[Arizona Republic staff and wire reports] — Construction spending by federal, state, and local governments has reached record levels, lifting the economy and creating jobs for blue-collar workers despite a collapse in home building. The building of new homes and apartments nationally fell in July to its lowest level since 1991, the U.S. Commerce Department [...]
Posts Tagged ‘CityScape’
Government-funded projects lift downtown, metro Phoenix economy
August 24, 2008Adaptive reuse key to Phoenix’s diverse and unique history
August 14, 2008[Source: Kimber Lanning, Local First Arizona, and David Cavazos, City of Phoenix, "My Turn" column, Arizona Republic] — The city of Phoenix has a plan to ensure our history will become part of our future, as vintage buildings are given new vitality through a process known as adaptive reuse. This process instills a sense of [...]
Downtown Phoenix chomping at the bit for grocery stores
August 7, 2008[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — For nearly three decades, downtown Phoenix has been hungry for a grocery store. Now, it could be on the verge of snaring two. As early as December 2009, a 9,000-square-foot AJ’s Fine Foods is slated to open near Central Avenue and Jefferson Street, part of the sprawling $900 million [...]
Concrete poured for first CityScape office tower in downtown Phoenix
August 5, 2008[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — Crews began pouring concrete on Monday for the first office tower in a $900 million downtown Phoenix project. The nearly 2,000 cubic yards of concrete will become the foundation for One East Washington, one of several buildings planned for the sprawling CityScape complex.
CityScape is a three-block cluster of shops, offices, [...]
Patriots Park laser structure coming down
August 2, 2008[Source: Michael Clancy, Arizona Republic] — Work to dismantle downtown Phoenix’s laser begins today, with hardly a soul to lament its demise. When the steel spider of a structure was built in 1986, it was billed as Phoenix’s answer to the Eiffel Tower. It operated for less than a year before its lasers were turned [...]
Downtown Phoenix businesses suggest light rail, parking changes
July 6, 2008[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic, July 6, 2008] — If Phoenix wants its downtown nightlife to thrive, buses need to stay on the street long after sundown, several business owners say. Bill Smith, who owns Bar Smith and other local restaurants, is a member of an alliance of bar, restaurant, hotel, and nightclub owners working [...]
