Tempe Development Thread - Page 300

phoenixwillrise · #**5981** Posted **Jun 29, 2015, 11:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by DevilsRider

Thanks for braving the heat and capturing some photos of all the progress happening in Tempe! I'm excited for The Lodge to open up there, and for Skywater to finally finish construction. Looks like they did a very good job fronting 1st Street!

I ditto that thanks.

TempeSilverFox · #**5982** Posted **Jun 30, 2015, 12:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by phoenixwillrise

I ditto that thanks.

Any time!

I love this blog and greatly appreciate everything you all contribute!

PHXFlyer11 · #**5983** Posted **Jun 30, 2015, 3:11 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/...s-phoenix-area-footprint-with-tempe.html

HUGE WIN for Tempe!

phoenixwillrise · #**5984** Posted **Jun 30, 2015, 7:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer11

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/...s-phoenix-area-footprint-with-tempe.html

HUGE WIN for Tempe!

Also more electric rail riders to TMP. They state they have 600 employees and are going to add 700 more so now we are at minimum up to 7300 hungry lunch goers on the rail.

PHXFlyer11 · #**5985** Posted **Jun 30, 2015, 7:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by phoenixwillrise

Also more electric rail riders to TMP. They state they have 600 employees and are going to add 700 more so now we are at minimum up to 7300 hungry lunch goers on the rail.

I will say from what I've seen, Zenefits hires a lot of young college grads who are more likely to want to live in downtown Tempe.

ASU Diablo · #**5986** Posted **Jun 30, 2015, 10:34 PM**

This is going right in front of Cholla Hal, more student housing. Good riddance on the current apartments that are there, quick Google Streetview shows some pretty run down units. Great add and more development along light rail

http://azbex.com/tempe-eyes-student-housing-project/

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Legacy Partners Residential has submitted initial applications to the City of Tempe to redevelop University Village apartments (920 S. Terrace Road) into a mixed-use live/work/play property with student housing and flexible retail office space.

The proposal calls for 260 student housing apartments totaling 775 bedrooms and 2KSF retail/office on the 4.6 acre site, located southeast of the Terrace and Rural Road intersection near the Rural and ASU light rail station.

According to an announcement to area residents provided by Legacy’s attorneys, Gammage & Burnham, the project will help move students out of Tempe’s traditional residential neighborhoods and into student-focused housing near the ASU campus.

The stated goal is to, “provide students and young professionals with exciting new housing options within walking distance of both the ASU campus and the Rural Road/ASU light rail station, as well as the various uses, including employment, educational, and entertainment uses that are accessible throughout Tempe and the Valley via the light rail line.”

In addition to the five-story mixed use building, plans also call for a 6.5-level parking structure with approximately 470 parking spaces and nearly 300 bicycle spaces.

Timeline and budget information are not yet known.

nickw252 · #**5987** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 5:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by airomero83

This is going right in front of Cholla Hal, more student housing. Good riddance on the current apartments that are there, quick Google Streetview shows some pretty run down units. Great add and more development along light rail

http://azbex.com/tempe-eyes-student-housing-project/

I did a quick google street view- I would hardly call the current building run-down. In fact, I like the mid-century architecture of the current building. Although it will be good to get more density along the light rail, it'll be a shame to lose an older mid-century building only to have it replaced by the generic looking 4 floor building that's proposed.

DevilsRider · #**5988** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 3:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by nickw252

I did a quick google street view- I would hardly call the current building run-down. In fact, I like the mid-century architecture of the current building. Although it will be good to get more density along the light rail, it'll be a shame to lose an older mid-century building only to have it replaced by the generic looking 4 floor building that's proposed.

I've been inside a couple of those apartments...they look decent on streetview but they are pretty run down. No big loss here. In fact, I think the biggest losses are the trees that will be torn down and the fact that the new units will likely be significantly more expensive than the current ones.

The new design IS very generic though. It's amazing to me how pretty much every 5-story wood-frame ends up with basically the same look, no matter the developer.

ASUSunDevil · #**5989** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 4:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by DevilsRider

The new design IS very generic though. It's amazing to me how pretty much every 5-story wood-frame ends up with basically the same look, no matter the developer.

This does worry me - it's basically the 2015 version of the Mark-Taylor apartments that all look cheesy and identical now.

In good news, it looks like Crow didn't get his way and they will break ground this year.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/loca...-projects-get-council-approval/29532933/

ASU Diablo · #**5990** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 4:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by DevilsRider

The new design IS very generic though. It's amazing to me how pretty much every 5-story wood-frame ends up with basically the same look, no matter the developer.

Agree as well. I was more happy about the redevelopment and more bodies in the area than the design itself.

Leo the Dog · #**5991** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by nickw252

I did a quick google street view- I would hardly call the current building run-down. In fact, I like the mid-century architecture of the current building. Although it will be good to get more density along the light rail, it'll be a shame to lose an older mid-century building only to have it replaced by the generic looking 4 floor building that's proposed.

Hopefully it won't look anything like the dreadful student housing NWC Rural/Apache.

DevilsRider · #**5992** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 6:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Leo the Dog

Hopefully it won't look anything like the dreadful student housing NWC Rural/Apache.

You mean the Honors College prison complex? Haha. It seems like this one will look more like Alta Tempe or SALT than that place. Generic, nothing special, but not like a prison complex, at least.

Obadno · #**5993** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 7:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Leo the Dog

Hopefully it won't look anything like the dreadful student housing NWC Rural/Apache.

Yes the Honors College, Allegedly the pinnacle of sustainable design in 2006.

To bad it looks like total shit.

combusean · #**5994** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 7:18 PM**

I think actually the worst part about the replacement of University Village is that they're replacing a full-time population, or at least in theory, with yet more student housing.

Good on getting rid of those crummy mobile home/RV parks tho, and good for the Opus development. The density of the former project seems kinda low, tho. Four stories and 40 du/acre isn't much.

KevininPhx · #**5995** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 10:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer11

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/...s-phoenix-area-footprint-with-tempe.html

HUGE WIN for Tempe!

What exactly does Mayor Stanton do all day? Give companies tours of Tempe and Scottsdale?

DevilsRider · #**5996** Posted **Jul 1, 2015, 10:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevininPhx

What exactly does Mayor Stanton do all day? Give companies tours of Tempe and Scottsdale?

+1

Obadno · #**5997** Posted **Jul 2, 2015, 4:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevininPhx

What exactly does Mayor Stanton do all day? Give companies tours of Tempe and Scottsdale?

I think he made a community garden or something?

No but seriously Stanton is like the invisible Mayor, why didn't he tag along on one of Ducey's business advertising trips. Has he done anything?

combusean · #**5998** Posted **Jul 2, 2015, 7:02 PM**

^ The problem with economic development in Phoenix is that Phoenix doesn't really have its own department--it's a member of GPEC, which has a long history of sending companies to the suburbs.

DevilsRider · #**5999** Posted **Jul 3, 2015, 10:53 PM**

Saw new signage up at University House for a place called "Wise Pies" (between The Blend and Dickey's). Out of New Mexico. Looks okay.

UH is slowly filling all those retail slots...

http://www.abqjournal.com/557215/biz/ret...tate-expansion-to-begin-this-summer.html

http://wisepiespizza.com/

PHXFlyer11 · #**6000** Posted **Jul 3, 2015, 11:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by DevilsRider

Saw new signage up at University House for a place called "Wise Pies" (between The Blend and Dickey's). Out of New Mexico. Looks okay.

UH is slowly filling all those retail slots...

http://www.abqjournal.com/557215/biz/ret...tate-expansion-to-begin-this-summer.html

http://wisepiespizza.com/

Looks like the same concept as Fired Pie