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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer11
It's actually confusing because the complex called Centerpoint is not where West Sixth is. But the original West Sixth was to be called Centerpoint and include 4 towers.
The project which I am referring to is the "actual" Centerpoint in the rendering that MegaBass posted.
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The original Centerpoint development included the Centerpoint (now W6) condos, Chase buildings/garages, movie theater, shops/eateries along west-side of Mill, and the Marriott hotel. The site is pretty much summed by Mill to West, 5th St north (6th St between Mill/Maple), railroad tracks to west (besides Whole Foods site) and University to the south.
Eventually, DMB sold off the sites one by one, including Hanover and the abandoned condo project (hence, why they are no longer a part of Centerpoint). The theater did bad, so they were gonna throw a hotel there. Instead, AMC is now there, W6 was completed, and Hanover is near done. So yes, prior to 2010, W6 was a part of the "actual" Centerpoint and post-2010 it is not.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/...otel/25555315/
Could we see the Suns come to downtown Tempe or the east valley? I couldn't imagine USA, Suns, and ASU all sharing an arena. In fact, it makes more sense to me that USA and ASU would share an arena than any other combination of two, but is it possible that the combination of 3 happens? Or that we see two arenas? Maybe ASU/USA arena at Rural/Rio Salado and a Suns arena at University/Mill or somewhere else along the lake such as Pier 202 or something. I think the problem is there is limited space to build 2 arenas.
By the way, The Grand at Papago has advertising signs now up at the site. They've recently been installed.