input on a draft Development Bonus Program as part of the city’s Urban Core Master Plan process. A development bonus would provide the opportunity to add housing units or commercial office space in […]

Late-night dining in Downtown Phoenix is alive, well and very, very tasty.

From the Arizona Republic on Nov. 17th. My annotations are in black. Headline: ‘We need to act fast’: Statewide forum focuses on climate solutions for Arizona. Journalists are pushed to seek solutions to largely insoluble problems. Steve Jobs […]

Take a moment to think about what Downtown Phoenix was like 20 years ago — when many Arizonans only came... continue reading.

Join us for the next Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee meeting on Saturday, November 9, 2019, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Roosevelt Commons, 825 N. 6th Avenue. Catch up and share your voice on some of the big issues facing our downtown. […]

To help serve the growing number of people looking for car-free or parking-free transportation options in the urban core, Downtown Phoenix Inc., in partnership with Valley Metro, RED Development and the City of Phoenix, is launching a bike commuter […]

Fifteen-year Roosevelt Street resident Wayne Turner said he moved to downtown Phoenix because he wanted to bike and walk to places in the area. But Roosevelt Street’s current infrastructure hasn’t made it easy or safe for him. “The […]

St. Luke's Hospital was built on the ruins of the dense Hohokam village called La Ciudad. It tilts at an angle because it had to fit against the original canal dug by Jack Swilling and his gang from Wickenburg. The...