Tempe Development Thread

[soled]

Originally Posted by MiEncanto

So I guess this was incorrect? Since the hotel is on that corner between 6th and Packard. Unless you meant where the tennis courts are now north of 6th?

I will note that this is the height they have been dreaming of in the athletic facilities district/ Innovation. So I stand corrected in my claim that they have been underdeveloping.

I hope you're not trying to confuse me because I'm getting old, haha.

I didn't look back at exactly what I posted earlier, but I don't think I was referring to just the hotel. But rather the parcel at large, which includes the restaurants. I tried to find a way to post a pic of that parcel from the document ASU Diablo linked, but I couldn't figure it out(probably because I'm getting old

Anyway, if you look at page 13 of that document, you'll see the parcel is at the SW corner of Rural and 6th St, but is also bordered by Packard Dr to the south and Novus Pl along the west.

[MiEncanto]

Originally Posted by soled

I hope you're not trying to confuse me because I'm getting old, haha.

I didn't look back at exactly what I posted earlier, but I don't think I was referring to just the hotel. But rather the parcel at large, which includes the restaurants. I tried to find a way to post a pic of that parcel from the document ASU Diablo linked, but I couldn't figure it out(probably because I'm getting old

Anyway, if you look at page 13 of that document, you'll see the parcel is at the SW corner of Rural and 6th St, but is also bordered by Packard Dr to the south and Novus Pl along the west.

*Edited*
Yep I'm tracking where the hotel is going.

I thought when we were discussing the restaurant/outdoor space that you said it was going on this very parcel. Whereas I was thinking it was tucked in more and NOT on rural, like that empty triangular parcel to the immediate west.

*update* I checked again on Novus records and it appears there's 3 restaurants AND the hotel going on that space between packard and 6th. It seems like a lot for 1 parcel but I suppose that works. That triangular space by the garage also shows office and retail. Page 10 https://www.novusasu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Novus_Tempe_Template_ASU_2022-08.pdf

Of note, the plans call for 3 more hotels in this Novus Place area in addition to Hyatt Place.

[ASU Diablo]

Originally Posted by azsunsurfer

Thanks, any idea who the burger operator will be?

Looks like it's Eureka! I've never heard of them but some joint from Cali it looks like.

https://azbigmedia.com/lifestyle/5-more-restaurants-coming-to-novus-place-in-tempe/

[muertecaza]

Video of Cul-de-sac progress:

https://youtu.be/3asTC_-Rd5s

[CBar]

Originally Posted by muertecaza

Omni fence came down...last week I believe.

It is operational now.
It opened last week ... April 28th.

[CB1]

https://youtu.be/qIA8PjdEYWs

[ASU Diablo]

Finally an update!

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news...r-mill-redevelopment-moving-forward.html

Lorenzo Perez expects to spend the next few months in due diligence on the transformation of a historic site in Tempe. He's hopeful that by the end of the year or early next year construction will start moving forward.

Perez, the co-founder and managing partner of Venue Projects is partnering with Sunbelt Holdings to turn Hayden Flour Mill at Rio Salado Parkway and Mill Avenue into a gathering space and back into a community asset. The two Valley developers were chosen to make that happen last February by the city of Tempe after responding to a request for proposals in late 2021.

Since then, Venue and Sunbelt have had their calendars filled with community outreach efforts, including regular meetings with stakeholders from the city of Tempe and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Perez said he asked Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community to be a creative collaborator on the redevelopment.

"I was born and raised here, and I know people are very emotionally connected to that site in the Indigenous community, Latino community and all of Arizona," Perez said. "I knew it was going to be important that we took time to get to know everybody and listen. I wanted to understand the history of it."

The mill, which is the namesake of Mill Avenue, closed in 1998. In 2003 the city bought the mill, and two different private companies have previously gotten development rights for it over the years, but those rights have expired.

Perez and Sunbelt presented a site plan at a special meeting Monday night in front of a Tempe City Council and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council joint meeting. The plan calls for eight buildings, including six newly built structures.

"We want to create a one-of-a-kind experience that's specific to our region. ... It's not going to just be a beautiful, historic place, we want to be activated and energized," Perez said.

Perez added that the partners will seek a national nomination for historic preservation for the site.

A big task ahead for the partners is carefully removing heavy milling equipment from a five-story structure. Perez said the intent is to preserve as much of the machinery as possible, which will be utilized as a way to tell the story about the mill over the years.

There will also be a retail component to the site with a few on-site food and beverage options, specialty shops and entertainment retail all being possibilities. Perez expects that there will be space for smaller community events as well.

Venue and Sunbelt are still in negotiations with the city of Tempe for the development agreement for the site, which will still be owned by Tempe upon execution. Perez said he's hopeful that gets finalized in the coming months.

"Once we figure all that out, then it's a matter of going to work and doing what we normally do," Perez said. "Designing the buildings, leasing them — we want to be mindful about the types of tenants and what activities happen there — that stuff is coming."

The cost of the project along with the construction and architecture team has not been established as of Monday.

The city released the request for proposals in September 2021 for an adaptive reuse project that would include a lease and development of the 5-acre site.

Venue Projects is behind several of the city’s high-profile redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects, including the adaptive reuse of the Rise Hotel in uptown Phoenix with Vintage Partners.

Sunbelt Holdings was a co-developer of Marina Heights in Tempe, the Valley’s largest office complex. The company is also developing Union Park at Norterra in north Phoenix and was also chosen to lead the 10-million-square-foot expansion of Wild Horse Pass on the Gila River Indian Community.

[Obadno]

Originally Posted by ASU Diablo

Finally an update!

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news...r-mill-redevelopment-moving-forward.html

Attempt #23

Hopefully it works this time.

[DUPio]

That Mill proposal reminds me. Wasn't 100 Mill supposed to build a hotel on the parking lot facing Mill Ave (120 Mill)? Is that still alive?

[CB1]

[muertecaza]

Originally Posted by DUPio

That Mill proposal reminds me. Wasn't 100 Mill supposed to build a hotel on the parking lot facing Mill Ave (120 Mill)? Is that still alive?

It's been at "in review for building permit" on the Tempe development map for like a year plus. I don't know anything more than that.

[CB1]

https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2023/05/1...e-entertainment-district-1994-agreement/

[xymox]

Originally Posted by muertecaza

It's been at "in review for building permit" on the Tempe development map for like a year plus. I don't know anything more than that.

Even though it hasn't broken ground yet - it'll wrap up ahead of the Pier.

From what I recall - they lost the hotel brand they had attached to the project during Covid and were hoping to find another after Covid settled. It's been a while - wonder what's going on there or if macro conditions are putting a hamper on financing.

[azsunsurfer]

There are a lot of hotels in the pipeline for Tempe Town...The Watermark is supposed to build one too let alone all the ones earmarked for Novus and now maybe the "Entertainment District"...wouldn't be surprised if ASU poached Kimpton for a future development...that site on Mill is still pretty prized.

[muertecaza]

Small thing but one I've been waiting for - the fence around the Hoover Dam-inspired water feature at the Grande is finally down. The fountain looks really good.

[somethingfast]

The Pier gets an awful lot of ragging here (rightfully so...it's a perplexing project speed-wise) but drove past it a few times last week and it *really* adds some massing, height and just sheer size to the area. It's gonna look great when done in 2031!

[phoenixwillrise]

Originally Posted by muertecaza

Small thing but one I've been waiting for - the fence around the Hoover Dam-inspired water feature at the Grande is finally down. The fountain looks really good.

No biggy but I believe it's a miniature of Roosevelt Dam, (with the big brick looking things), which is more historically related to the valley's growth.

[muertecaza]

Originally Posted by phoenixwillrise

No biggy but I believe it's a miniature of Roosevelt Dam, (with the big brick looking things), which is more historically related to the valley's growth.

You're right! My career SRP engineer father would be ashamed of me.

[CrestedSaguaro]

Let's keep all the chat about the Coyotes in the Phoenix Area Stadium and Arena News thread. No reason to clogging up 2 separate threads over this.

[Mr.RE]

In other news, according to the development tracker the 955 e university mixed use project is planned to be 208' tall and 539 units. That will be the tallest building in that Rural/University area I think. Excited to see renderings soon.