Valley Metro Rail Inc., which has begun construction of the Metro Light Rail system in the Valley, will soon be moving its headquarters.
The agency has signed a lease for 57,007 square feet of space on the ninth through 13th floors of the U.S. Bank Center, 101 N. First Ave. It is moving from its current quarters at 411 N. Central because that building will be occupied by Arizona State University as part of its new downtown campus.
A10-story hotel topped with condominiums and a 15-story residential and office tower, each planned for the south side of Chandler Fashion Center, would create an urban hub in a suburban city, the project’s architect said.
Bonnie and David Ender traded suburbia for loft living in downtown Tempe when they moved from a five-bedroom, two-story home to a seventh-floor penthouse at the Orchid House.
Now, instead of visions of neighbor’s back yards, they have dramatic views of downtown Tempe, Phoenix, Arizona State University, Papago Park and Camelback Mountain.
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