November 29, 2008 – 5:40 am
Join thousands and thousands of people as we celebrate the completion of the light rail on December 27th. Light rail tickets will be free and there will be something going on at almost every stop. Huge parties are being held in downtown Tempe, Phoenix and Mesa. WeKnowUrban has a booth at the Tempe event where [...]
November 25, 2008 – 9:08 pm
On December 27th the City of Tempe is throwing a huge party celebrating the opening of the light rail. The event is expected to draw as many as 250,000 people. One of the venues being offered is an Urban Experience tent where visitors can learn all about urban living in and around Tempe. WeKnowUrban will [...]
October 15, 2008 – 9:06 pm
OK, so I may be a total dork but I am truly excited about the coming of the light rail. Many blog posts say that the rail is a waste of money and “too little too late” but I think they’re wrong. It is true that the light rail will NOT change the face of [...]
October 7, 2008 – 9:39 pm
On Wednesday morning, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, accompanied by city officials joined executives of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide to celebrate the grand opening of the mammoth, 1000-key hotel. Starwood, one of the largest hotel owners and operators in the world, runs the Sheraton brand, as well as the new W Hotel in Scottsdale, and [...]
September 30, 2008 – 10:12 am
Earlier this week, Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman announced that a Hyatt hotel will replace the Le Meridian planned for Hayden Ferry Lakeside. This coming just a few weeks after the public learned of Starwood’s departure from Tempe. While it has been nearly a year since employees of Starwood and Suncor were aware of the change [...]
September 29, 2008 – 1:42 pm
While Centerpoint sits motionless, several smaller developments around Downtown Tempe are on normal pace. Three projects, all within a short walk to Mill Avenue are gradually changing the urban fabric of the city. Skyscrapers make city skylines look great and are efficient in squeezing people into small footprints, but for some, an urban townhouse might [...]
September 25, 2008 – 8:37 pm
While the nightmare on Wall Street unfortunately continues, there is a now a small twist added to the Mortgages Limited Securities (MLS) Bankruptcy case. This small twist could have a ripple effect and end up turning this case into a very lengthy process, ultimately hurting the naked Centerpoint Towers. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randolph Haines, who [...]
September 10, 2008 – 8:10 am
A new five story parking structure under construction at 5th Street and Forest Avenue in the popular Mill Avenue District of downtown Tempe will add 455 much needed parking spots to the areas 10,500 existing spots. The structure will include 5,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 7,000 square feet of [...]
September 8, 2008 – 11:57 am
See a complete and current list of bank owned and short sale high rise condominiums and lofts located in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. It’s been about four years since prices first began sky rocketing and two and a half years since those prices slowly began floating back down to earth. Many of the urban “boom [...]
September 3, 2008 – 9:17 am
As the scorching summer comes to end, the Centerpoint High Rise Condos are still unoccupied. That might change in the coming weeks if this new deal is approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Randolph Haines. While Mortgages Limited Securities (MLS) is hanging on by a thread, they have come to an agreement, or so it seems. [...]
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