ASU/UofA Downtown Phoenix construction thread - Page 43

PHX31 · #**841** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 5:18 PM**

Wait, where is that? What are the cross streets?

Vicelord John · #**842** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 5:21 PM**

looked like fifth and garfield when I drove by this morning on the way to work

HX_Guy · #**843** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 5:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHX31

Wait, where is that? What are the cross streets?

Block bound by 4th - 5th St and McKinley - Garfield.

PHX31 · #**844** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 5:59 PM**

Does this project have a rendering available?

Vicelord John · #**845** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 6:05 PM**

google uncovered this in about 8 seconds, though it took me 6 minutes to respond to your post and give you an answer to your question.... you do the math.

http://azcc.arizona.edu/node/3735

HX_Guy · #**846** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 6:16 PM**

...and that's why I thought the location of the Cancer Center would be further south and east, that article says NW corner of Fillmore and 7th St. The location that the fence is around is way off that.

Vicelord John · #**847** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 6:17 PM**

Maybe the fenced off area is a staging area for the NWC of 7/fillmore. That corner is fenced off with the same fencing, FWIW, as is the NEC of 7/fillmore.

I also like the look of that building better than the weird one they built by TGEN.

HX_Guy · #**848** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 6:23 PM**

I think you're right, that has to be just a staging area. Found some additional information here, including an address...

http://www.pdc.arizona.edu/projects/...roject=10-9001

Intrestingly, the address at 625 N 6th St actually means the entrance will be at the corner of 6th St and Fillmore, meaning the back of the building will be facing 7th st. I figured in the above rendering that we were looking toward the NW (and the street in the foreground was 7th St) but it looks like we are actually looking toward the NE and the street in the forground is actually Fillmore.

Vicelord John · #**849** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 6:36 PM**

construction schedule june 2012-july 2014.... it all adds up.

I'm glad they are filling in the lots up and down 7th street. To be honest, even the Circle K will be nice because it will look clean and new for people. I think a lot of people's misconceptions about downtown have to do with the fact that most people get here by getting off I-10 on 7th Street and drive through all that blight. They are prettying up the entrance to the city in essence... I'm for all of this.

N830MH · #**850** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vicelord John

construction schedule june 2012-july 2014.... it all adds up.

I'm glad they are filling in the lots up and down 7th street. To be honest, even the Circle K will be nice because it will look clean and new for people. I think a lot of people's misconceptions about downtown have to do with the fact that most people get here by getting off I-10 on 7th Street and drive through all that blight. They are prettying up the entrance to the city in essence... I'm for all of this.

This is where they will construction on northwest corner of E. Fillmore St/7th St, am I correct?

Vicelord John · #**851** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 8:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by N830MH

This is where they will construction on northwest corner of E. Fillmore St/7th St, am I correct?

wut

bwaynoh · #**852** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 11:06 PM**

The Cancer Center is going on the NW corner of 7th St/Fillmore. That lot on 4th St and Garfield is shared staging for Concorde Eastridge, the Cancer Center, and I believe for the parking structure that will be going up on the SE corner of Fillmore/5th St. I believe the Cancer Center is still trying to raise funds before they break ground.

Vicelord John · #**853** Posted **Jun 24, 2012, 11:21 PM**

parking structure??

kaneui · #**854** Posted **Jun 25, 2012, 4:40 AM**

Reviewing the UofA Medical School projects, I came across a marketing brochure for the Phoenix Biomedical Research Center - a six story, 155k s.f. building that will be going up between the TGEN and ABC1 buildings (scheduled for completion in 2014):

http://www.phoenixofficegroup.com/pd...ter_4-2-12.pdf

The brochure also has an updated PBC site plan, showing where the $19M Vivarium is being built (the small green rectangle behind TGEN)--a 22k s.f. below-grade facility for medical research using animals (over 5,000 cages for rats and mice, etc.), opening in 2013.
http://taggs.hhs.gov/ReadinessTool/A...020D00AADF9E87, http://www.pdc.arizona.edu/projects/...roject=10-8988

The site plan also shows a 1,250-stall parking garage at the SEC of Fillmore and 5th St., estimated to open in 2013.

gymratmanaz · #**855** Posted **Jun 25, 2012, 3:19 PM**

cool looking building!

MegaBass · #**856** Posted **Jun 28, 2012, 5:56 AM**

Has on the YMCA started yet? Revamped site has it listed to open Fall 2013. How about Post Office?

nickw252 · #**857** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 5:49 PM**

phxSUNSfan · #**858** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 6:52 PM**

The UofA shouldn't have used so much copper. It looked somewhat nice when it was shiny but now it looks like a windowless jail from those angles; I'm sure the north facing side is better but the design team should have visited ASU's Biodesign Institute for some inspiration.

http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/this.../0810d_asu.cfm

Vicelord John · #**859** Posted **Jul 7, 2012, 6:56 PM**

nickw52 were you walking around with a tripod the other day in that lot? If so, I saw your goofy lookin' hippy butt while you were taking the pictures.

combusean · #**860** Posted **Jul 8, 2012, 12:35 AM**

Yecccch. The patina that has developed on this structure and the Criminal Court Tower have turned those buildings from something cutting-edge and strikingly cool to something drab and institutional. Combined with the off angles, that massive windowless expanse, and those shade structures and the Health Sciences building just looks like a miserable mishmash of bad ideas. All it needs now is an attached cow and pickup truck and some other detritus and the idea of walking into a tornado cloud would be complete.

Thanks for the photo, at least.