That cost doubled from last year.

I suppose they forgot to include FF&E, which often happens with local governments.

Would it have been cheaper to tear down the old one and build something new? This seems pretty expensive.

There's something very wrong when an initial estimate is off by this much money regardless of whether it was cheaper to build anew.

I don't have enough good/consistent information to compare the projects but the County Attorney's renovation looks to have been done for much less money per sqft and they look to have started with much less, but is competitive with the brand new Sheriff's headquarters so it's very difficult to say. The 100 W Washington St is ideal given how close it is to the existing city and county stuff and building anew wouldn't have been feasible on that site.

No kidding. That's the cost of a shiny new tower. I'm sure there's going to be some flack about spending that much on a tower renovation.

Edit: Also, I hope that includes exterior renovations as well and not just interior? No offense, but I hate brutalist architecture and the former Wells-Fargo building is no exception. I used to work there when I first moved here. Hated it :yuck:

I'm also trying to figure out where the city found $224 million to do this as well. This is the largest infrastructure project in memory and the funding sources seem nebulous compared to past things like ASU, City Hall, and the Convention Center, all of which were ballot proposals.

The Henry Uptown Plaza Central & Camelback. Applebee's location?
 

Plan Review: PRDV-230217

Yeah, that looks to be the case ... Parcel Division permit... the current Uptown Plaza, applebee's and all, is one parcel.

Lol you're not offending anyone with that critique. It's absolutely horrendous so hopefully it's a complete overhaul.

It definitely doesn't include exterior renovations, there are renderings of the completed project looking the same.

I actually think 100 West looks fine and is a good example of the International Style... it's not brutalist (and i like brutalist too!)

Yep, confirmed. The Henry coming to Uptown Plaza. What I cannot tell from the article or renderings posted is WHERE it will go? I guess it's possible it may be taking over the Applebee's but then it says:

"The restaurant will be a true addition to the plaza, with a newly constructed space built specifically for The Henry, complete with an indoor and outdoor cocktail bar, a centerpiece fireplace and an open kitchen."

I guess Applebee's can get knocked down and new build over it. The renderings appear to be fronting either Central or Camelback so if not taking over the existing Applebee's location, I guess it can go in one of the parking lot spots N or E of the Applebee's.

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/rest...-2024-17556849

One of the renderings shows someone pedaling in a bike lane right outside the restaurant. That would suggest the restaurant is going to be located along Central, rather than Camelback. The former has bike lanes; the latter does not.

Good catch! And there you go...PBJ article confirms it will be replacing the Applebee's that's currently there.

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/...a-phoenix.html

Wow, weren't we just talking about how there needs to be more The Henry? I feel vindicated. I think it will do well there.

I do feel bad for all the low-middle income folks in central Phx who will lose their Applebees, though it's great for me I never go there even though I live nearby. Places like Denny's (Jenny's) always seem full while higher end places seem to struggle sometimes.

Applebee's doesn't fit at all into Uptown Plaza any more and I'm not sad to see it go. When I used to live near 7th St in Coronado, I always thought that legacy Coco's on the SWC of 7th St/Monte Vista was totally out of place and almost never seemed to have more than 2 tables full, while the newer "hip" places that line that corridor always had more action. And now I just looked it up and it appears that Coco's has closed.

New development in Eastlake park, maybe this one will finally work !

https://azbex.com/planning-developme...ntown-phoenix/

https://azbex.com/wp-content/uploads...-Park-MU-2.jpg

Here's the rezoning packet for the project:

https://www.phoenix.gov/pddsite/Docu...PZ/Z-52-23.pdf

The gap between downtown and midtown has filled in a lot in the last 5 or so year.

https://i.imgur.com/Vx39wAmh.jpeg

Higher end places do not struggle anywhere Central and East Phoenix . . . go to any desirable restaurant between Wednesday evening and Sunday during the cool season.

Applebees sucks - glad to see it go, sorry if anyone lost a job or long time hangout place with memories, I can appreciate that - but it adds nothing to the culinary experience of the city.

I thought The Henry would be a nice multi-story hotel or new residential tower.

But no, it's another 1-story building.

Oh well. It should fit in nicely with the revamped Uptown Plaza.

The above is not development news. No more.