Tempe Development Thread

[muertecaza]

Crane went up today at The Local (Whole Foods) :cheers:

And don't she look purrty.

http://i.imgur.com/dXVIQhJh.jpg

[muertecaza]

Red zoning sign is up for another Broadstone apartment complex at Rio Salado and the 101, east side of the freeway on the ASU surplus property. Didn't catch the details but I think I saw something like 500 units.

[Obadno]

Red zoning sign is up for another Broadstone apartment complex at Rio Salado and the 101, east side of the freeway on the ASU surplus property. Didn't catch the details but I think I saw something like 500 units.

I hope discounted broadstones, those are pricy units for that location, under a highway interchange and near industrial sites.

[nickw252]

I hope discounted broadstones, those are pricy units for that location, under a highway interchange and near industrial sites.

Haha I was thinking the same thing.

I like that it's filling in that location though. It will be nice to start bridging the gap between the Tempe Marketplace and the Mesa Riverview Park and shopping center. A property surplus yard is not a good use of space in a urban(ish) area.

[azsunsurfer]

Not sure I am thrilled about the Westin's initial rendering for Mill. I do love the height though! 225'....Also interested to see the Pier and Mirabella have already filed for building permits. Looks like the construction is not slowing down in Tempe!

[azliam]

Not sure I am thrilled about the Westin's initial rendering for Mill. I do love the height though! 225'....Also interested to see the Pier and Mirabella have already filed for building permits. Looks like the construction is not slowing down in Tempe!

Photo?

[muertecaza]

http://gis.tempe.gov/pad/DevelopmentPictures/Westin.jpgPhoto?

[Obadno]

http://gis.tempe.gov/pad/DevelopmentPictures/Westin.jpg

Where is that supposed to be going?

[muertecaza]

Where is that supposed to be going?

7th St./Mill.

[muertecaza]

Not sure I am thrilled about the Westin's initial rendering for Mill. I do love the height though! 225'....Also interested to see the Pier and Mirabella have already filed for building permits. Looks like the construction is not slowing down in Tempe!

It's bland, but it meets the street well on Mill, and the curb cut on 7th Street doesn't look too bad. I'm so thirsty for anything with height in Tempe that I'm not too concerned. And agree with Mirabella and Pier--North Tempe keeps rolling. Hoping now that we get something going in the stadium district.

[ASUSunDevil]

Some better renderings here of the Westin here: http://www.caicap.com/development-projects/

[Obadno]

Some better renderings here of the Westin here: http://www.caicap.com/development-projects/

Digging the secondary tower :notacrook:

[mdpx]

Wowza!

[PHXFlyer11]

Digging the secondary tower :notacrook:

I don't think there is a secondary tower. I think that was just a fun concept. Have you ever seen a hotel like that with two towers (outside of Vegas)?

They'd rather build a taller and wider tower than two tower hotel.

[PhxER]

The Westin in downtown Seattle has 2 towers, coming from one large base though.

[azsunsurfer]

That second tower was always poised as a residential component. I thought the student housing developer who did University House still has an option for that portion? I thought they were going to be submitting another proposal after Tempe originally told them no?

[muertecaza]

Flour Mill developer is presenting to the Historic Preservation commission tomorrow on phase one of the redevelopment.

http://www.tempe.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=54225

Mostly, phase one will focus on rehabilitating the "Mill" building--the smaller, square building for office use. Additionally, there will be two new one story buildings, one meeting the street for retail, and one for office lobby, as well as improvements to the 'A' mountain path and a new pedestrian path where the railroad tracks are.

Phase two seems to have changed some--they are now talking about rehabilitating the silos for a future hotel, and building a new 5 story hotel building roughly where the circular concrete pads are currently.

Renderings for phase one:

http://i.imgur.com/u92QsFth.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FkXEzqQh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/maRHSMmh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/To1w3Xhh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TKD9QAsh.jpg

[ASU Diablo]

So looks like no more amphitheater? Bummer. Wasn't it supposed to go where the circular pads are?

Edit: sorry, meant amphitheatre

[muertecaza]

So looks like no more auditorium? Bummer. Wasn't it supposed to go where the circular pads are?

Yeah, phase 2 still lists a "New outdoor multi-purpose/entertainment space at northwest corner of site" (where the patch of grass is currently), but it does look like a full blown amphitheater is off the cards.

[ASUSunDevil]

Yeah, phase 2 still lists a "New outdoor multi-purpose/entertainment space at northwest corner of site" (where the patch of grass is currently), but it does look like a full blown amphitheater is off the cards.

I can live with that. I've always thought an amphitheater would be way better suited at Papago (similar to Red Rocks near Denver).

Phase 1 renderings look really nice.

[muertecaza]

Also of note from the Historic Preservation Commission is an update on 100 Mill/Hayden House. TL;DR: Not much. Apparently Douglas Wilson Companies (this guy: http://i.imgur.com/nfAJpdDh.jpg) no longer owns the property or has any interest in the development. Hensel Phelps (who I believe was going to develop in partnership with Douglas Wilson) now has sole ownership. Don't know if that's particularly good or bad, but Hensel Phelps seems to have a lot more experience with projects of this size/scope.

In the past month or so, Robert Graham of Motley Design Group (who I believe has posted here on occasion) has apparently completed a HABS report, and they are doing some repairs/restoration to the Hayden House. No updates I can see on whether and when we can expect any progress on the development itself.

[muertecaza]

The Local with vertical construction.

https://i.imgur.com/9WFZ0Xdh.jpg

[Obadno]

The Local with vertical construction.

https://i.imgur.com/9WFZ0Xdh.jpg

This building is going to be THICC

[vandypandybear]

https://i.imgur.com/TOwhU8v.jpg
Just saw this go up by Royal Coffee on Forest.

[ASU Diablo]

^^ Is that the building that currently houses Paradise Hawaiian BBQ or the one next to it with Mad Hatter?

[exit2lef]

^^ Is that the building that currently houses Paradise Hawaiian BBQ or the one next to it with Mad Hatter?

I recognize that building as the one that houses Paradise. It would be shame to lose Paradise. The service is stern, but the food is good. In my dream world, Paradise would move into Mad Hatter's space. I'm not quite sure how Mad Hatter stays in business.

[ASU Diablo]

I recognize that building as the one that houses Paradise. It would be shame to lose Paradise. The service is stern, but the food is good. In my dream world, Paradise would move into Mad Hatter's space. I'm not quite sure how Mad Hatter stays in business.

Thanks. I was thrown off by the Royal Coffee Bar comment as that's located in the same building as Mad Hatter. Bummer about Paradise but that building is an eyesore. I share the same sentiments about Mad Hatter but that's our go-to-spot during ASU game days :cheers:

[vandypandybear]

^^ Is that the building that currently houses Paradise Hawaiian BBQ or the one next to it with Mad Hatter?

Sorry for not clarifying. This is the parcel with both Paradise and Nush. The building with the Mad Hatter is owned by Grady Gammage, and has his executive office on the Penthouse level. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.

I will also figure out how to resize my images for future posts.

[exit2lef]

Sorry for not clarifying. This is the parcel with both Paradise and Nush. The building with the Mad Hatter is owned by Grady Gammage, and has his executive office on the Penthouse level. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.

I will also figure out how to resize my images for future posts.

Nush is long gone. That space with stairs leading up to a bar seems cursed. That may be one of the reasons the building is likely headed for demolition. Paradise, the ticket broker next door, and the office upstairs may not generate much rent in comparison to the potential for that land if developed at higher density. The Gammage-owned building next door is attractive, even if the prime corner space on the ground floor has been home to mediocre brewpubs. I hope it stays indefinitely.

[TAZ4ate0]

Seems like a good redevelopment of the property. :)

As for the Mad Hatter, I don't see how they stay in business either. Every time I am by there the place is either closed, or nearly empty.

[muertecaza]

Will be interesting to see how many if any of all the proposed hotels get built--off the top of my head there is this Residence Inn on the Paradise BBQ site, the Westin, the ASU (I think it was Omni?) hotel/conference center at Mill/University, the Mill redevelopment, 100 Mill, and the hotel attached to the 7S project that I don't think is getting built in the current phase. I can't imagine there is demand for all of them in basically the same square mile of downtown Tempe, but I guess I don't really know.

Also, the full DRC packet for the Westin on 7th St. is here: https://www.tempe.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=54531. It looks pretty good--the proposal doesn't include the corner parcels at 7th St./Mill or 7th St./Myrtle; its just the center parcel fronting 7th St. If they get approved and everything I'm going to have to hurry and use that basketball court they set up--I have been meaning to but haven't had a chance.

[ciweiss]

I saw some stakes in the ground at the Carvana site. I also saw some tower crane sections next to the Watermark development.

I also stumbled across this fb site that has some development info. Even though im not a fan of fb...

https://m.facebook.com/tempedevelopment/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1

[Phxguy]

I saw some stakes in the ground at the Carvana site. I also saw some tower crane sections next to the Watermark development.

I also stumbled across this fb site that has some development info. Even though im not a fan of fb...

https://m.facebook.com/tempedevelopment/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1

Thanks for the FB link!

But I can't stand that attached to every article or rendering there's the usual NIMBY hysteria and 'high-rise phobia' comments. Makes me wonder if all who liked this page did so out of animosity.

[exit2lef]

Thanks for the FB link!

But I can't stand that attached to every article or rendering there's the usual NIMBY hysteria and 'high-rise phobia' comments. Makes me wonder if all who liked this page did so out of animosity.

Most of the comments seem to come from the same few people. A little blocking makes the page more enjoyable.

[ASUSunDevil]

Wish they would quit incorporating stucco into tall buildings, the south side is going to look like crap:

http://azbex.com/290-room-westin-planned-for-tempe/

[muertecaza]

Wish they would quit incorporating stucco into tall buildings, the south side is going to look like crap:

http://azbex.com/290-room-westin-planned-for-tempe/

The Westin passed the DRC last night 4-3, and most of the discussion was about the stucco. I didn't listen that close, but it sounded like the three no votes wanted to include some kind of requirement to at least consider other materials.

[ASUSunDevil]

it sounded like the three no votes wanted to include some kind of requirement to at least consider other materials.

Smart people.

[muertecaza]

At the 9/28 city council meeting, the council will vote to enter negotiations with Gilbane to develop the city-owned triangular parcel on the northwest corner of Apache/Terrace (here (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.4149399,-111.9205673,3a,75y,293.38h,86.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-aJaawC_VHaOKmsC-3VzCg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)). The city council agenda item doesn't have info on height/floors, but it does state that Gilbane's proposal includes:


55 workforce housing units
350 student housing units
12,000 square feet of retail space on Apache and Terrace


The parcel is less than an acre, so with parking and everything else I assume that's pretty tall.

[Obadno]

At the 9/28 city council meeting, the council will vote to enter negotiations with Gilbane to develop the city-owned triangular parcel on the northwest corner of Apache/Terrace (here (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.4149399,-111.9205673,3a,75y,293.38h,86.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-aJaawC_VHaOKmsC-3VzCg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)). The city council agenda item doesn't have info on height/floors, but it does state that Gilbane's proposal includes:


55 workforce housing units
350 student housing units
12,000 square feet of retail space on Apache and Terrace


The parcel is less than an acre, so with parking and everything else I assume that's pretty tall.

Is workforce units Newspeak for affordable housing?

[muertecaza]

Is workforce units Newspeak for affordable housing?

Kind of. Can't remember exact range of the top of my head but they have to be rented to people with incomes that are between like 80 and 120% of area median income, and the rent can't exceed 30% of the renters' income. So they're more geared towards middle income housing, but it is a means of rent control.

[RichTempe]

At the 9/28 city council meeting, the council will vote to enter negotiations with Gilbane to develop the city-owned triangular parcel on the northwest corner of Apache/Terrace (here (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.4149399,-111.9205673,3a,75y,293.38h,86.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-aJaawC_VHaOKmsC-3VzCg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)). The city council agenda item doesn't have info on height/floors, but it does state that Gilbane's proposal includes:


55 workforce housing units
350 student housing units
12,000 square feet of retail space on Apache and Terrace


The parcel is less than an acre, so with parking and everything else I assume that's pretty tall.

Wouldn't it have to be at least 10-12 stories based on those numbers? :shrug:

[TAZ4ate0]

At the 9/28 city council meeting, the council will vote to enter negotiations with Gilbane to develop the city-owned triangular parcel on the northwest corner of Apache/Terrace (here (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.4149399,-111.9205673,3a,75y,293.38h,86.92t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-aJaawC_VHaOKmsC-3VzCg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)). The city council agenda item doesn't have info on height/floors, but it does state that Gilbane's proposal includes:


55 workforce housing units
350 student housing units
12,000 square feet of retail space on Apache and Terrace


The parcel is less than an acre, so with parking and everything else I assume that's pretty tall.

Probably. I remember at one point, the building that was proposed for that site was 16 floors. That would make it as tall as 'Rise', or slightly taller. That's a pretty small parcel, so with over 400 units, I would say that the new proposal is even taller than the original.

[azsunsurfer]

Has Gilbane built anything in Tempe yet?

[muertecaza]

They've taken down some of the fencing on 4th St. west of Mill, where they took out the fountain and are extending 4th st. and Maple so they connect.

https://i.imgur.com/4FhRi11h.jpg

Overall, I would say an improvement, or at least I have no problem with it. My biggest worry, for sentimental reasons, was that they would remove the Hayden Square ampitheater stage area. But that's still there, and even if they don't seem to do many concerts there anymore, they still could if they wanted to.

[muertecaza]

Rio 2100 continues to fill up--Benchmark Electronics moving its headquarters into one of the new office buildings.

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/10/04/exclusive-electronics-firm-picks-new-tempe.html

Aura Watermark not expected to open until 2019, but has started filling its retail space with Barrio Queen and Obon Sushi

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/10/05/exclusive-barrio-queen-obon-sushi-coming-to-126m.html

Write-up of tension between residents in Mitchell Park and demand for higher density development:

http://www.statepress.com/article/2017/10/sppolitics-tempe-neighborhood-struggles-to-hold-onto-its-identity-resist-gentrification

Not a fan of encouraging down-zoning, but I think the proposal to make it easier to build accessory dwelling units is a great one--I wish Tempe would do that throughout the city. It's a great intermediate step to increase density and land usefulness while allowing neighborhoods to stay largely the same.

[ciweiss]

Rio 2100 continues to fill up--Benchmark Electronics moving its headquarters into one of the new office buildings.

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/10/04/exclusive-electronics-firm-picks-new-tempe.html

Aura Watermark not expected to open until 2019, but has started filling its retail space with Barrio Queen and Obon Sushi

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/10/05/exclusive-barrio-queen-obon-sushi-coming-to-126m.html

Write-up of tension between residents in Mitchell Park and demand for higher density development:

http://www.statepress.com/article/2017/10/sppolitics-tempe-neighborhood-struggles-to-hold-onto-its-identity-resist-gentrification

Not a fan of encouraging down-zoning, but I think the proposal to make it easier to build accessory dwelling units is a great one--I wish Tempe would do that throughout the city. It's a great intermediate step to increase density and land usefulness while allowing neighborhoods to stay largely the same.

Slide 3 (Watermark) shows it level with Scottsdale Rd. Glad the old Club Rio downhill entry will be leveled off. Looking good.

[exit2lef]

Write-up of tension between residents in Mitchell Park and demand for higher density development:

http://www.statepress.com/article/2017/10/sppolitics-tempe-neighborhood-struggles-to-hold-onto-its-identity-resist-gentrification

Not a fan of encouraging down-zoning, but I think the proposal to make it easier to build accessory dwelling units is a great one--I wish Tempe would do that throughout the city. It's a great intermediate step to increase density and land usefulness while allowing neighborhoods to stay largely the same.

I'm a fan of anything that encourages ADUs, but not necessarily of anything that prevents other options. Nevertheless, this may be the best compromise for neighborhoods that are hotbeds of anti-density, anti-gentrification sentiment.

[Phxguy]

https://azbigmedia.com/studio-ma-unveils-concept-asu-research-complex/

I'm really digging this design especially the building built over the light rail tracks. Wish there were more angles of this rendering accompanying this article. If built, this would be a game changer in how light rail station design could incorporate more urban elements.

[exit2lef]

https://azbigmedia.com/studio-ma-unveils-concept-asu-research-complex/

I'm really digging this design especially the building built over the light rail tracks. Wish there were more angles of this rendering accompanying this article. If built, this would be a game changer in how light rail station design could incorporate more urban elements.

If I'm interpreting the rendering correctly, it looks like this development would fit around and over the existing light rail station at University and Rural.

[muertecaza]

https://azbigmedia.com/studio-ma-unveils-concept-asu-research-complex/

I'm really digging this design especially the building built over the light rail tracks. Wish there were more angles of this rendering accompanying this article. If built, this would be a game changer in how light rail station design could incorporate more urban elements.

Very cool looking. If they incorporated some kind of active use along University and/or Rural, it would be just about perfect.

[ASUSunDevil]

Fencing went up today for the Carvana vending machine.

I think this project will turn out better than some expect.

I think it will act as a cool stepping stone from the South Scottsdale car dealerships to the new wave of tall development (and car dealerships) to the north.

[Obadno]

Fencing went up today for the Carvana vending machine.

I think this project will turn out better than some expect.

I think it will act as a cool stepping stone from the South Scottsdale car dealerships to the new wave of tall development (and car dealerships) to the north.

The drive into the Airport/ Downtown on the 202 from East Mesa is already pretty cool

[dtnphx]

https://azbigmedia.com/studio-ma-unveils-concept-asu-research-complex/

I'm really digging this design especially the building built over the light rail tracks. Wish there were more angles of this rendering accompanying this article. If built, this would be a game changer in how light rail station design could incorporate more urban elements.

Oh. my. god. That's beautiful. I'm in love!

[muertecaza]

Metro 101 (101/Apache) is going through entitlement process for a phase 2.

https://i.imgur.com/2WI9aDsh.jpg

A little bit frustrating to see relatively low density projects filling in the limited space along Apache near rail stops. But It's certainly better than what's there, so I guess can't be too mad.

[PHXFlyer11]

If I'm interpreting the rendering correctly, it looks like this development would fit around and over the existing light rail station at University and Rural.

I love it but confused where the tracks dissappear to? There is no break in the building, do they go through the building? That'd be pretty awesome.

[exit2lef]

I love it but confused where the tracks dissappear to? There is no break in the building, do they go through the building? That'd be pretty awesome.

It's hard to see, but I think the building arches over them.

[ASUSunDevil]

https://azbigmedia.com/studio-ma-unveils-concept-asu-research-complex/

I'm really digging this design especially the building built over the light rail tracks. Wish there were more angles of this rendering accompanying this article. If built, this would be a game changer in how light rail station design could incorporate more urban elements.

More info:

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/new-arizona-state-university-building-will-reach-triple-net-zero-performance

Definitely going to be the coolest Light Rail station.

[muertecaza]

More info:

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/new-arizona-state-university-building-will-reach-triple-net-zero-performance

Definitely going to be the coolest Light Rail station.

Damn the atrium looks amazing.

https://i.imgur.com/iuLoOEIh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/RN82piYh.jpg

[azsunsurfer]

Interesting too they show the Catellus first phase behind it on the corner....not sure if that is the final rendering for that corner.

[stutteringpunk]

Does anyone if those renderings preliminary or just a bid? It'd be great to see something like that, but given how finicky ASU is about buildings (e.g. building height), I wouldn't be surprised if building over the track gets axed.

[cygnusloop99]

Its interesting that neither of these articles on a new ISTB-7 say anything about timelines. This are some amazing renderings and design ideas to tout for publicity but look at the current area. The car wash is in the way and occupied, the shitty old building at the SEC of Mcallister and University will need to be vacated by whatever ASU department is in there, and the loss of parking at the Tyler St parking structure will need to be addressed, half of the land in the renderings isn't even owned but ASU (AZBoR) and don't even get started on utilities that crisscross those lots. And to bring it to a depressing low, ASU has a history or showing off innovative building projects and never building them. Sorry for being a Debbie Downer but there are a lot of hurdles to jump before this becomes reality. I want to see this get built and most of the problems I called out are manageable but I'm not holding my breath.

[MegaBass]

Its interesting that neither of these articles on a new ISTB-7 say anything about timelines. This are some amazing renderings and design ideas to tout for publicity but look at the current area. The car wash is in the way and occupied, the shitty old building at the SEC of Mcallister and University will need to be vacated by whatever ASU department is in there, and the loss of parking at the Tyler St parking structure will need to be addressed, half of the land in the renderings isn't even owned but ASU (AZBoR) and don't even get started on utilities that crisscross those lots. And to bring it to a depressing low, ASU has a history or showing off innovative building projects and never building them. Sorry for being a Debbie Downer but there are a lot of hurdles to jump before this becomes reality. I want to see this get built and most of the problems I called out are manageable but I'm not holding my breath.

In all, it's just a concept by a local firm. Also, don't believe anything is occupying the old Papa Johns/ Americas Taco Shop and if the price was right the car wash can be bought. The shitty old building at the SEC of Mcallister and University is Research Support Services which I'm sure could be temporarily relocated if it ever comes to it.

[exit2lef]

In all, it's just a concept by a local firm. Also, don't believe anything is occupying the old Papa Johns/ Americas Taco Shop and if the price was right the car wash can be bought. The shitty old building at the SEC of Mcallister and University is Research Support Services which I'm sure could be temporarily relocated if it ever comes to it.

The restaurant space is empty. When ATS moved out, I assumed it was in preparation for more intensive development. Whether this specific concept is built or not, something will eventually happen at this strategic corner.

[azsunsurfer]

I think ASU has control of that entire corner....they have shown it as proposed educational space for some time now on their masterplan(s).

I drove by Watermark last night and they were doing a foundation pour late thru the night! Hopefully we get a crane soon! They are really moving on it.

[ASUSunDevil]

I drove by Watermark last night and they were doing a foundation pour late thru the night! Hopefully we get a crane soon! They are really moving on it.

They keep their Twitter page pretty well updated:

https://twitter.com/WatermarkTempe/status/917779969396187137

I wish The Pier was moving just as fast. They had a nice head start with the excavation already in place.

[muertecaza]

They keep their Twitter page pretty well updated:

https://twitter.com/WatermarkTempe/status/917779969396187137

I wish The Pier was moving just as fast. They had a nice head start with the excavation already in place.

Yeah, I keep waiting for that crane to go up at The Pier. Every time I go by it seems like they have another piece or two assembled, but it's a snail's pace.

[stutteringpunk]

This may have been posted already, but I like some of the ideas listed in the slideshow. A highline walkway sounds pretty cool.

http://www.statepress.com/article/2017/09/sppolitics-tempe-and-asu-team-up-to-provide-new-transportation-options

[Obadno]

This may have been posted already, but I like some of the ideas listed in the slideshow. A highline walkway sounds pretty cool.

http://www.statepress.com/article/2017/09/sppolitics-tempe-and-asu-team-up-to-provide-new-transportation-options

A monorail through campus? jesus christ please no, They already ruined large chunks of campus with the terrible fucking solar panels that will be torn out in 10 years probably. What a waste

Closing university will cause more harm than good to trafic and city flow.

I can get behind the high line walkway.

[asugrad]

I can see a tower crane being assembled on The Peir site off the freeway!!!!

[PHXFlyer11]

I can see a tower crane being assembled on The Peir site off the freeway!!!!

Please don't tease us! I can't wait for this one! Now Tempe just needs to land another big corporate or regional HQ like State Farm.

Oh, wonder what happened to the losers at the 100 Mill development?!

[muertecaza]

I can see a tower crane being assembled on The Peir site off the freeway!!!!

https://i.imgur.com/iDttdgQh.jpg

[CrestedSaguaro]

https://i.imgur.com/iDttdgQh.jpg

I spy a jumper on there. Hoping this goes much taller! :cheers:

[TAZ4ate0]

Finally moving forward. Glad to see it...that property has sat idle for waaayyyy too long. ;):)

[Obadno]

Did we get a final rendering of the pier?

[ASUSunDevil]

Did we get a final rendering of the pier?

http://www.rinkachung.com/high-rise/

[PHXFlyer11]

http://www.rinkachung.com/high-rise/

Of all the projects in Tempe and Phoenix, I really liked this one the best, but felt it largely a pipe dream due to the location, perceived quality, and scale.

If this turns out anything like the rendering and we do indeed get both towers I will be thrilled.

[CrestedSaguaro]

There's a crane evaluation that was submitted on the 10th for 308' for "ASU Phase 2". Anyone know what ASU phase 2 is?

Overview

Study (ASN): 2017-AWP-10993-OE
Prior Study: 2016-AWP-1002-OE
Status: Work In Progress


Received Date: 10/10/2017
Entered Date: 10/10/2017
Map: View Map

Construction Info Structure Summary

Notice Of: CONSTR
Duration: TEMP (Months: 12 Days: 0)
Work Schedule: 02/01/2018 to 01/31/2019


Structure Type: Crane
Structure Name: ASU Phase 2
FCC Number:


Structure Details Height and Elevation

Latitude (NAD 83): 33° 25' 34.84" N
Longitude (NAD 83): 111° 55' 53.53" W
Datum: NAD 83
City: Tempe
State: AZ
Nearest County: Maricopa


Proposed

Site Elevation:
1207

Structure Height:
308

Total Height (AMSL):
1515



https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=345805420&row=1

[Obadno]

There's a crane evaluation that was submitted on the 10th for 308' for "ASU Phase 2". Anyone know what ASU phase 2 is?



https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=345805420&row=1

Based on the FAA map it looks like the stadium for the next round of renovations once this season is up. Which is in like 3 weeks so that makes sense

[CrestedSaguaro]

Based on the FAA map it looks like the stadium for the next round of renovations once this season is up. Which is in like 3 weeks so that makes sense

What else is left for the renovation? I thought it was all done...but I don't get to Temp much these days. :(

[PHXFlyer11]

What else is left for the renovation? I thought it was all done...but I don't get to Temp much these days. :(

The entire east side of the stadium. North end zone, south, and west sideline are complete.

[MegaBass]

What else is left for the renovation? I thought it was all done...but I don't get to Temp much these days. :(

The additional funds will cover the fourth-level building, which wasn't in the original plans. Increases also are anticipated in materials and labor as hurricane damage in Texas and Florida affects the national construction market, ASU Chief Financial Officer Morgan Olsen said.

Phase three will include connecting the main concourse with the south end zone. Premium seating will be added, along with expanded restrooms. Infrastructure improvements to water, electrical and mechanical systems also will be done. (Arizona Republic (http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2017/09/28/asu-sun-devil-stadium-final-building-phase-approved-includes-extending-use-365-days-year/713819001/))

[muertecaza]

Few updates:


Mill redevelopment phase 1 unanimously passed the DRC last night. Only good things to say. Everyone seems really positive about it.
Tower crane base was in place when I rode by yesterday at Aura Watermark, and they were pouring concrete. I suspect we'll see the crane soon.
Local/Whole Foods is working on its 1st floor and seems to be moving along.

[ciweiss]

So is 100 Mill dead? Anyone hear anything on that one?

I drove by the Carvana site and they appear to have more equipment onsite.

[azliam]

There seems to be so much proposed for Tempe that I cannot keep up. What is this exactly?

http://ktgy.com/work/mixed-use-block-concept/

Also, is this the current rendering for Skyview (scroll down)?

http://golubandcompany.com/our-portfolio/

[muertecaza]

There seems to be so much proposed for Tempe that I cannot keep up. What is this exactly?

http://ktgy.com/work/mixed-use-block-concept/

Also, is this the current rendering for Skyview (scroll down)?

http://golubandcompany.com/our-portfolio/

The 'University Mixed Use' KTGY rendering has been posted here before. It appears to be on the surface parking lot off Ash between 3rd and 5th streets. I don't believe the project has ever been submitted for design review. I do recall an FAA obstruction evaluation for that lot for around 300 ft.--unsure if related.

The Skyview rendering looks somewhat different than the renderings that went through design review: https://www.tempe.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=47130. Those renderings show a design element on the parking structure and more cohesive cladding on the tower. Not sure which are more current, but I would assume the ones that went through the City.

[stutteringpunk]

The 'University Mixed Use' KTGY rendering has been posted here before. It appears to be on the surface parking lot off Ash between 3rd and 5th streets. I don't believe the project has ever been submitted for design review. I do recall an FAA obstruction evaluation for that lot for around 300 ft.--unsure if related.

The Skyview rendering looks somewhat different than the renderings that went through design review: https://www.tempe.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=47130. Those renderings show a design element on the parking structure and more cohesive cladding on the tower. Not sure which are more current, but I would assume the ones that went through the City.

Do we know if/when Skyview is slated for construction. Articles have mentioned late 2017 or early 2018, but I'm just wondering if it's a for sure thing.

Edit: nevermind. I hadn't been in the area until recently to see that construction had started.

[azsunsurfer]

Do we know if/when Skyview is slated for construction. Articles have mentioned late 2017 or early 2018, but I'm just wondering if it's a for sure thing.

Edit: nevermind. I hadn't been in the area until recently to see that construction had started.

I think they are using it as staging for the ASU Greek Village construction across the street?

[TAZ4ate0]

Ahh...the weather is turning nice, 'bout time for me to hit the streets of Tempe armed with my camera again. :tup:

[ASUSunDevil]

Ahh...the weather is turning nice, 'bout time for me to hit the streets of Tempe armed with my camera again. :tup:

Don't forget to go by the ASU BioDesign building at Rural & University. They've started on the facade - I think it will be the sharpest building in Tempe once it's finished Summer 18'.

[ASUSunDevil]

FINALLY

Richard Ruelas, The Republic | azcentral.com Published 2:08 p.m. MT Nov. 1, 2017 | Updated 4:10 p.m. MT Nov. 1, 2017

A judge has ruled that Tempe has the right to eject a man who has claimed squatters’ rights to a valuable piece of property near downtown that he claims has been in his family since the late 1800s.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Karen Mullins, in a ruling filed Wednesday, concluded there is no evidence that Steve Sussex has any ownership of the land, which he has filled over the years with vehicles, a boat, a bus and various piles of debris.

The property also houses an adobe home built by one of Tempe's earliest settlers, one of the oldest existing structures in the region. Sussex says the home has been in his family for generations, dating back to the years before Arizona was a state.

The city of Tempe, which filed action to boot Sussex off the land in 2016, said through a spokesperson that it was pleased with the ruling. The e-mailed response did not contain details on any plans for city action to take possession of the land.

In a September court hearing on the matter, Shelley Cutts, an assistant city attorney for Tempe, argued forcefully that Sussex needed to go.

“Sussex is a trespasser who has blighted this property with junk, debris and abandoned vehicles,” she said.

Judge: Some claims are too late

Jack Wilenchik, the attorney for Sussex, said during his argument before the judge in September that it was not clear who owned the land. He said Sussex might not have a clear documented title, but neither does the city.

Wilenchik said the transactions that left Tempe as the parcel's owner were invalid because the land was originally granted to the territory of Arizona in 1910 in trust and needed to be auctioned off to benefit public education.

Over the years, Union Pacific Railroad also entered the picture, having used part of the land for a right-of-way.

Wilenchik said the city, state and railroad could not deal the land among themselves and that the land needed to put up for auction again.

Mullins ruled that the time to raise that argument had passed. In her ruling, she said Wilenchik needed to make that claim within a year after he discovered it. She said Wilenchik had outlined the supposedly illegal land transaction in a letter to Tempe in February 2015. He didn’t officially raise it in court until July 2016.

In a phone interview on Wednesday, Wilenchik said he would ask the judge to reconsider her ruling. He would also object to any action Tempe took to eject Sussex.


He said his client was still open to negotiating a deal with the city. Earlier this year, the city rejected a proposal put together by former Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman that would have placed condominiums and a brewery on the site. The deal also would have produced funds to preserve the adobe house.

“We’ve always been open to (a settlement), but the city has been heavy-handed,” Wilenchik said, “and just drives us to fight even harder.”


Under the ruling, the city would have the power to forcibly remove Sussex’s possessions from the land and take it over. It is unclear what would happen to the home, which is listed on the city’s register of historic properties.

The ruling itself addresses transactions dating back to 1892 and includes references to the Arizona Enabling Act of 1910.

The land in question has been the subject of active lawsuits for the past dozen years. The city has had its eyes on the property, near its bustling downtown and steps away from a prime tourist attraction, the Tempe Town Lake, since at least the late 1980s.

Sussex has said the land has been in his family since 1892, when his great-grandfather, Jesus Martinez, purchased it from a settler named Ramon Gonzalez. He said the land passed through family hands through the years and it was given over to him by his grandmother, Belen Sussex.

Meanwhile, apparently unbeknownst to the family, the land underneath the home was deeded by the federal government over to the territory of Arizona in 1910 under the Enabling Act. It became property of the territory, and subsequently the state, under trust.

From dusty lot to prime location

Sussex, a self-proclaimed “junker,” ran a contracting business on the property. He also allowed a painting business to run out of the historic home and allowed friends to store vehicles in various states of repair on the property.

No one minded when the area fronted a dried-up Salt River bed and was used as an unofficial junkyard by residents of Tempe.

But once Tempe revitalized downtown Mill Avenue, filling it with restaurants and bars, and created instant waterfront property with the Tempe Town Lake, Sussex’s property became an eyesore, one that passing commuters on the light rail train saw as they entered the city.

Sussex already lost a legal battle over part of the 1.75 acre parcel, located on the northeast corner of First Street and Farmer Avenue.

In 2005, the state prevailed in its legal battle against Sussex, with the judge ruling that Sussex and his family had essentially been trespassers for more than a century. Sussex moved his belongings over to the eastern half of the property, one that had been part of a right-of-way for the Union Pacific Railroad.

That was the portion that Tempe claimed it acquired in a deal between the state and the railroad.

Sussex asserted his ownership rights in July 2016, saying he had acquired the land through “adverse possession,” the legal term for squatters’ rights. He helpfully included a $5 check to cover the processing fees for the city to hand over title.

Sussex argued he had openly lived on the land for years and the city had done nothing to kick him out. A Superior Court judge threw out that lawsuit, citing case law that said citizens can’t use adverse possession on government lands.

Wilenchik appealed that to the Arizona Supreme Court, which will decide whether to take that case this month.

More claims and counterclaims

In August 2016, Tempe filed an action to eject Sussex from the land.

In his defense to that action and in a counter-claim of his own, Wilenchik raised the issue of how Tempe acquired that land.

He argued that a 2002 deal between the state, the railroad and the city was invalid. In court in September, the argument quickly delved into historic legal minutia.

“I don’t want to get into the history of railroad law,” Wilenchik said during that hearing.

“Neither do I,” replied Judge Mullins, “But I think we’re going to have to.”

[TAZ4ate0]

^You would think that the city could take action against him on the principle that he is basically operating an illegal junkyard alone.

Don't forget to go by the ASU BioDesign building at Rural & University. They've started on the facade - I think it will be the sharpest building in Tempe once it's finished Summer 18'.

You bet! I'll be sure to swing by and check it out.

[Classical in Phoenix]

Looking forward to it TAZ4ate0. Since I moved to Midtown last summer I don't get over there enough.

[muertecaza]

Greek village construction camera: https://app.oxblue.com/open/acc/asucholla

[ASUSunDevil]

Greek village construction camera: https://app.oxblue.com/open/acc/asucholla

That view is spectacular with ASU/Marina Heights/Camelback. SkyView will have some of the best views in the state once it's built.

[RichTempe]

Greek village construction camera: https://app.oxblue.com/open/acc/asucholla

Thanks for the link. Do you (or anyone) know if there are cams for the 7th St mixed use development or The Local? The 7th St development is really moving along and is visible from the flyover ramps from the US 60 to I-10.

[muertecaza]

Thanks for the link. Do you (or anyone) know if there are cams for the 7th St mixed use development or The Local? The 7th St development is really moving along and is visible from the flyover ramps from the US 60 to I-10.

I haven't found one for the Local yet but 7th St. has a camera and it's awesome: https://app.oxblue.com/open/EDR/tempe

[RichTempe]

I haven't found one for the Local yet but 7th St. has a camera and it's awesome: https://app.oxblue.com/open/EDR/tempe

Great find!! Thanks once again!:tup:

[ASU Diablo]

Pretty interesting read about other sports/uses at SDS. Not sure how feasible having ASU Men's Hockey play here but if they can pull it off, how cool is that? Also, partnering with City of Tempe officials to move all concerts from Tempe Town Lake to SDS.

https://azbigmedia.com/hockey-pro-soccer-part-asus-plan-multi-use-sun-devil-stadium/

[Obadno]

Pretty interesting read about other sports/uses at SDS. Not sure how feasible having ASU Men's Hockey play here but if they can pull it off, how cool is that? Also, partnering with City of Tempe officials to move all concerts from Tempe Town Lake to SDS.

https://azbigmedia.com/hockey-pro-soccer-part-asus-plan-multi-use-sun-devil-stadium/

I don't think concerts moved from the lake is a good move, Tempe Town lake is great for festivals and smaller concerts, I would think the new sun devil stadium will steal concerts from Downtown and University of Phoenix Stadium.

[TAZ4ate0]

I don't think concerts moved from the lake is a good move, Tempe Town lake is great for festivals and smaller concerts, I would think the new sun devil stadium will steal concerts from Downtown and University of Phoenix Stadium.

Edit: Nvm. I misread the part about the partnership with the city. Lol

Anyway. Agreed. I would like to see the concerts remain at the park.