The demolition of the Ramada is still a tragedy, it should've been converted to a hip, smaller version of the Valley Ho. That being said, whats done is done and a 28 story apartment and residential tower is very appealing on that site. Crow even mentions the building will be "open" and "accessible" which hopefully means permeable and designed well from an urban point of view---though ASUs record on that is of course mixed at best.

Funding was reduced to what, 2006 levels? Even given the fact that enrollment has slightly increased since then, the tuition is nowhere near where it was in 2006.

Photo update, por favor.

From my car window

http://i51.tinypic.com/2db3pud.jpg

Maybe I'll go for a bike ride tomorrow and get some more.

I'm slackin' sorry!

I'll try to take one tomorrow morning.

That looks pretty nice between the two historic school buildings.

On another note, lots of permit activity going on with the Concord Eastridge student housing at 3rd St and Roosevelt (one 7 story building and one 8 story building) plus lots of permit stuff going on with the Arizona Cancer Center (6 story building). It'll be nice to see more tower cranes up downtown. :)

I'll take any sort of multi-story project of 4, 6, or 8 stories over the plethora of dirt lots and under-utilized pieces of land we have now in downtown. Good stuff...

--don

Any permits worth posting?

Not really, just the regular stuff that happens prior to construction starting.

Infill Student Housing
 

Can someone post the renderings again of the new student housing project on 3rd St and Roosevelt? I know I saw them recently. I think this project could be one of the most exciting up and coming projects in Phoenix, and hopefully will spur more, new infill developments in the near future. Really looking forward to this one.

http://nitnelav.com/DTJAN262012/2.jpg

http://nitnelav.com/DTJAN262012/4.jpg

That's the bluest sky, I've ever seen!

I couldn't agree more. I was a little skeptical at first, but this building is looking great.

Thanks to Nick and HXGuy for the photos!

Fence going up today around this lot!

Yes!!!!!!!

I'll stop by maybe this weekend to take some initial pictures but in the mean time I found that they actually have a webpage up for this project with some renderings that I don't think we've seen. This is really going to transform that area, right now it's just dirt lots with a few houses scattered around basically.

http://www.concordeastridge.com/proj...ject.php?id=88

http://www.concordeastridge.com/imag...-2-480X360.jpg

http://www.concordeastridge.com/imag...-1-480X360.jpg

It is really going to help Roosevelt row be less disjointed and support the bars restaurants and other businesses in that area. The first Friday "farts and craps" trinket hawkers that used to set up on that empty lot might be pissed, but who cares.

The Concorde Eastridge project isn't an ASU or UofA development. The company also slightly shifted their focus from "private student housing" to "general leasing" with a focus on the growing student population and biomedical campus. I think this is a wise shift since the area attracts all types, not just students. Maybe we could move the recent posting to the Phoenix Development thread since there is duplication on this topic.

Let's all argue about which thread we have to post in again!