Tempe Development Thread

[ciweiss]

Some interesting news on the Streetcar. It mention we might see some testing end of May. Also curious if the Beam and Tempe Depot go in at the same time which parking lots for construction/storage will be used. I will miss Maycos. I had a lot of fond memories there even though it slowed down to a crawl near the end. I will miss driving by and seeing the Caboses? I always thought they would be cool tiny homes or mini offices.

https://www.wranglernews.com/2021/04...se-congestion/

[Spitfiredude]

Speaking of Pier, they’re just starting formwork on the 8th floor & just added a concrete pump to the building. It’s moving along quite quickly at this point. I think it’s 24 stories?

[ASUSunDevil]

Originally Posted by muertecaza

Oh interesting! I had always assumed that Downtown Lofts was taking the Beam's place. I don't think the two could coexist--the plans for the Beam were to take the whole lot. But I suppose Downtown Lofts could have been a sort of contingency plan? And they may have bumped it from the DRC because they decided to move forward with the 'Beam' plan. Because you're right, the permits are issued for demo and building The Beam. And their website has an updated brochure with a timeline that shows construction beginning now:

http://thebeamtempe.com/wp-content/u...chure_2021.pdf

Either would have been cool, but I'm probably more excited about the Beam with the cross laminated timber construction.

I was told by someone in the industry that The Beam will act as the eventual HQ for Mortenson (the builder). I figured it got canned due to the rise in lumber costs, but am really excited to see such a unique product move forward.

[Mr.RE]

I knew I wasn't crazy when I brought that up a few pages back

[PHX31]

Originally Posted by ciweiss

I will miss Maycos. I had a lot of fond memories there even though it slowed down to a crawl near the end. I will miss driving by and seeing the Caboses? I always thought they would be cool tiny homes or mini offices.

Time marches on. I had some fond memories of Macayo's Depot Cantina from my time at ASU and later going to ASU games after college. Overall, didn't really care that much about it, but it's a place I'll miss. I knew I should have gone on a huge photo taking adventure over the whole of Tempe/ASU when I graduated all those years ago. I thought it would be a good idea to document "how it was" to be able to look back (like now) on the City and campus for nostalgia sake. It was a great idea actually considering all of the growth and changes, but I never did it.

[ASU Diablo]

Updated DPR for the proposed 3-office story building complex in Novus Parcel 4F (north of APS Power Plant). I believe this one has newer renderings

PDF is located in Item #5
https://www.tempe.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=88776

[CB1]

https://www.statepress.com/article/2...ruction-update

This article has some good updates on Novus.

[muertecaza]

Looks like another big office project in the works for Tempe. SEC of Priest/Rio Salado. 300k SF, 3 buildings and 2 parking structures.

[azsunsurfer]

I drove by "The Beam" yesterday and the lot is already scrapped and graded. Seems like they are moving fast now.

[brianroaz]

With the new Novus complex announcement next to the APS land, and The Pier project, anyone know when Dorsey Road might connect from University to Rio Salado Pkwy?

[ASU Diablo]

Phoenix developer George Oliver, which has completed several high-profile adaptive reuse office projects around the Valley, bought Hayden Station in downtown Tempe and is planning a $14 million transformation.

George Oliver bought the property, which includes one, 5-story office building and four, 2-story mixed-use buildings from Bob Parsons’ Yam Properties for $26.15 million, according to real estate database Vizzda. Steve Lindley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. The buildings at the southwest corner of Mill Avenue and Third Street total 107,508 square feet.

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/...enovation.html

[skiesthelimit]

Originally Posted by brianroaz

With the new Novus complex announcement next to the APS land, and The Pier project, anyone know when Dorsey Road might connect from University to Rio Salado Pkwy?

They've been actively clearing way for it since they started clearing the land. Last time I checked it was being graveled. I'll see if they've paved it all the way this weekend if I get a chance.

[BurjKhalifa2Builder]

It's not a skyscraper or a tall building of course, but does anyone have any idea when they're gonna begin construction?

[BurjKhalifa2Builder]

Previous comment was meant about Culdesac on Apache

[combusean]

Originally Posted by BurjKhalifa2Builder

Previous comment was meant about Culdesac on Apache

It was never approved so it's probably dead.

[CB1]

This article came out about 4 months ago. I wasn’t aware of this development going up in front of the Tempe Market Place.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.azc...amp/6075746002

[exit2lef]

Originally Posted by combusean

It was never approved so it's probably dead.

Does that mean it was disapproved by the city, or simply that approval has not yet been requested? I haven't been keeping track of the details, but I am concerned that this project may be housing vaporware.

[combusean]

Originally Posted by exit2lef

Does that mean it was disapproved by the city, or simply that approval has not yet been requested? I haven't been keeping track of the details, but I am concerned that this project may be housing vaporware.

It's officially "in review for building entitlements" but the last official action was December 2019. It's gone stale, and projects rarely come out of that especially after so long.

[BurjKhalifa2Builder]

Originally Posted by combusean

It's officially "in review for building entitlements" but the last official action was December 2019. It's gone stale, and projects rarely come out of that especially after so long.

Wow, very sad

[skiesthelimit]

As promised, Dorsey Ln progress update + athletic village and the Pier