Quoted From your link:
"When you climb the stairs to the fourth level you will find options. The builder can configure this area with an additional bedroom, office or leave it wide open for you do enjoy as you wish."

I'm thoroughly impressed with his message...especially from the 19:00 minute on....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDJdfnDgcmk

^ Can anyone give the jist of this till I get home and watch it? :)

Here's the actual transcript:

http://www.azcentral.com/ic/communit...ntonspeech.pdf

Page 6 - Page 9 of the PDF to me covers the essence of everything....especially his vision for downtown....

cliff's notes? fuck, I'm a busy man I don't have time to read a 9 page PDF.

I'm busy too... but anyways... here's some significant quotes which captured my attention:

I liked this part as well:

^Thats exciting. Someone needs to make Barron Collier get off their ass, they seem to sit on land for all eternity.

Im sure I've said this before, but I'd love to see the State, City & Barron Collier work together (or the gov't to just buy the lot) with the Indian Tribes of AZ to put an American Indian University there. There's Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS but its tiny (1K students) and pretty low profile. I think a school for American Indians* in an emerging city would be a lot more appealing. The State could get creative and allow the Tribes to slightly expand Slot operations or something to fund the school, and Im sure Federal money from the BIE & such could be found. We're insanely short on higher education options in this town/state, and that would be a step in the right direction.

*Note: Im not suggesting a school with a "no whitey's" sign on the front door. Just something thats in partly/wholly funded by the Tribes/BIE, thus allowing Native kids to attend for free/cheap. Others could of course also enroll and Im sure it would attract people interest in Native American studies, archaeology, etc.

I haven't had to use my AC or heat since I moved to SD nearly 2 years ago. My electric bill was $16 last month and at its peak reached $22.

It is a small place, especially compared to the norm in Phx, but it offsets the higher rent one has to pay here and makes SD somewhat affordable.

Boy, this went under my radar. Apparently there is a jazz community center and live venue opening at 1st and Roosevelt, looks almost done and looks extremely fancy.

http://nashcenter.wordpress.com/

Sweet, nothing says "big city" to me like a good, classy place to go see and listen jazz players perform.

Apartments at Steele Park sell for $36 mil
1 commentby J. Craig Anderson - Apr. 13, 2012 11:46 AM
The Republic | azcentral.com
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Apartments at Steele Park, a 399-unit multi-family rental property at 411 E. Indian School Road, in Phoenix, has been sold for about $36 million, a broker involved in the deal said Friday.

The buyer was an entity formed by Weidner Investment Services, of Kirkland, Wash. Weidner has purchased about 7,500 apartment units in metro Phoenix since 2010.

The Seller was DMARC 2006-CD2 Indian School LLC, an entity controlled by Florida-based LNR Partners.

David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis of Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial's Multi-Family Service Group represented the seller in the transaction.



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/business/re...#ixzz1s2twXLZC

Alta Phoenix Lofts sell for $59.5 million
by John McLean - Apr. 12, 2012 07:25 AM
Arizona Business Gazette | azcentral.com .
Wood Partners of Atlanta sold Alta Phoenix Lofts at 600 N. Fourth St. in downtown Phoenix to Weidner Investment Services of Kirkland, Wash., for $59.5 million. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham and Asher Gunter of CBRE in Phoenix represented the seller, and the buyer was self-represented in the sale of this 332-unit luxury high-rise apartment community. Built in 2009, Alta Phoenix Lofts is an upscale, urban community offering unique loft-style living and modern amenities. The eight-story property has a resort-style swimming pool, private clubhouse, cybercafe, 24-hour fitness center, yoga and meditation studio, media lounge and ground-level retail along Fillmore and Third streets. The community was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale.

^ At $180k a unit. Damn. Double what their other property went for.

That being said, it's unfortunate so many projects here are built to be sold.

Wow...Unreal. They sold it, huh? So much change.

Hey! You can't used inappropriate language on the message board. You better say sorry to him. This is not acceptable for your behavior.

Joking I assume?

Yes.

NE Corner of 7th and McDowell
 

NY PD

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The Habit Burger

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Sign

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This is cool but wish it was opening closer to downtown like say the old Circles building.

Changing Hands Bookstore may open Central Phoenix location

Tempe's Changing Hands Bookstore    may be opening a second location at the site of the former Beef Eaters restaurant at Camelback Road and Third Avenue in Phoenix.

The bookstore is the Phoenix market's best known independent bookstore, known for hosting celebrity biographers and acclaimed authors on their book tours.

Changing Hands co-owner and general manager Cindy Dach said the Tempe bookseller is considering acquiring the former Beef Eaters building alongside an investor like Venue Projects in Phoenix. The long-time Valley restaurant closed in 2006.

Dach said Changing Hands would either purchase the space with Venue Partners, or lease the space from the group once the purchase is complete.

The new Changing Hands Bookstore location also could include a restaurant concept, she said.

The Phoenix New Times    first reported this story last week.

The property is near Central Avenue and the Metro light rail system. It is owned by a California landlord and has been up for sale since last year

The seller's broker, Jared Lively, a senior associate with Rein & Grossoehme Commercial Real Estate in Scottsdale, declined to comment on the possible sale.

Venue projects also could not be immediately reached for comment.

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^Its a good fit in Uptown, hopefully it'll make a nice anchor for a lot of the boutiques around there. Downtown does need a bookstore, Circles would be a good spot, as would the Canvas building on Roosevelt...lets keep our fingers crossed.

Regarding McDowell/7th Ave stuff, I imagine that now that I live right around the corner from there Ill be going to that corner a lot. Not sure Im excited about "Habit Burger" with a 5 Guys right across the street...I would've preferred some more variety. Seems like we're still waiting for those local/unique types of places that were promised...