^It's a 25,000SF site, not building...
It doesn't mention how large the site for the parking garage would be. An efficient garage is about 375SF per space. A 1,000 car garage could easily be 8-10 stories on a constrained site. |
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Since there is never an RFP without a developer already favored, I'd like to think something good and real will come out of this soon. |
^Exactly. I had to read it about three times as well to figure out that they were talking about two separate projects.
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Some more information about the Bio-Med campus...
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so put it in lehman's terms. What are they going to build on the NEC of 7/VB??
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More parking to DT Phx, just what this city needs.
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The Joint Committee on Capital Review has been scheduled to hear it forever. The Giant Douchemonger from Mesa Russsel Pearce chairs it, and hates ASU and anything related to spending money for it.
I'd give about a 10% chance of this project moving forward. |
More bad news for Phx.
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I'll try and look at this as a positive. If you are a large business paying high rents in a place like LA...why wouldn't you move your business to Phoenix where you could get primo real estate for a fraction of the cost? In other words, take the principles that dictated people from CA moving here to buy homes and apply it to the commercial market. I'd argue that if the city could market itself properly, they might be able to sway a fair amount of large businesses to either open new branches here or to relocate. Labor sure is cheaper here.
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While good to remain optimistic, I wouldn't hold your breath. The companies with the money are going to stay in CA. Just like NYC, there isn't an exodus to Pittsburgh because NY is expensive.
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Actually a lot of financial institutions moved to Pittsburgh for that very reason. I think when you are comparing NYC to PIT you are talking about completely different leagues than when you compare LA and PHX. While we don't have a the massive culture that LA does, we share things like being car-friendly and having a large international airport. I'm not sure but I don't think you can fly to London direct from Pittsburgh but I think you can get to Japan from Phx without making a stop. Maybe I'm wrong. It seems to me the movie industry has started to do a lot more out here because it is cheaper and because of the short commute between LA and Phx. I don't know, I don't own a big business and have no idea how to run it. But Hoover is probably right - we lack the civic leadership to get anything like that done.
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oh my god, two large cities that both have an international airport? Get the fuck out.....
Incase you didn't notice, that was sarcasm. Nobody is going to leave Houston for Abeline, either. |
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Just in the past few years they've shot all 3 High School Musicals, Emplyee of the Month, Did you Hear about the Morgans?, Little Miss Sunshine, The Hills Have Eyes, Observe and Report, 2010, 3:10 To Yuma (set in Yuma, Arizona!), The Book of Eli, Brothers, No Country for Old Men, Jarhead, The Longest Yard, Hamlet 2 (set in Tucson, Arizona!), Gamer, Rent, The Spy Next Door, Terminator Salvation, both Transformers movies, Wild Hogs and Year One either partially or totally in New Mexico. All of those films employ hundreds of local workers who then buy local products (and pay sales tax), buy property (and pay tax), etc. Plus its good for the tourism industry (something Arizona should want) and is a non polluting/'green' industry. All of those flicks could've been shot in AZ, there's no reason they had to be in New Mexico other than their leaders are aggressively pursuing them. |
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Downtown PHX zoning meeting schedule.
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Phoenix seeks public input on Downtown Code[Source: City of Phoenix] – The city of Phoenix Planning Department is seeking input on the city’s proposed Downtown Code. The Downtown Code, which is part of the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, addresses design that impacts the public by establishing standards and guidelines that will allow projects to develop over time. It does not dictate architectural style. The code will be presented at the following locales: 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, Central City Village Planning Committee, Emerson Court, 1817 N. Seventh St., School District Board Room; 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, Planning Commission, Phoenix City Council Chambers, 200 W. Jefferson St.; 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, Historic Preservation Commission, Phoenix City Hall, 200 W. Washington St., assembly room A; 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 at Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting, Phoenix City Council Chambers, 200 W. Jefferson St. The remapping of the area to change the zoning to the proposed Character Areas will follow in March 2010. The Downtown Code implements the vision, goals, and policies of the Downtown Phoenix Plan and establishes the physical environment to create a pedestrian-oriented center. The code applies to all land uses, subdivisions, and development within the area generally bounded by McDowell Road, Seventh Street, Buckeye Road, and Seventh Avenue. The code can be downloaded here: http://phoenix.gov/urbanformproject/dtcode.html. Comments can be submitted by contacting Planning Manager Carol Johnson at 602-261-8289. http://downtownvoices.org/2010/01/09...downtown-code/ |
^I've been going to those, I really hope you'll all show up, I need more people to help me fight the good fight. This is your chance to talk with city planners and give them the ole what for (and Carol Johnson is a super nice lady who actually listens) and hopefully make some positive changes. Come to the meeting and say hi, Ill be the loud Ron Howard lookin' feller.
Related...Downtown Voices is having a big event this weekend Im going to attend and you all should too: http://downtownvoices.org/2010/01/08...nce-jan-15-16/ Quote:
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While I think it's wrong to think there will be a mass exodus from LA, I don't think it's absurd to think some businesses may trickle over if city officials can get a little more strategic with tax breaks and incentives. For those businesses that don't need to travel internationally on a regular basis with nonstops across the Pacific, Phoenix might be a good place to relocate a business struggling to keep up with lease payments or looking to expand. I know being a douche is the way you like to operate, but it's really not lunacy to suggest some businesses might consider relocation from LA to Phoenix. |
The business I'm in moved from downtown San Francisco to Oakland, then moved most of the Oakland people to Phoenix, specifically because it was cheaper to do business here. And APL left a prominent location in Oakland and moved to Scottsdale. I realize this is all anecdotal evidence, but it is evidence that companies do relocate to Phoenix for economic reasons.
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