Posts Tagged ‘Downtown Development Office’
October 8, 2008
[Source: Barbara Stocklin, City of Phoenix] — The fate of three properties in Phoenix’s historic Warehouse District was discussed among city Historic Preservation staff and others in early October; two possible renovations and one possible demolition. Details below:
Historic Preservation staff met with prospective buyers of a vacant warehouse at 515 E. Grant Street on October [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation |
Tags: Phoenix City Council, Downtown Phoenix, Historic Preservation, Warehouse District, ALERT!, Michael Levine, Historic Preservation Office, Downtown Development Office, Barbara Stocklin, Bond Campaign, Development Services, Phoenix Seed & Feed, Office of Customer Advocacy, Lescher & Mahoney, Del Webb, Stanley Sausage Company, Dudley Ventures, James Howard Jr., Phoenix Historic Property Register, National Register of Historic Places
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June 25, 2008
[Source: Jahna Berry and Andrew Johnson, Arizona Republic, June 25, 2008] – The financial storm brewing around Mortgages Ltd. has touched two key downtown Phoenix projects, a blow to ongoing efforts to reinvigorate the city’s heart. There is no more loan money to fund construction and renovation work for Hotel Monroe, a high-profile luxury project, [...]
Posted in Downtown Vitality, Finances |
Tags: ASU, Downtown Phoenix, Warehouse District, Jahna Berry, Downtown Development Office, Hotel Monroe, Phoenix Convention Center, Sheraton, John Chan, mortgage crisis, Jackson Street Entertainment District, Mortgages Ltd., Andrew Johnson
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May 23, 2008
[Source: Phoenix Downtown Development Office] – The city of Phoenix Downtown Development Office seeks applicants for the Artist Storefront Program, which is designed to increase the number of artist-owned and occupied galleries, stimulate art and arts-related activities, eliminate blight, and improve the aesthetics of the downtown area. The program, generally bounded by 19th Avenue to 16th [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation |
Tags: Arts, Downtown Development Office, Downtown Phoenix
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October 24, 2007
In this October 24, 2007 column, Arizona Republic editorial writer, Richard deUriarte, encourages the City of Phoenix to preserve the 1929 Sun Mercantile Building just as it did with another city-owned property, the Phoenix Union High School buildings at 7th Street and Van Buren.
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Luxury Housing |
Tags: ALERT!, Arizona Republic, Asian American, City Council, Downtown Development Office, Downtown Phoenix, Facadism, Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Preservation Office, Phil Gordon, Richard deUriarte, Robert Sarver, Southwest Value Partners, Sun Mercantile, W Hotel, Warehouse District
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September 26, 2007
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — Phoenix City Council members and their top aides may have to tell a court whether they had improper talks with the developer of a proposed $200 million W Hotel project. Last week, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered a trial to sort through conflicting accounts about how the [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Luxury Housing |
Tags: ALERT!, Arizona Republic, Asian American, Barry Wong, Bill Scheel, City Council, David Cavazos, Downtown Development Office, Downtown Phoenix, Facadism, Frank Fairbanks, Gary Verburg, Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Preservation Office, Jahna Berry, Jay DeWitt, Jerry Colangelo, Mike Davis, Peter Swann, Phil Gordon, Robert Sarver, Southwest Value Partners, Sun Mercantile, W Hotel, Warehouse District
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September 18, 2007
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — A proposed $200 million boutique hotel in downtown Phoenix was on life support, but a judge’s Tuesday ruling has effectively killed the existing deal, the developer said. Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver was poised to build a 39-story W Hotel near US Airways Center. The development would have [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Luxury Housing |
Tags: ALERT!, Arizona Republic, Asian American, Bill Scheel, City Council, David Cavazos, Downtown Development Office, Downtown Phoenix, Facadism, Frank Fairbanks, Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Preservation Office, Jahna Berry, Jay DeWitt, Mike Davis, Peter Swann, Phil Gordon, Robert Sarver, Southwest Value Partners, Sun Mercantile, W Hotel, Warehouse District
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