1) Found a bit more information regarding the Westward Ho tidbit; the Behavioral Health Program conducted a study that found tenants were disconnected and reported low access to health services. As a result, a recommendation was providing more health service guidance/consultation on-site:
http://cabhp.asu.edu/presentations/p...nitiative/view
Not sure if that means we might see 2 spots taken: one for classroom space and another for some kind of clinic; or, just the latter.
Hopefully, it turns out better than I am imagining, because it would be great to activate the ground level along Central, if only to raise awareness that the building isn't abandoned and maybe give residents of the city more pride in its history. According to this link (
http://changemakerasu.tumblr.com/pos...r-asu-students ), there was a time when ASU was supposed to have students in an entrepreneurship class test out a retail business on the ground level - a shame that fell through. A cafe or restaurant/bar with authentic, historic materials from both the site and the time of its prominence would be respectful to the building and excite tenants and provide a use for every demo.
2) Is the PURL lab at the Security Building officially dead? Is there a leading tenant in that building? Just wondering who is responsible for letting the 1st floor sit empty for so long. These plans were drawn up in 2011 and there has never been a single tenant on the ground level. It's not acceptable for The Security Building, Professional Building, Westward Ho, Luhrs and Barrister buildings to have all survived and be so totally separated from the urban fabric aside from a Subway and just-opened bar at Luhrs after 5 years of searching.
http://www.maricopa.gov/imagine/photos.aspx