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Date	Name of Project	Brief Description of Article
3/26/07	Project may force move of substation	Possible relocation of a downtown electrical substation for a hotel-condominium project has alarmed some residents northeast of Camelback and Scottsdale roads.
3/25/07	Chateaux on Central Project is Revived	Construction of the mini-castles that have been sitting half built on Phoenix's Central Avenue should start again soon.Chateaux on Central got new financing last week, and the foreclosure sale of the property was called off.
3/24/07	Restaurant Owner Sells to Developer, TEMPE	TEMPE, Ariz. The owner of one of Tempe's oldest and most famous structures is selling the property to a developer who will build a mixed-use site nearby.
3/23/07	Condos Cause Concern in Scottsdale	Jennifer Herndon likes the idea of new, high-end condos near her downtown Scottsdale single-family home. But in reality, she says there's a major downside to the proposed 81-unit Z Lofts being built on less than two acres at the end of her quaint 1950s neighborhood street.
3/23/07	Stakes Raised in Retailer Pursuit	To look at the conceptual images of CityNorth and other planned retail centers in the Northeast Valley it's clear that developers are trying to out-Kierland, Kierland Commons.
3/22/07	Eco-friendly potty time	What's the newest wave in water conservation?
3/22/07	Tempe residents invited to participate	Tempe, Arizona - The City of Tempe Neighborhood Services Division invites all Tempe residents to attend this year's Neighborhood Workshop and Awards for valuable information, advice and dialogue that can help shape the city's neighborhoods.
3/21/07	Downtown tax take soars in Scottsdale	Sales tax receipts in downtown Scottsdale are rising almost as quickly as the hotel, condominium and retail development in the area.
Archived Articles
Date	Name of Project	Brief Description of Article
3/19/07	ASU adds to Student life downtown with opening of Activity Center	Students at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus played pool, watched TV and hung out with Sparky at the official opening of the ASU Wells Fargo Student Center March 19.
3/19/07	Construction makes drive an exercise in creativity	Just like most commuters heading to downtown Phoenix for the daily grind, I've had to change my regular route to accommodate the swarm of construction projects blocking the way.
3/18/07	The Myth of Superstar Cities	These seem the best of times for America's elite cities. Wall Street's 2006 mega-bonuses created thousands of instant millionaires, and – with their venture-fund soul-mates in places like San Francisco, Boston and Greenwich – ....
3/17/07	Expensive Digs Grow in Popularity, Prices	Custom-motorcycle builder Roger Bourget says he isn't having any second thoughts about paying $3 million for his condominium overlooking the hottest corner at Kierland Commons.
3/16/07	Kierland Condo Sells For $3.16 Million	The Valley's elite condo market has never been hotter. A super-luxury condo being built in the Kierland area of the northeast Valley sold recently for $3.167 million in a deal the developer calls the biggest in state history.
3/16/07	Resort Trolley Service Continues Linking Hotels to Area Shopping	Trolley service is under way between Downtown Scottsdale and Scottsdale Fashion Square mall from 12 area resorts.
3/15/07	Light Rail Plans in Northwest Valley Adjusted	Phoenix city leaders have decided to build an initial three miles, not the full 4.6 miles, of the first light-rail extension.
3/15/07	Idled Elevation Chandler For Sale	Elevation Chandler, the partly built tower south of Chandler Fashion Center, is for sale. Developer Jeff Cline, owner of the 10.5-acre site at Loop 101 and the Santan Freeway, is asking $42 million to $58 million. No explanation for the $16 million price range is given in an advertisement from Coldwell Banker Commercial, which is handling the sale.
3/14/07	Phoenix Condo Tower Planned - 32-story Omega would be developer's 2nd project downtown	A developer who has already made his mark in downtown Phoenix with one condominium tower is now proposing a second, 32-story residential project in the heart of the city.
3/13/07	Chateaux on Central Files Bankruptcy	One of the ritziest condo projects in Phoenix has gone bankrupt before it could even open. The developer of the Chateaux on Central project filed for bankruptcy protection and is seeking refinancing to keep the project afloat.
3/11/07	Council Approves Incentive Deal for Luxury Development Project, CityNorth	PHOENIX -- The City Council has approved a deal to pay nearly $100 million to ensure shoppers, office workers and public-transit patrons have a place to park at the planned $2 billion CityNorth luxury development.
3/10/07	Condo Project Planned for Camelback Road - Citro Camelback	In the latest development to spring out of the Valley’s urban building craze, a local developer plans to break ground this summer on 288 homes and condominiums just east of Scottsdale Fashion Square. Urban Home Development Corp.’s Citro Camelback project will sit on six city blocks near where Camelback Road meets Parkway Avenue.
3/8/07	New Heights for Oldest Corner of Phoenix	Building heights for new projects in the oldest corner of Phoenix got bumped on Wednesday to as high as 140 feet.
3/2/07	Firm Will Restore Historic Tempe Mill	Tempe approved the biggest transformation of the Hayden Flour Mill since the iconic building’s construction in the waning days of World War I. A local developer, Avenue Communities, will restore the deteriorating industrial building while roughly doubling its size with a glass-and-steel addition.
3/2/07	Parking for sale: Private project may get boost from sale (CityScape)	The city of Phoenix plans to sell a downtown municipal parking garage to the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks and then use that cash to build and renovate parking garages for the private CityScape project planned for the Patriots Square Park site.
2/28/07	Cities Afraid of Death by Congestion	A plan to widen part of Interstate 10 in metropolitan Phoenix from 14 lanes to 24 is the USA's latest giant superhighway proposal designed to ease the kind of gridlock that some planners say could stunt economic growth.
2/28/07	Talks continue on CamelSquare project	The CamelSquare development, announced in September by Phoenix-based M3 Cos., includes plans for luxury condos, a boutique hotel, a medical office park and stores. At issue is the height of the proposed project, which at its highest point is 98 feet, or nine stories. The property now has buildings two stories tall. Scott Schirmer, an M3 partner, said the company has been working closely with neighbors in the area near the development to create a cozy neighborhood spot with amenities such as restaurants and boutique shops.
2/27/07	26-Story Office Tower Planned, Downtown Phoenix	A group of developers is moving forward with plans to bring downtown Phoenix what could be its first high-end commercial office tower in eight years.
2/27/07	New Retail Projects Favoring Mixed Use	Across the Valley, there is no shortage of corner shopping centers anchored by grocery stores. But those neighborhood shopping centers are in jeopardy as mixed-use developments become more popular, according to one real estate developer speaking in Phoenix in mid-February at an International Council of Shopping Centers conference on open-air shopping centers.
2/24/07	Phoenix Ok's New Plans to Alter Patriots Park	The battle for Patriots Square has reached a milestone. Supporters of the $900 million mixed-use retail project to be built in downtown Phoenix rejoiced Thursday night when the Phoenix Parks Board approved the design, 5 to 2. The opposition was not pleased, but did not feel defeated.
2/24/07	Proposed Residential Resort Would Replace Aging Buildings	A $450 million luxury residential resort could replace the deteriorating northwestern corner at 44th Street and Camelback Road. "The residents at Camelsquare will be able to go down to the main grounds and be able to walk their dogs and walk in trees, flowers and garden areas and stay in the community and go to the local neighborhood stores or restaurants," said Scott Schirmer, managing partner and the project's lead manager for the M3 Companies.
2/22/07	CityScape fills a need	If Patriots Square was a thriving and appealing urban park, there would be no discussion about making it part of a private development, even one so ambitious and promising as CityScape in downtown Phoenix.
2/22/07	Downtown can be upscale,too	Downtown Tempe's reputation as a college district dominated by casual eateries and beer-bargain bars is one that House of Tricks manager Ryan Brown knows well.
2/22/07	$100 million in Tax Rebates Revealed for CityNorth (Desert Ridge, Phoenix)	NORTHEAST PHOENIX - City officials posted a formal notice Wednesday about their intent to give nearly $100 million in sales tax rebates to CityNorth, a $2 billion development project.
2/22/07	In a City of Wannabes, builder can rise above: Grace Communities, 44 Monroe High Rise Condos	It took a bottle of wine for the partners of Grace Communities to go from a modest downtown rehab to imagining the state's tallest condo tower. It took much more to bring it out of the ground, and therein lies our tale.
2/22/07	Zacher Development Buys Land in Tempe for Condo Project	Zacher Development Co. acquired five parcels from Serengeti LLC to develop a 500-unit luxury condominium project for $17.4 million or $3.44 million per acre.
2/22/07	A Touch of Europe Comes to Downtown Phoenix - NYLOFT	Phoenix, AZ— The European-inspired NYLOFT continues its expansion with a new showroom in downtown Phoenix. To celebrate the opening of the new 3,600- sq.-ft. showroom, NYLOFT held an event at the showroom co-sponsored by Thermador, CaesarStone and Desert Living magazine, that was attended by 350 kitchen and bath designers and other allied professionals.
2/21/07	Warehouse District High Rises are OK'd - Phoenix	Phoenix officials last week rezoned about six blocks out of the city's Warehouse District into the Downtown Core district.
2/18/07	Downtown Phoenix Area Rezoned for High-Rise Condo Development	High-rise developers can now build condos as high as 250 feet in the one of the oldest pockets of Phoenix, just south of the heart of downtown.
2/18/07	Downtown Tempe Leader Vows to Keep Mill Avenue Unique	Mill Avenue is not Scottsdale Fashion Square, Paradise Valley Mall or Chandler Fashion Center. And Pam Goronkin says she intends to keep it that way.
2/17/07	Deal to Give Millions in Rebates Draws Fire (CityNorth)	PHOENIX (AP) - A proposed agreement between the city of Phoenix and a developer that would give the firm nearly $100 million in sales tax rebates has caught the attention of state legislators who oppose such deals as giveaways.
2/17/07	Welcome Mat's out at Scottsdale Tower (Scottsdale Waterfront)	Downtown's tallest building is opening its doors to occupants this week at the first of Scottsdale Waterfront's twin 13-story condominium towers. Last week, developers showed off parts of the 143-foot western tower along the northern side of the Arizona Canal, southwest of Camelback and Scottsdale roads.
2/16/07	Tempe Pushes for 24 Lanes on Broadway Curve	A remedy for Interstate 10's notorious Broadway Curve in Tempe, one of the worst freeway bottlenecks in the Valley, will not come easily. Or soon.
2/13/07	New Office Project on Phoenix's Most Expensive Corner	The priciest corner of Camelback Corridor will soon get its first office project in seven years. Houston-based developer Hines plans to announce details Thursday for 24th at Camelback II, an 11-story, 300,000-square-foot Class A office mid-rise project. Rents are set for $40 to $44 a square foot, depending on the floor.
2/13/07	Fitch Rates Chandler, Arizona's $111mm GO Bonds 'AAA'	AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to Chandler, Arizona's (the city) $111.045 million general obligation (GO) bonds, series 2007. Additionally, Fitch affirms the 'AAA' rating on the city's $148.4 million in outstanding GO bonds. ...
2/12/07	Plans for Patriot Square Touches Nerve, Phoenix	PHOENIX - The controversy started last fall, when Phoenix announced that it had reached a blockbuster agreement with Scottsdale-based RED Development to bring new shopping opportunities, condominiums and office space to the downtown core. Plans call for the project, called CityScape, to stretch across three city blocks, including the Patriots Square site.
2/12/07	Plans for Patriot Square Touches Nerve, Phoenix	PHOENIX - The controversy started last fall, when Phoenix announced that it had reached a blockbuster agreement with Scottsdale-based RED Development to bring new shopping opportunities, condominiums and office space to the downtown core. Plans call for the project, called CityScape, to stretch across three city blocks, including the Patriots Square site.
2/11/07	As East Valley Grows, So Do School, Government Jobs	The number of public sector jobs in East Valley schools and local governments is growing, according to a Tribune survey. For example, the size of staffs in school districts in Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Scottsdale have all increased last year over 2005 by a combined 849 workers. Arizona State University had the biggest increase - 449 employees - going from a total of 11,770 in 2005 to 12,219 in 2006. The figures include all ASU campuses, including downtown and west Phoenix.
2/10/07	Vegas Developer Eyes Mill Avenue, TEMPE	Downtown Tempe is in flux. Construction has torn up streets. Building plans are coming in every month. High-rises are popping up where once there was nothing. And the city is experiencing growing pains as it evolves into Arizona's first true urban live-work community.
2/9/07	Las Vegas Developer Proposes High Rise Project in Tempe, Mill Avenue	The muscle behind some of Las Vegas' most iconic casinos and hotels intends to bring a new hotel and condo project to Mill Avenue.
2/8/07	Mayor Touts Glendale's Astounding Transformation	Mayor Elaine Scruggs presented her annual address Thursday at the Glendale Chamber of Commerce's 56th Annual Business Appreciation Luncheon. Her message: That the city has gotten smarter, wealthier, healthier and happier.
2/8/07	Group Pushes Hip Downtown (Phoenix)	San Diego has the Gaslamp Quarter, Miami has South Beach and Denver has LoDo. Now, a group of private developers wants to create a hip hangout spot in downtown Phoenix, one that rivals or even surpasses those found in some of the nation's greatest cities. The proposed Jackson Street Entertainment District would cut a path across the southern end of downtown, stretching from Central Avenue to Chase Field, and could be anchored by the state's first House of Blues music venue.
2/7/07	Focus on Students Makes ASU a Better Place	Heavy-equipment trucks that rumble on all four ASU campuses may be the most visible sign that ASU is working to improve the student experience for its growing student body. New residence halls, new classrooms and new research facilities—all are aimed at helping students feel at home and get the classes they need to graduate with a valuable degree from a top-ranked school.
2/7/07	Councilman to Seek Study on Reversibles, (Melrose Point, Phoenix Condos)	PHOENIX - The reversible lanes on Seventh Avenue and Seventh Streets have been a point of contention for years.
2/7/07	Glendale is all Business as it Builds Super Bowl Foundation	MIAMI -When the clock hit zero Sunday night at Dolphin Stadium and the Indianapolis Colts were crowned NFL champion, planning efforts for Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale kicked into high gear.
2/02/07	Neighbors Rally For and Against Melrose Point Condos, Phoenix	Neighbors who both support and oppose the proposed Melrose Point condominium project on Seventh Avenue near Glenrosa Drive turned out at a rally Friday evening during rush hour. The building heights in that area are capped at 56 feet. The developer is looking to build as high as 120 feet.
2/1/07	Upscale Clubs are Edging Out College Bars on Mill Avenue, Tempe	Tempe's Mill Avenue is becoming the new downtown Scottsdale. Just ask 29-year-old Megan Mahoney, a former Scottsdale club-hopper, who sings the praises of the bar- and club-filled street, which has long been a popular college hangout due to its proximity to ASU. "There's been a big change down here over the last two years," Mahoney, a Tempe resident who works as a dental hygienist, says between sips of a cosmopolitan martini at Mill Avenue lounge Suite 301. "The street is classier. It's not so corporate anymore. There's more lounges now.
2/1/07	26-Story Condo in Works for Tempe Town Lake Onyx Towers	A Scottsdale developer announced Wednesday it hopes to begin construction of a 26-story condominium tower on the north shore of Tempe Town Lake early this year with sales opening in March. Developed by WestStone Communities, Onyx Tower would include 196 condos, ranging in price from the $300,000s to more than $1 million.
1/29/07	Discovery Center Completed at Centerpoint, Tempe AZ	Elgrande International announced today that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Intelligent Living Corp. (ILC), recently completed a project to automate Discovery Center, the sales and marketing center for the planned 800-unit Centerpoint condominium development underway in Tempe, Arizona...
1/29/07	Tempe Convention & Visitor Bureau Unveils new Website Portal for LGBT Community	Tempe, AZ (PRWeb) January 29, 2007 -- http://www.tempecvb.com The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau has just unveiled an all-new website portal for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT community) travelers. The http://www.lgbtintempe.com [Tempe LGBT website] offers listings of Tempe hotels, restaurants, shopping options, attractions, an event calendar and a form to request a Tempe visitor's packet. From the portal, LGBT community visitors can also search for accommodations in Tempe, Arizona including properties that are TAG Approved ®. ....
1/17/07	Council to Vote on Melrose Project	The Phoenix City Council is expected to decide today whether a developer can build a mid-rise condominium along the Seventh Avenue curve. The zoning meeting is 5 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 200 W. Jefferson St. Last Wednesday, the Phoenix Planning Commission recommended that a developer be allowed to build 120-foot buildings along a stretch of Seventh Avenue.
1/17/07	Developer Readies Site for 170-Unit Project: Sotelo Condominiums, Tempe	TEMPE, AZ-Trammell Crow Residential is gearing up to start work in February on the 170-unit Sotelo condominiums. The three-phase project is estimated to take 24 to 30 months to complete although it's predicated on market demand.
1/13/07	Mixed Use Project to Rise in Chandler: ParcLand	A 40-acre project featuring 700,000 square feet of luxury town homes, condos and retail space shows the mixed-use fever that has engulfed the Valley in recent years has spread to Chandler. Town officials said ParcLand's homes near Alma School Road and Loop 202 will be similar to brownstone row houses, and starting prices will range between $330,000 and $450,000.
1/12/07	Tempe Development Surge is Building	Tempe could see another three housing developments spring to life in the coming years, as the city's infill areas continue to expand - mostly skyward - despite its landlocked borders. A mix of condominiums, townhouses and single-family homes, the projects are part of a surge in development the city's seen over the past 20 months, said Chris Anaradian, Tempe's development services manager.
1/10/07	Planners to Discuss 7th Ave Curve Project (Melrose Point Towers)	The Phoenix Planning Commission is expected to discuss tonight whether a California-based developer should be able to build 120-foot buildings along the Seventh Avenue curve. Melrose Point is the project slated for the flourishing urban community along Seventh Avenue between Camelback and Indian School roads.
1/10/07	Condo, Retail Projects Reshaping Look of Downtown Scottsdale	PHOENIX -- About 2,000 new residences are set to open in downtown Scottsdale this year, and a series of retail and office developments is springing up along the Arizona Canal. The city's biggest condo projects, including the 700-unit Optima Camelview...
1/10/07	Village Near Stadium Likely Soon, Surprise Condos and Lofts	A 69-acre compound, replete with specialty retail shops beneath 200 loft-style apartments, a 14- to 16-screen movie theater, office condominiums and other amenities, is expected to go up near Surprise Stadium by January 2009.
1/10/07	Condo's Height Raises Concern Melrose Point, Phoenix	When people talk about "M7" or the "The Curve on Seventh," they're talking about a flourishing urban neighborhood that runs along Seventh Avenue between Camelback and Indian School roads. It's Melrose, a main street lined with a mix of unique shops. Such as Copperstar Coffee, an old gas station turned trendy coffeehouse. Or Smelly Dog and Wag N' Wash, where pets can get a nice bath. And there's also the quaint Melrose Pharmacy. It's a place on the verge of urban cool.
1/09/07	'M7' residents ambivalent about encroaching urban development...	But these days, most people in this community are talking about Melrose Point, an infill project near Seventh and Glenrosa avenues. Its developer wants to create 340 condominiums mixed with ground-floor retail and office space. The towers would be as high as 10 stories, or about 120 feet, and open space with landscape, pedestrian walkways and water features would link the buildings. There would also be three stories of underground parking.
1/6/07	High-Rise Condos Attract Refugees From Sprawl	Bob Stephan is among a number of East Valley residents who are downsizing from sprawling suburban homes to move closer to the heart of the area’s biggest cities.
1/5/07	Light Rail Spurs Development Along Future 20-MileRoute	PHOENIX It's going to be two years until the Phoenix area's light-rail system is up and running. But already, private investors are starting to pump more than one (b) billion dollars into new developments near the future rail stations along the 20-mile route.
1/4/07	A Place for Depot in City's Future: Some say time is right to bring back Phoenix' Union Station	The oak benches, the ones on which passengers once awaited the Sunset Limited, bound for Los Angeles or New Orleans, still stand. The terra cotta-tiled floors remain, so do all the finer details, such as the zigzag motif on the brass doorknobs and the ornate light fixtures.
1/4/07	Westin Hotel Planned for Tempe Project: University Square	Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with developers to bring a four-star Westin hotel to Tempe, city and industry sources said Monday. A formal announcement is scheduled for next...
1/3/07	Stores Keep Coming, Slowdown Doesn't Deter Retailers (Gilbert Condos: San Tan Mall and Main Street Commons)	The housing market has slowed but Westcor remains confident in the prospects of SanTan Village in Gilbert, where the company plans to open a regional shopping center this year. And within two miles of SanTan Village, another large retail center, Main Street Commons, will start coming online this year featuring retail, office space, housing and two hotels.
1/3/07	Phoenix Property Values Expected to Rise 11 Percent in 2007	Property values in the Phoenix area are expected to rise 11.1 percent in 2007, according to a fourth-quarter survey by Arizona Tax Liens.com. Buyers and sellers projected an average increase of 10 percent statewide, citing the large number of people immigrating to Arizona, fueled by high-tech and biotech job growth in Tucson and Phoenix, low housing costs and baby boomers buying retirement homes.
1/3/07	Developer Off to Dryer Climes as Battle Rages On (Phoenix Condos: 04)	Mr Gapes, who developed hundreds of units in Auckland, AU, has shifted to Phoenix, Arizona where he spends about a week every month. He is building a condominium project, O4, marketing 84 units from US$350,000 to US$500,000 each.
12/26/06	Headed to the Fiesta Bowl? Phoenix Caters to Tourists	Greater Phoenix's No. 2 industry is tourism, so Boise State football fans should expect plenty of choices to fill their days before or after the Fiesta Bowl on Monday in Glendale, Ariz.
12/26/06	As Luxury Condos Rise, Demand Hard to Gauge	Buyers for metropolitan Phoenix's most expensive condominiums have gotten pickier and more cautious at a time when developers are racing to build dozens of elite condo projects across the city.
12/26/06	Arizona Business '06: The ABCs	The year went by so fast, and it's time to review Arizona business 2006 from A to Z
12/24/06	Light Rail Has Appeal for Residential Developers	Veteran Phoenix developer Richard Olsen conceived and is building the 26-unit complex on 19th Avenue near Missouri Avenue. It features luxury town homes he hopes to sell for more than $400,000. His billboards and Web site tout the proximity to light rail, which is run by Metro.
12/23/06	Light Rail Spurs Rush of Private Development	Two years before the light-rail system opens, private investors are starting to pump more than $1 billion into new developments near the rail stations.
12/21/06	Co-Op Crumbles, Makes Way for High-Rise	Stucco siding fell like cardboard Monday and Tuesday with each swipe of an excavation truck's clawed arm. Chunks of building, shelving and retaining wall clattered to the ground, relegating the old Gentle Strength Co-op buildings to organic food fans' memories.
12/20/06	Tempe Fiesta Bowl Block Party Transit, Transportation and Parking Information	Tempe, Ariz - The city of Tempe will make it easy for people to get to the Insight Fiesta Bowl Block Party Dec. 31 with convenient parking locations and FREE bus and park-and-ride services.
12/19/06	2 Major Developers Eye Rocky Point	Two major resort developers have announced a $1.2 billion project within the Sandy Beach Resorts master planned community at Rocky Point.
12/13/06	City Talks of Train Station Rebirth	For more than two decades, the city has eyed the potential of Phoenix's Union Station. With all of its space and its Mission Revival architecture, the 1923 rail-passenger center could be a city centerpiece filled with shops, restaurants and artists, officials have proposed.
12/4/06	High-Rise Building Planned for Mill Avenue	US Airways is moving forward with long-standing plans to expand its presence into downtown Tempe. The company has developed drawings for a multistory building on Mill Avenue. ...
12/6/2006	Regents approve plan to build more housing for ASU Downtown	PHOENIX The state Board of Regents has approved an Arizona State University plan to build more than 700 new student-housing beds in downtown Phoenix by August 2008.
12/4/2006	Loan Buys Time for Project - Elevation Chandler	Jeff Cline, the developer of the troubled hotel-condo project at Chandler Fashion Center, has obtained a bridge loan of $24 million - saving the project from a foreclosure auction that had been scheduled for February.
12/2/2006	Light Rail May Come Early to West Valley	Efforts are gathering steam to send light rail out to traffic-weary suburban commuters four years early. Today, the Metro board will take steps that would allow an 11-mile extension west ...
11/30/2006	Phoenix to add more shuttle services in neighborhoods	PHOENIX -- Hoping to encourage people to lessen their car use, the city plans to send smaller buses into several communities to get residents to neighborhood hotspots, cut down on local traffic and tie into major bus lines.
11/30/2006	Grand Opening, PurVine Winery, Tempe's Centerpoint Condominiums	Our Grand Opening event is this Thursday, November 30 at 5:30pm at PurVine’s temporary winery located at 425 South 48th Street, Suite 108, Tempe. If you have not done so already, please RSVP at info@purvinewines.com or call 480.968.1576
11/27/2006	Fiesta Towers, Mesa Chicago Developer Moves Closer to Record Build	MESA, AZ-A Chicago company has marched into the metro area with a 4.91-acre acquisition. Roszak ADC bought the land at Alma School Road and Southern Avenue for $6.4 million with plans to...
11/27/2006	Scenes from a Mall (Mall Living)	Like so many suburbs, Lakewood, Colo., near Denver, never had a downtown. Now it does. Well, actually, what it has is Belmar, a shopping center—only this isn't your basic strip mall. ...
11/26/2006	Huge Retail, Residential Complex Set for Phoenix (Desert Ridge - CityNorth)	Developers are set to begin construction on CityNorth, a huge commercial and residential mecca in northeast Phoenix on 144 acres west of Scottsdale adjacent to Desert Ridge Marketplace.
11/26/2007	Valley's 1st Winery in Condominium Complex (Tempe's Centerpoint / PurVine)	The rolling hills of the Napa Valley in California provide great opportunities for wineries. But Valley residents don't have to travel that far for the winery experience.
11/25/2006	ASU-Downtown Phoenix Student Housing Advances	Arizona State University has worked out a deal to build a $100 million-plus student housing project in downtown Phoenix after nearly six months of negotiations.
11/23/2006	Firms Plants Help Condo Landscaping	A Chandler company's expertise is helping landscape the roofs and terraces of an 11-building, 700-unit condo development north of Scottsdale Fashion Square.
11/22/2006	Downtown Denizens Show off Lofty Imagination (Artisan Lofts on Central)	To the south, the rooftop patio of Dale and Cindy Crogan's downtown Phoenix loft looks out over the city's skyline. To the northeast, Camelback Mountain.
11/21/2006	A Brand New City... CityNorth, Phoenix / Desert Ridge	A New City Arises...That is the theme CityNorth officials are using to describe the energy of their 144-acre, 5.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development...
11/20/2006	Lack of Hotels Challenges Downtown Phoenix	When convention delegates arrive at the fully expanded Phoenix Convention Center in 2009, they will find public art, high-tech meeting rooms and an exhibit hall that ranks among the country's largest.
11/18/2006	Mesa high-rise project moves forward: Fiesta Towers	The sale of 4.9 acres near the southeast corner of Alma School Road and Southern Avenue is the latest step in the process of turning a much-anticipated high-rise condominium ...
11/17/2006	Glendale's Urban Center Begins to Take Shape	The Quarter, a 171-unit luxury townhome community built by Trammel Crow Residential, is under construction east of Jobing.com Arena. Prices for the loft-style residences range from $329,900 to $534,900, and buyers have snatched up 157 units.
11/17/2006	Mall Developers Think Outside Box to Create Lifestyle Centers	Across the country, mixed-use lifestyle centers are a growing trend, and with about a dozen projects in the planning stage ...
11/17/2006	Original Foundation of Hayden Flour Mill Found. Tempe.	The past and future of the Hayden Flour Mill in Tempe collided Thursday as archaeologists announced that they'd found the original foundation of the mill and a developer revealed plans ...
11/16/2006	Arizona Land Group Buys Desert Sun Hotel for $2.1 Million	Arizona Land Group has paid $2.1 million to buy the 4.76-acre Desert Sun Hotel in Phoenix's redevelopment district.
11/15/2006	A New Glendale Ballpark for Phoenix	Glendale has two major-league teams on the line and wants to build a spring training facility in Phoenix.
11/12/2006	City Lofts / 04 at Central and Osborn	New Zealand’s premier developer, Redwood Group, brings the U.S. a fresh perspective on urban living.
11/11/2006	Biltmore Fashion Park's Facelift Nears Completion	With a new metropolitan feel and improved curb appeal, Biltmore's owner says it will now fill the center with first-to-market upscale boutiques and restaurants.
11/11/2006	Portland Place Will Be Modern and Walkable	Portland Place, downtown Phoenix's new high-rise condo development, is within the Roosevelt Historic District, a neighborhood of homes built in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
11/10/2006	DMB Paying $300 Million for GM Proving Ground	Scottsdale-based DMB Associates Inc. apparently has inked a deal with General Motors Corp. to buy its 3,200-acre Desert Proving Ground...
11/9/2006	Tempe Previews its Soaring Skyline	It takes a crane to build tall buildings, and a dozen of them have sprouted up in Tempe's skyline. "And there are a dozen more on the way," ...
11/8/2006	City Buses to Ease Desert Ridge Traffic / Parking	Local transportation service is coming to Desert Ridge. The smaller city buses, or circulators, are sure to cut down on traffic and make life more convenient for residents...
11/7/2006	Subcontractor Lawsuit Seeks Sale of Project in Chandler	CHANDLER - A subcontractor that worked on the idle Elevation Chandler has filed a foreclosure lawsuit against the developer in an attempt to force the sale of the property.
10/27/2006	Westcor to Reshape Fashion Square Mall Area	Westcor, the owner of the Scottsdale Fashion Square shopping center, is eyeing the redevelopment of a 13-acre portion of the property at Scottsdale and Camelback roads for mixed uses including hotels, condos and possibly a retail...
10/27/2006	Downtown Scottsdale's Future is Hot Forum Topic	In just the past five years, downtown has become home to the Scottsdale Waterfront and Camelview Optima condominium projects, as well as the James Hotel and the renovation of the Hotel Valley Ho.
10/27/2006	Rail Riders May Face Shortage of Parking Spaces	Thousands of people who drive to light-rail stations will be lucky to find parking, and those who do will have to leave their cars in the sun all day.
10/27/2006	CityScape, That Special Feeling	A chance, the first chance, really, to have a signature development with ambitions as high as the Arizona sky. In downtown Phoenix, a struggling player for the past 40 years.
10/27/2006	New Zealand Developer to Build 04 Condo Project in Phoenix	A New Zealand developer plans to build an 84-unit condominium project called O4, a reference to its location at Osborn Road and Fourth Avenue.
10/24/2006	Centerpoint, Tempe FAA Backs 30-story tower Tempe Condos	A contentious chapter of the airport fight between Phoenix and Tempe has finally come to a close: Centerpoint Condominiums has gotten the go-ahead from the Federal Aviation Administration to build a 30-story condominium tower in Tempe.
10/20/2006	General Growth to Develop Property Near Cardinal Stadium	Chicago-based General Growth Properties will expand its presence in metro Phoenix by completing a 356,000-square-foot new retail development, Parke West at Northern Avenue. Completion is slated for fall 2007.
10/20/2006	Site in Phoenix's Central Corridor Sells for $25.6 million	A Las Vegas developer has paid $25.6 million for six acres in Phoenix's Central Corridor with possible plans for residential units and retail space.
10/19/2006	Scottsdale's Hotel Valley Ho	And after a $70 million renovation, Hotel Valley Ho reopened on Dec. 20, 2005 -- 49 years to the day that it first opened -- and now is one of the hottest spots to stay in during spring training.
10/14/2006	Condo Plan OK Angers Neighbors, Desert Ridge	The Phoenix Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended approving a rezoning of 17.5 acres at the southeastern corner of Rancho Paloma Drive and Cave Creek Road.
10/9/2006	$100million project would revitalize center, SkySong, Scottsdale	Phoenix-based PDG America, in partnership with Trillium Residential, wants to bring apartments, shops, restaurants and a remodeled Bashas' supermarket to the 23-acre center southeast of McDowell Road and 74th Street.
9/30/2006	Urban Living in the Valley Focus of Event	DOWNTOWN PHOENIX - Urban Affair, an exhibition that underlines the benefits of metropolitan living, ...
9/29/2006	Main Street Commons Shapes up in Gilbert	Main Street Commons developer Woodbine Southwest said Thursday it will top shops with...
9/29/2006	Critical Mass Seen as Recipe for Downtown Awakening	Imagine downtown Phoenix alive with people, 24 hours a day. In a downtown where a 24/7 ...
9/24/2006	High-Rises to Replace Flour Mill as Tempe Icon	Since Tempe's founding, its iconic downtown landmark has been an industrial building that milled grain into flour...
9/24/2006	Condo Developers See Upscale Downtown - Tempe	Every developer has critics. For David Dewar of Avenue Communities, the first critic of his plan for Centerpoint Condos...
9/16/2006	Southbridge Fills Scottsdale's Gap	Dwarfed by the tall condo complexes filling the ground and skies on a spit of land between the Scottsdale Waterfront ...
9/15/2006	$450 Million Residential Resort planned for Camelback Corridor	A $450 million residential and retail project proposed for the northwest corner of Camelback Road and 44th Street in Phoenix.
9/15/2006	"Bridge" for Downtown Scottsdale Shopping	Boutiques and gourmet restaurants in buildings designed to evoke images of a Western winery are ready to rise from the construction debris that lines...
9/15/2006	FAA To Review Proposed Tempe High-Rise Centerpoint Condos	A developer has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to review its proposal for a 343-foot condo near the flight path of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
9/5/2006	ASU Downtown: Let's get this party started.	The variety of entertainment possibilities surrounding ASU's Downtown campus could make things extra hard for students trying to get their homework done.
8/24/2006	The Rise of the Million Dollar Condo	By the time Harvey Friedman and his wife, Fran, finally move into a lavish new condo in downtown Scottsdale's Waterfront Residences, it will have been about two years since they bought the place.
8/15/2006	McCarthy to Build Hotel at Hayden Ferry	A subsidiary of McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has been chosen to construct the $105 million Le Meridien hotel at Hayden Ferry Lakeside in Tempe.
8/12/2006	Ahwatukee's Parkhouse 50 Frustrations Mounting	Ahwatukee Foothills' first high-rise development in decades is months behind schedule and likely years away from reality. Parkhouse 50, a residential, retail and commercial project...
8/10/2006	Barolo, Scottsdale Condos	A 65-unit condominium complex that will be built soon in Scottsdale is named after Barolo, a section in Italy known for its red wine. Barolo Place, billed as a Tuscan-style condo village, will be at 74th Street and Shea Boulevard.
8/9/2006	Chandler Council Pleased With Proposal for Lofts	Chandler is one step closer to turning a deteriorating half-mile stretch of Arizona Avenue into a hip, urban hub.
8/8/2006	European Hotel Chain Heads To Hayden Ferry	European hotel chain Le Meridien is headed to Hayden Ferry Lakeside in Tempe with an expected check-in date of spring or summer 2009.
8/6/2006	Living The Suite Life In The East Valley	Hotel Condos like those at The W Hotel, Valley Ho, and the recently announced Ritz Carlton in Paradise Valley are all the rage but will they stand the test of time?
8/5/2006	Tempe To Announce New Luxury Hotel	SunCor announces the name of the luxury hotel that will land in Tempe's Hayden Ferry Lakeside development on the banks of Tempe Town Lake.
8/5/2006	Day Laborers Fear Chandler Redevelopment	Proposed new development in downtown Chandler may displace day laborers.
8/2/2006	Downtown Tempe Gets First-in-Arizona Grocery Store	Mayor Hallman and others to announce a unique grocery store to the planned Cosmopolitan Condominium project in Tempe.
8/2/2006	Condos Opening As Fever Dips, Scottsdale Wave Starts Strong, May Ebb Later	Scottsdale's condominium market is showing signs of slowing just as some of downtown's projects are close to moving in their first residents.
8/4/2006	Developer Ready to Announce Hayden Ferry Development Hotel Deal	SunCor Develpment Co. Tuesday will announce the name of the luxury hotel to be built in Tempe's Hayden Ferry Lakeside development.
7/30/2006	Condo density worries Scottsdale neighbors	The Reflections on the Canal project is slated to replace the Hotel Waterfront Ivy at 7445 E. Chaparral Road. The project includes 100 condominiums and townhouses, and will be built next to a community of other homes and condominiums.
7/30/2006	Tempe market can support hotel projects, report says	Business travelers and tourists alike flocked to Tempe last year. As a result, hotel occupancy rates were some of the highest in the Valley. But new hotels are being proposed with just about every new downtown development, and it is prompting analysts to wonder: Can Tempe support the industry's growth?
7/29/2006	Kierland Developer Opts For Unique Photo Op	We Buzz staffers have attended more than our share of staged groundbreaking ceremonies over the years, what with all the construction going on in the Valley. You've seen the photos: a bunch of executives and politicians dressed in suits and hard hats, sticking shovels in the ground as if they really were doing manual labor.
7/29/2006	The Bottom Line: More Loft Living On Tap At Kierland Commons	Gosnell was on hand Tuesday to announce construction of the second phase of the Plaza Lofts at Kierland Commons on the Scottsdale-Phoenix border. After selling 30 units the first time around, Woodbine will build six stories on top of a three-story parking garage for another 54 lofts, including five penthouses as large as 3,900 square feet.
7/29/2006	Ground broken for second phase of Kierland Commons Plaza Lofts	The Developer of the popular Kierland Commons Plaza has finally broken ground of Phase II of the Plaza Lofts.
7/21/2006	FAA: High Rise Won't Bother Airport	The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that a towering luxury hotel and condominium project to be built by Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver will not pose a hazard to aircraft using Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
7/21/2006	Hotel-Like Digs for New ASU Campus	PHOENIX — Arizona State University has finally taken possession of an old hotel and is beginning to renovate it for use as a student-housing center for its new Downtown Phoenix campus.
7/19/2006	5 Firms Vie to Develop Fifth and Farmer	The long, skinny piece of property doesn't seem like much now. It's 8.5 acres of mostly brush and parking lot. But the city-owned land straddling Fifth Street and running between Farmer Avenue and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks actually could serve as a key transition point between Tempe's downtown and the Riverside and Sunset communities, where some people have spent the past decade fretting about high-rises going up adjacent to their neighborhood.
7/16/2006	Home builder creating infill condos	Monterey Homes, recognizing a shift in housing demand, is launching a line of infill condo and town home developments that could add 2,000 units to Scottsdale and the Valley over the next few years.
7/16/2006	Infill Momentum Dots Downtown Landscape	There are pockets of investment opportunity throughout downtown Phoenix in the form of vacant land, and several developers are hoping to seize that opportunity through small infill projects that will help reinvent the city's core.
7/15/2006	Mayors Discuss Link to SkySong	Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross met with the Phoenix and Tempe mayors to discuss ways to link an area deemed an opportunity corridor to SkySong, though she said the discussion did not center on bringing the Valley Metro Rail up Scottsdale Road. In an e-mail sent to Manross before the meeting...
7/14/2006	Exclusive WKU Opportunity In Tempe!!	Exclusive opportunity for WKU registrants in Tempe, just 2 miles from ASU: One bedroom condos start from the mid $120K's and 2 bedroom condos start from the mid $180's. These prices are NOT for old tired "as is" units that have been beaten up by former tenants. These prices are for totally decked-out refurbished units. This is no bait and switch. Good luck finding anything decent in Tempe for these prices, let alone condos as nice as these.
7/1/2006	Elevation Chandler under $3Million in Liens	Five subcontractors that have worked on the high-rise hotel south of Chandler Fashion Center (Elevation Chandler) have filed mechanic's liens worth more than $3 million against the property.
6/24/2006	Elevation Chandler Lacks OK to Sell Units	The developer behind the stalled high-rise hotel project next to Chandler Fashion Center has not filed required paperwork in connection with the sale of luxury condominiums planned for the top two floors, according to a deputy director with the state Department of Real Estate.
6/19/2006	Elevation Chandler Delays	Three months ago, the developer behind a luxury hotel and condominium highrise near Chandler Fashion Center boasted the project was well ahead of schedule. But work on Elevation Chandler stopped nearly a month ago, and city officials have begun asking questions. The building, slated to be the city's tallest, is just an eight floor skeleton awaiting completion.
6/14/2006	Tempe Condo Projects Soaring	The 43 building projects under way in Tempe outnumber the city's 40 square miles. It's a building boom coming primarily in the shape of condominiums, but places to employ, entertain and feed all the expected new residents are coming, too.
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5/13/2006	Condo Tower Sought for Tempe's Lake	A 22-story tower called Onyx may soar over the north shore of Tempe Town Lake, and, if built, would become the third major lakefront condominium development nestled near Loop 202 and Scottsdale Road.
5/12/2006	Hotel to give way for "affordable" condos on Central Ave.	The Holiday Inn at 4321 N. Central will be razed to clear a spot for three five-story condo buildings to be developed by Cresleigh Homes Arizona. Cresleigh Vice President Wade Kempton said demolition of the hotel begins in July. He expects residents to begin moving into the planned 257 condos late next year.
5/18/2006	High Rise Projects Soar in Central Phoenix	For the first time since the early 1990s, the center city of Phoenix is sprouting cranes, a steel signal that private capital is finally coming back.
5/17/2006	Upscale Urban Village Planned for Zanjero, Glendale	Nevada-based Marathon Commercial Development says that it plans to build an upscale urban village on a third of Glendale's 151-acre Zanjero project just off Loop 101.
5/11/2006	DMB Unveils Northeast Valley Project: One Scottsdale	DMB Associates Inc., the Scottsdale company behind Verrado and DC Ranch, plans to build up to 1,100 residences and 1.8 million square feet of shops, restaurants, hotels and offices with underground parking on the northeastern corner of Scottsdale Road and Loop 101. Dubbed One Scottsdale, the 120-acre project stretching from Loop 101 to Thompson Peak Parkway was once known as Stacked 40s.
4/27/2006	$900M CityScape Development Proposal Filed with City	The massive CityScape proposal in downtown Phoenix has four buildings nearly 40 stories high with 800,000 square feet of office space, 1,200 residential units and 150 hotel rooms, all with a price tag of $900 million, according to a development team's proposal filed Friday with the city.
4/27/2006	New Investor Speeds Work at Portland Place	A deep-pocketed real estate firm has bought a majority stake in one of central Phoenix's new condominium projects. Crescent Resources of Charlotte, N.C., invested in Portland Place and plans to step up the pace of construction on the first phase of the 231-unit condominium project at Portland Street and Second Avenue.
4/24/2006	Towers to Rise Above Midtown Phoenix	The Los Angeles developer of luxury high-rise residential projects in Southern California and Las Vegas is designing a similar development on Central Avenue in Phoenix.
4/24/2006	Developers finalizing plans for big downtown project	For the past week, designs for a major mixed-use urban project in downtown Phoenix called CityScape, with 2 million square feet in four high-rises, have dominated the executive offices at three companies promoting the concept.