Phoenix Development News (3) - Page 602

Sun Belt · #**12021** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 10:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by combusean

I hate shipping container projects because of their third world aspect--we should be putting in buildings instead of upcycling industrial garbage in the downtown of such a large city.

But, like anything else, it's better than a vacant lot without the permanence of a "safe" building and not a huge investment that could be easily dismantled for future redevelopment.

Good to see that Phoenix is doing something to address the homeless problem. It's not beautiful, but at least they'll have a roof over their heads at night.

stutteringpunk · #**12022** Posted **Mar 9, 2018, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sun Belt

Good to see that Phoenix is doing something to address the homeless problem. It's not beautiful, but at least they'll have a roof over their heads at night.

Not sure if sarcasm, but I'm betting there'll be some sort of locked gate when the place is closed.

alexico · #**12023** Posted **Mar 11, 2018, 3:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by haux

It's finally nice out again. That week or so of the highs barely reaching into the 60s was brutal. I bought a new lens today, a Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM. I had a 70-200 f/4, but it was flawed and didn't focus very fast. I sold it and upgraded. I wanted to play with it, so I went for a walk near some construction sites downtown. Since it is a telephoto lens, these photos are tighter than my usual shots. I'll go back another time with a wide angle.

The Stewart has some balcony railing going up on the Central side.

Here it is from a few days ago. Work has begun on the 10th floor.

Over at Block 23, plenty of work is going on.

The bottom of Block 23.

I suspect this is going to be an elevator shaft on the residential side of Block 23.

Let's go to the Arizona Center.

There are nets up inside.

The northwest side has some fancy corners going up.

Finally, The Link has gone vertical, and fast. I think I was here three weeks ago, and none of this was up.

super annoying quote of the same pics

but phoenix is looking all the time

glad to call it home - - well for now... i am deep n scottsdale

PHX31 · #**12024** Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 5:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by haux

Here it is from a few days ago. Work has begun on the 10th floor.

This is a great picture with the towers and Westward Ho in the background. Thanks and keep them coming.

Obadno · #**12025** Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 7:11 PM**

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news...builder-buys-downtown-land-for-more.html

Anyone with an account care to share the details of this interesting sounding article?

biggus diggus · #**12026** Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 7:15 PM**

It's in reference to the Way Cool Hair house that's being (or was) demolished.

combusean · #**12027** Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 7:25 PM**

^That. No real details just that a David Bernstein and Associates out of LA is developing that lot.

CrestedSaguaro · #**12028** Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 7:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by biggus diggus

It's in reference to the Way Cool Hair house that's being (or was) demolished.

The house has already been demo'd. However, the developer may see themselves in a fight with local preservationists. According to the City of Phoenix, proper demolition permits were not filed or fully completed when the house was demolished. The developer also sped up the demolition schedule when they got wind there may be a temporary halt pursued by the RAA and animal-rights advocates which really upset some people. Basically what the developer did was very similar to what Empire did with Circles and we all know how long that delayed everything.

So, if what I am hearing is true, it may be a while before this moves. I just know that the neighborhood is not happy with this.

Sun Belt · #**12029** Posted **Mar 12, 2018, 10:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by stutteringpunk

Not sure if sarcasm, but I'm betting there'll be some sort of locked gate when the place is closed.

Yeah sorry dude, that was sarcasm. I did watch a fun HGTV show about a lady that built a custom home from shipping containers in Tampa. The finished product was nice on the interior, but the exterior was a sort of like a WTF moment. Why would you spend $250,000 to live in this? I don't get it, but maybe it's the cool thing for millennials?

At least in ten years it won't cost much to demo and build a mid-rise in it's place. Anything is better than a vacant lot I guess.

fawd · #**12030** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 1:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sun Belt

YAnything is better than a vacant lot I guess.

:Will increase demand of nearby land - therefore increasing height of new developments.

All part of the process!

azsunsurfer · #**12031** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 2:40 PM**

Construction has started on the apartments at Osborn and 7th ave. Also I saw some of the exciting tenants coming to the rehabbed shopping center next door....including Sprouts, Starbucks, Orangetheory, a nail salon, Jersey Mike's Subs and Jamba Juice- still space for two more tenants.

crwhiteinaz · #**12032** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 3:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Obadno

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news...builder-buys-downtown-land-for-more.html

Anyone with an account care to share the details of this interesting sounding article?

A Los Angeles builder has bought land in downtown Phoenix with plans for infill housing.

Daniel Bernstein & Associates bought just under half an acre at First and Willetta streets on the north end of downtown Phoenix just south of McDowell Road. The land is north of the Burton Barr Phoenix Central Library and along Metro light rail.

Phoenix Partners on Willetta Street LLC, an affiliate of Daniel Bernstein, paid $1.1 million for the property. The seller was PSB Futures.

Daniel Bernstein & Associates bought a small adjacent parcel last year. The San Fernando Valley-based builder did not respond to requests for comment on its plans for the land.

Justin Cirell, vice president with R.O.I. Properties, helped to broker the deal and represented PSB along with Beth Jo Zeitzer. Cirelli said DBA is planning a residential project, possibly with some ground-floor retail.

“It’s going to be residential,” he said.

The parcels are adjacent to a new apartment development under construction. The Willa is a 229-unit apartment complex being built by Tilton Construction, Hunt Cos., Civitas Capital Group and Ryan Cos.

The Willa is a 229-unit apartment complex that is under construction adjacent to a parcel recently bought by a Los Angeles developer in downtown Phoenix.
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The Willa is a 229-unit apartment complex that is under construction adjacent to a parcel recently bought by a Los Angeles developer in downtown Phoenix.
Roger Phillips of Commercial Real Estate Consultants Inc. represented the buyer.

The Bernstein company has a number of infill housing developments in Los Angeles.

There are a number of new infill and multifamily housing developments either finished or under construction in downtown and midtown Phoenix along Metro light rail.

Valley Metro CEO Scott Smith said at a recent transit conference the light rail system and its link to jobs in downtown Phoenix and Tempe has helped spur more housing along the line.

muertecaza · #**12033** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by azsunsurfer

Construction has started on the apartments at Osborn and 7th ave. Also I saw some of the exciting tenants coming to the rehabbed shopping center next door....including Sprouts, Starbucks, Orangetheory, a nail salon, Jersey Mike's Subs and Jamba Juice- still space for two more tenants.

Coverage of this:

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/re...ts-construction-former-bashas/418021002/

muertecaza · #**12034** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 4:44 PM**

NY Times on the Warehouse District:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/business/phoenix-warehouse-district.html

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New housing will open in a couple of years. JMA Ventures, a real estate investment firm, will break ground this spring on a 276-unit apartment complex. The project will cost $60 million to $80 million and feature a rooftop pool and glass co-working spaces. Developers intend to incorporate recycled brick and wooden trusses to blend in with the historic surroundings, said Todd Chapman, the president and chief executive of JMA Ventures.

Believe that refers to Ballpark Apartments. Feels like they've been saying they're about to break ground for years, so who knows.

Obadno · #**12035** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by muertecaza

NY Times on the Warehouse District:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/business/phoenix-warehouse-district.html

Believe that refers to Ballpark Apartments. Feels like they've been saying they're about to break ground for years, so who knows.

Ballpark aint ever happening lol. I honestly think they just keep repeating this line because previous articles have.

ASU Diablo · #**12036** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by muertecaza

NY Times on the Warehouse District:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/business/phoenix-warehouse-district.html

Interesting quote...would hate to see it razed. Would love this building and the next door county building to be preserved some way. And the latter to be renovated in some fashion...the rock exterior has got to go lol

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Other longtime businesses in the district, however, welcome the evolution. Harlan Lee, who owns 90-year-old Sing High Chop Suey, Phoenix’s oldest Chinese restaurant, has been getting many offers to sell his two-story property, once a hotel for transients.

“I’m in my 60s now and the third-generation owner,” he said. “I’ve seen lots of buildings being taken over. Maybe it is time.”

Obadno · #**12037** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 8:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by airomero83

Interesting quote...would hate to see it razed. Would love this building and the next door county building to be preserved some way. And the latter to be renovated in some fashion...the rock exterior has go to go lol

I know im not much of a conservationist on our ugly 75 year old industrial buildings but I don't think losing https://www.google.com/maps/@33.4460441,...hX5dJqsNAualDDg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en would be too horrible for downtown.

Phxguy · #**12038** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 8:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by airomero83

Interesting quote...would hate to see it razed. Would love this building and the next door county building to be preserved some way. And the latter to be renovated in some fashion...the rock exterior has got to go lol

I hope Sing High gets passed down to another owner, pretty much the last relic of the old Chinatown. Not to mention, 90 years is ancient history in Phx, we've already lost Monti's to a developer with a twinkle in their eye and empty promise, would hate to see more history close prematurely.

AnthonyPHX · #**12039** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 9:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by muertecaza

NY Times on the Warehouse District:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/business/phoenix-warehouse-district.html

Believe that refers to Ballpark Apartments. Feels like they've been saying they're about to break ground for years, so who knows.

That NYT article contains a photo of Christine Mackay's window with notes. Among the notes is a mention of current & upcoming RFPs for the Phoenix Central Station, Knipe House, Los Olivos Park, Rio Salado Redevelopment, Gravel Pits (the ones SW of Sky Harbor?), and a few other things including something at 19th/Camelback, possibly regarding that empty lot at 1701 W. Camelback? Everything on that corner is owned by a C17 Holdings except the tiny lot right on the intersection.

Here's the pic:

Credit: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/business/phoenix-warehouse-district.html

Obadno · #**12040** Posted **Mar 13, 2018, 9:33 PM**

Not really a nice part of town but a 4-story low income housing project for 29th street and Van Buren

http://azbex.com/supportive-housing-for-e-van-buren-corridor/