Some news from a little birdy....
Portland Place phase II may be happening! There's apparently some renewed interest in the project. If you recall the old renderings were of Phase II being a bit taller than Phase I, then Phase III being taller still. Thats now out. Phase II will be a hybrid of Phase II and III, one wider building. It'll be about 11 stories facing Hance Park. 4 stories facing Portland Parkway. With a wrapped/hidden garage in between. There will also be ground floor office space along Portland Parkway where the developer will likely move their offices (Habitat Metro) and they're trying to attract architects, designers, etc. to office there. |
that's my favorite street/neighborhood in phoenix, so I hope it gets finished. I love that parkway, I love the feel of Roosevelt between 3rd and Central, it's just the one place that really feels like a vibrant city. I ate at Pita Jungle last night with my dad and we had a window seat on roosevelt, must have seen 100+ bicycles go by, joggers, people headed places, it was just awesome. Even on Portland Street, you get the impression you are in a big city.
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Great News! And I third the above comment.
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Photo Update
Native Connections:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2n21qbc.jpg It doesn't look like much has happened recently. Sheriff's Office: http://i48.tinypic.com/ehlu1h.jpg http://i47.tinypic.com/30i9c9f.jpg Right across the street from Roosevelt Point (also posted in RoPo Thread). http://i50.tinypic.com/20ii8zm.jpg http://i50.tinypic.com/9abvj7.jpg |
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I took a bunch of photos yesterday morning while tooling around in the convertible. I really like how Roosevelt is starting to mature. The farmers market on Central Avenue is pleasant enough, although some of the prices had me gasping for breath. :)
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Welp, looks like the law school move is a done deal.
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/n...n-to-move.html |
Elevation Central by Vedura Residential
More information on the Elevation Central development that was mentioned a few weeks ago.
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http://i49.tinypic.com/n4uond.png http://veduraresidential.com/home/elevation-central From BREWAZ: Quote:
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Pretty suburban.
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Though I guess the street facing retail at Tapestry on Central has been empty for an eternity, so including it is likely a tough sell to developers. |
Yeah. No retail for pedestrians to shop at. No shade for pedestrians to walk under. And the one buildings, one use stretches the whole block. For the light rail, urban, pedestrian friendly corridor of Phoenix, this misses the mark. But at least it means more people downtown/uptown. Could be a lot worse, but def could be better.
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One of the big problems is that the Urban Form Code only applies to Downtown. Its a ridiculous joke that our Planning Dept. didn't have form based code already applied to the entirety of the LRT line. |
Agreed. Let's hope! Those were just my first thoughts when I saw the rendering. It would be nice if we didnt build any more 'blah' zones on major pedestrian streets like Central.
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Very few of those residents will ride Metro rail.
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Doesn't appear from the rendering that there is a lobby/building off central. There should be.
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Anyone know about this? It's right beside the George and Dragon on North Central Ave.
http://i46.tinypic.com/2l89ogo.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/nex2ti.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/5boewi.jpg |
^ Its been under construction for a while, those renderings look real sharp. I haven't heard anything about any tenants yet, though Im hoping for a restaurant or bar to create some nice synergy w/ George & Dragon.
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