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biggus diggus · #**7321** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 12:12 PM**

That's pretty harsh criticism over something pretty meaningless.

Jjs5056 · #**7322** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 2:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by HooverDam

so the project on Catalina and 3rd St is going to be housing for adults w/ autism, which I didn't know:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/rea...center-planned-autistic-adults/26539567/

Just saw that. Looks like it will be a great addition to Midtown. It includes a leadership incubator, and an on-site academy for the residents.

Obadno · #**7323** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jjs5056

Just saw that. Looks like it will be a great addition to Midtown. It includes a leadership incubator, and an on-site academy for the residents.

Is this on the NE or NW corner?

dtnphx · #**7324** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 4:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by crwhiteinaz

That bland box is "The Container Store". Its actually a pretty great store for outfitting your smaller urban condo for storage.

BTW. The really large, vacant lot on the corner of Indian School and 32nd st (except for Ace & O'Reily) is finally being redeveloped. It is somewhat underwhelming for the size of the lot and its proximity to Arcadia and Biltmore. But... if it can't even keep a Food City, JBs and bowling alley... something is better than nothing. It will be called Fiesta Arcadial.

https://commercialconnected.s3.amazonaws.com/media/property-document/32nd_St__Indian_School_SWC.pdf

The center will be reconfigured and the only two tenants (Ace & O'Reilly) decided to stay. The former Food City building will be a new Ross Dress for Less. Other tenants have not been announced other than the McDonalds from just off the NEC corner is closing and moving to the center where the former JB's was. Most of the parking lot from JBs to Filiberto's will be PADs for fast food restaurants.

HooverDam · #**7325** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 5:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Obadno

Is this on the NE or NW corner?

NE corner of Thomas and 2nd St. It's the block bounded by 2nd, 3rd, Thomas and Catalina. With the exception of the Winnie Ruth Judd murder house, which is directly on the SE corner of 2nd St/Catalina and the condos on the SW corner of 3rd St/Catalina.

PHXFlyer11 · #**7326** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 7:24 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/...-to-develop-largest-vacant-downtown.html

I really wish they would have also given the option to make a proposal for 1/2 or 1/4 of the lot. Then it'd create options and diversity of development.

I fear some huge 3 story apartment complex with some token retail space. I would've loved to see 4 parcels and the best of each could be chosen. Also, if a developer had a great plan for all 4, that would be considered as well.

nickw252 · #**7327** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 7:44 PM**

The new apartments at 44th St. between Washington and Van Buren are coming along.

pbenjamin · #**7328** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 8:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by dtnphx

The center will be reconfigured and the only two tenants (Ace & O'Reilly) decided to stay. The former Food City building will be a new Ross Dress for Less. Other tenants have not been announced other than the McDonalds from just off the NEC corner is closing and moving to the center where the former JB's was. Most of the parking lot from JBs to Filiberto's will be PADs for fast food restaurants.

Glad to see the Ace is staying there.

Tylerrrr · #**7329** Posted **Apr 29, 2015, 11:37 PM**

found this quirky/interesting little redevelopment project along 12th street and highland today.

http://www.thestripphoenix.com/

the place used to be a pretty standard two story strip mall. when the remodel is done in july, the developer is hoping to bring in a gallery or two and some office space to the top floor and a couple restaurants and a wine bar to the bottom floor.

TakeFive · #**7330** Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 3:15 AM**

^ The rendering is a clear improvement.

"Phoenix Forward" - Yes

"EXCLUSIVE: Phoenix Chamber puts $1.5M behind biz expansion, retention"
Apr 29, 2015 by Eric Jay Toll, Phoenix Business Journal

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“More than 80 percent of new job growth comes from existing businesses,” said chamber Vice President of Economic Development Jennifer Mellor...

The plan was developed over two years of interviews and discussions with business leaders and managers. The effort brought together the business, civic and education leadership to define solutions to well-understood problems.

Thanks to psu.com

dtnphx · #**7331** Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 3:39 PM**

Businesses to open on Monroe Street this year
http://downtowndevil.com/2015/04/30/7087...m_term=0_68a53eafb8-ca946187bb-355686605

Jjs5056 · #**7332** Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 4:42 PM**

1. PHYFlyer11 - Yes, it would've been ideal for the RFP to have split up the assemblage into smaller parcels; trying to manufacture a neighborhood through one developer/development is a lot riskier, and yes, there is the risk that a huge megadevelopment is built. Did you see the conceptual renderings for the site that I posted? The City hired a consultant to create ~4 schemes based on market research of what the best use of the land is. All had a great variety of residential options (townhomes, midrise apartments, low income housing, etc.), with retail shown on Fillmore, and 3/4 showed a school on-site. More importantly, they all provided ways to break the super-block up through a street and pedestrian paseo... which is definitely a mandatory for any potential bid IMO.

2. That's great news about the stores opening in 111 W Monroe - the coffee shop, vintage retail, and music shop. Monroe is a fairly urban street compared to most, and this will extend that west of 1st Ave a bit, which is great given the future potential in that area with the Church and Welnick Bros renovation projects. Hopefully, this will have a positive impact on the retail vacancies surrounding it: the 2 spaces in the VB/1st Ave garage, 1 space at 44 Monroe, and several (3?) at the US Bank Tower.

The best part is that these are exactly the kind of stores that a downtown needs. A downtown filled with restaurants and bars is better than a ghost town, but it still leaves huge gaps in the liveability factor for residents.

TakeFive · #**7333** Posted **May 1, 2015, 12:11 AM**

So the City of Phoenix is losing a "notable institution"?
Yup
Who is it?
The Scottsdale Unified School District.
Where they moving to?
Scottsdale

per i.imgflip.com

exit2lef · #**7334** Posted **May 1, 2015, 12:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by TakeFive

So the City of Phoenix is losing a "notable institution"?
Yup
Who is it?
The Scottsdale Unified School District.
Where they moving to?
Scottsdale

What's funny is that a significant number of people already think that anything from 44th St. / Tatum east to the Salt River Indian Community is in Scottsdale. I've had friends in Arcadia and northeast Phoenix swear they live in Scottsdale until they are reminded of their Phoenix water bills. Seriously, though, it makes sense for the district office to be located closer to the geographic center of the district, so the move seems a logical one.

biggus diggus · #**7335** Posted **May 1, 2015, 1:04 PM**

Regarding the strip, it's an amazing job with the existing structure. They're going to have parking issues but I don't think it will matter for the restaurants, nothing a little valet cannot fix. I seriously considered moving my office there, but I realized the parking issue I may have would be difficult... And he wasn't interested in my type of business; I'm not hip enough. A

exit2lef · #**7336** Posted **May 1, 2015, 9:42 PM**

Interesting development in the Biltmore Area (not Midtown as we discussed recently): "There's one less Ritz-y place to stay in Phoenix as the Ritz-Carlton there will be rebranded into an Autograph Collection Hotel, run by Destination Hotels. Per this press release, the property will close in July and will reopen in early 2016 as an Autograph Collection hotel."

http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2015/4...is_for_Sale,_as_are_Schrager's_Tales

I remember when the hotel was shiny and new in the late '80s, but a quarter century is a long time to go between upgrades and renovations in the hotel industry.

PHXFlyer11 · #**7337** Posted **May 1, 2015, 9:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by exit2lef

Interesting development in the Biltmore Area (not Midtown as we discussed recently): "There's one less Ritz-y place to stay in Phoenix as the Ritz-Carlton there will be rebranded into an Autograph Collection Hotel, run by Destination Hotels. Per this press release, the property will close in July and will reopen in early 2016 as an Autograph Collection hotel."

http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2015/4...is_for_Sale,_as_are_Schrager's_Tales

I remember when the hotel was shiny and new in the late '80s, but a quarter century is a long time to go between upgrades and renovations in the hotel industry.

That's too bad. Maybe the Ritz will look to open a new location? (just wishful thinking)

Obadno · #**7338** Posted **May 1, 2015, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer11

That's too bad. Maybe the Ritz will look to open a new location? (just wishful thinking)

Unless I'm imagining things I thought Ritz was building a new resort off Lincoln in Paradise Valley.

exit2lef · #**7339** Posted **May 1, 2015, 10:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Obadno

Unless I'm imagining things I thought Ritz was building a new resort off Lincoln in Paradise Valley.

That's still in the works:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/loca...d-paradise-valley-ritz-carlton/23387923/

Leo the Dog · #**7340** Posted **May 2, 2015, 2:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by exit2lef

Interesting development in the Biltmore Area (not Midtown as we discussed recently): "There's one less Ritz-y place to stay in Phoenix as the Ritz-Carlton there will be rebranded into an Autograph Collection Hotel, run by Destination Hotels. Per this press release, the property will close in July and will reopen in early 2016 as an Autograph Collection hotel."

http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2015/4...is_for_Sale,_as_are_Schrager's_Tales

I remember when the hotel was shiny and new in the late '80s, but a quarter century is a long time to go between upgrades and renovations in the hotel industry.

I hope the Ritz Resort gets built. That would be a perfect location.

As for the existing Ritz on camelback, Destination Hotels is a reputable (smaller) hotel chain. They manage The Royal Palms.

Starwood being up for sale is very surprising. Starwood stock (HOT) is up over 2000% since 2009. Wonder what ramifications this has for their Sheraton brand, specifically Sheraton Phoenix DT and their agreement with the city of Phoenix.