That sucks...what brought you to that decision?
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the affordable mature lush neighborhoods, the great nightlife, public transit, the relatively low crime rate, and probably some other factors that I'm forgetting. I just did 26 miles on my bike in the Mcdowell Mountain Preserve. My mind isn't working, lol.
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Mill is a basketcase. Tempe Marketplace has all those people now, and while it is useful to have *that much* retail there, it's an abomination.
My tradeoff for a low crime rate is not having the cops bored out of their mind. Tempe beats Phoenix wrt transit two ways. While Tempe has vaguely later bus hours, the system isnt 100% useful to me in that case (as driver, taking people back to Phoenix) unless its 24 hours. They win on the neighborhood shuttles tho. A Mountain is nice, but its overrun with college students. I don't know about the lush neighborhoods bit tho. Mill is nice and shaded but then I look at 2nd Avenue coming alive. |
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/...13089b.jpg?v=0
Phoenix should take note of how to do a transit center. |
I love how clean the air gets after it rains here.. everything looks freshly polished
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I saw a bit of activity today at the future Marriott hotel site. Two yellow construction vehicles that have big shovels were dropped of at the site. Also construction crews were taking out parts of the sidewalk along 5th street. Looks like construction will be starting soon.
This project has not been mentioned for some time, here is the information on the Tempe website:http://www.tempe.gov/maps/DevProject...a-85f96d58aa92 |
Where will this hotel be located?
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I believe it's going between the city hall and the University Towers dorms on 5th and Forest, right across the street from the TTC. Not a terrible location at all for a hotel.
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Oh, nice - I was wondering why they left that parking garage completely bare on the east side... the hotel will probably attach right to it. That will certainly fill in that area very well, I think.
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There's a really cool bronze statue on the ASU campus, recently donated, that got vandalized last night. Bastards. It was just brought in last week and they hadn't even completed the installation.
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What a bunch of @$$h0le$!!
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On a lighter note - the glass facade on the Tempe Gateway building (3rd and Mill) is almost complete. I'll slap up some photos soon...
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I know some have you have mentioned that the Tempe Center for the Arts may not be being used to its full potential. Below is an e-mail update I received from the City on a new use for the TCA.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 4, 2009 Walk in Wednesdays at TCA TEMPE, Ariz. - Shake off the stress of the week as singer, songwriter Walt Richardson headlines open mic performances on Wednesday evenings beginning on Feb. 11 at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway. End the day with appetizer and drink specials from 5 to 7 p.m. and open mic performances beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Musicians and poets are invited to drop in. All ages welcome. For information on the Tempe Center for the Arts, visit www.tempe.gov/TCA <http://www.tempe.gov/TCA> . For information on Richardson, visit www.waltrichardsonmusic.com <http://www.waltrichardsonmusic.com/> . |
Nice - I'll be there!
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I thought I saw a sign for UPS store but I'm not certain. |
Did anyone notice that the former Lumina site is now for sale again on the corner of College and 5th St.?? I'm talking about the project that was once called Stadium Towers and then it changed to Lumina. The site on the corner across from the Stadium for those who don't know what I'm talking about. Anyway, there is a for sale sign up now and the banners that used to wrap around the site are all gone too. Is Lumina officially dead?
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The big disappointment though is the "university square" and "mosaic" projects which destroyed the pre-existing buildings and now are vacant lots collecting garbage. Blights on the urban landscape. I swear to god, I could smack the city for this! They need to introduce some sort of legislation that does not allow them to demolish existing structures until they have full financing and are ready to break ground. Until then, our cities will continue to be dotted by dirt fields. |
University square is not completely dead. There is obviously no financing at this juncture, however the project has evolved to be only a hotel. Additionally the developer group has changed and Triyar is no longer involved. Triyar is the developer who is currently being foreclosed on for the W in Scottsdale.
Fortunalely the discussed lot is in a fantastic location and probably will not remain in its current state for more than 3 years. There is too little available prime land in Tempe. |
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