[Source: Barbara Stocklin, City of Phoenix] – Staff from the City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office and Development Services Department met with representatives from Hansji Hotels, the property owners of the Luhrs Block downtown, to discuss their site plan for a phase I and phase II project. Site plan approval for a phase II project, [...]
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Planning continues on downtown Phoenix Luhrs Block restoration
November 25, 2008Posted in Architecture, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation, Office Space |
Tags: Historic Preservation Office, Barbara Stocklin, Luhrs Tower, Luhrs Building, Hansji Urban, Historic Preservation Commission, Development Services
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Preservation has its rewards, headaches for metro Phoenix developers
September 2, 2008[Source: Jan Buchholz, Phoenix Business Journal] — Historic preservation isn’t advised for the penny-pincher or the faint of heart. It’s a particularly difficult practice in the rugged terrain of real estate development. Yet for some, it is the most satisfying work they do. “(Historic preservation projects) are a lot of fun and are very [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Downtown Vitality, Finances, Historic Preservation, Sustainability |
Tags: Adaptive reuse, Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Calabria Italian Grocery & Deli, Desert Viking Cos., Goldspot Market, Hayden Flour Mill, Historic Preservation Commission, Jan Buchholz, Jeff Keck, Marlene Imirzian, Mill Avenue, Neils Kreipke, Stu Siefer, Tempe Hardware Building, Tempe National Bank Building, Winship House
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Phoenix HP Commission recommends project for Parks, Preserve Initiative
August 26, 2008[Source: Barbara Stocklin, City of Phoenix] — The City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Commission formally recommended that the City Council allocate Parks & Preserve Initiative (PPI) funds to rehabilitate historic properties on city parks where there has been substantial prior public investment and additional funds are still needed to activate a historic building and site [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Finances, Historic Preservation, Parks & Open Space, Sustainability |
Tags: Barbara Stocklin, Historic Preservation Commission, Parks and Preserve Initiative, Phoenix City Council, Phoenix Parks and Recreation, Steele Indian School Park, Tovrea Castle, Winship House
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HP Commission approves Luhrs Block proposal
April 29, 2008[Source: Barbara Stocklin, City of Phoenix] — The City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) unanimously recommended approval of a plan to amend an existing 1993 historic preservation/ development agreement for the Luhrs Block downtown (bound by Jefferson and Madison Streets, and Central and 1st Avenues). This amendment would release the developer from an existing [...]
Posted in Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation |
Tags: Barbara Stocklin, City Council, Demolition, Downtown Phoenix, Facade easement, Historic Preservation Commission, Luhrs Building, Luhrs Tower
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Agreement nears on historic Luhrs block
April 23, 2008[Source: Barbara Stocklin, City of Phoenix] — The City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office is close to reaching an agreement on a recommended course of action to amend an existing development agreement pertaining to this historic downtown block (between Jefferson and Madison, Central and 1st Avenue).
This agreement would address preservation requirements for the block and [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation |
Tags: Adaptive reuse, Barbara Stocklin, City Council, Downtown Phoenix, Historic Preservation Commission, Luhrs Building, Luhrs Tower
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Developer to renovate historic Luhrs sites
February 18, 2008[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — An Irvine, Calif., developer will save the iconic Luhrs Building and Luhrs Tower, but the fate of other vintage buildings on the downtown Phoenix block is up in the air. Hansji Urban inherited a 1992 agreement from the previous owner that gives the firm the right to tear down [...]
Posted in Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation |
Tags: Arizona Republic, Barbara Stocklin, Downtown Phoenix, Hansji Urban, Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Preservation Office, Jahna Berry, Luhrs Building, Luhrs Tower
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