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Tuesday Volume 3 Issue 73 Issue Date: October 30, 2012 CONNECTING THE LOCAL BUILDING INDUSTRY Central Ave/Monroe St. Building Owners Seek New Uses By Riis Valcho for The owners of downtown Phoenix’s historic The historic Central Ave. The State Press Professional Building are incorporating student and Monroe St. building housing needs as part of their strategy to help held professional offices sell the building after plans to make it a bou- on upper floors and hotel tique hotel fell through. rooms on the lower ones. Photo Credit: ML Manager LLC, the current owner of the Danielle Gregory 13-story, 157,000-square-foot property at Central Ave. and Monroe St., is presenting the structure to potential buyers — including ASU — as a place for student apartments, class- rooms or a hotel. The building has had protected historic land- mark status since its placement on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Cardboard protects the lobby’s marble floors, and ornate brass fixtures remain in good condi- tion despite the building’s years of neglect. Cassidy/Turley Commercial Real Estate Services Executive Vice President Don Arones said he is optimistic that the building can find a good buyer, despite challenges with marketing it. He said he reached out to ASU when the Downtown campus first began development to see if the University would be interested in the space. However, the building was ultimately not in- cluded in the campus’s design plans. University Planning Senior Vice President Rich- ard Stanley said there was interest in the build- ing in the past, but problems arose when trying to make use of the building for classrooms. Read more at The State Press Project Solicitations in this Issue: 24 Design/Consultants 26 Horizontal 15 Commercial 14 Products & Equipment 4 Development Opps 27 Utilities 56 Maintenance 22 Permits Issued The Arizona Builder’s Exchange is a compilation of information gathered from the public domain. Individual articles are protected by their respective copyright. The publication as a whole is copyright protected to the Arizona Builder’s Exchange. To forward or share the information with others outside of your firm is a violation of that copyright, punishable by law. 2 Volume 3 Issue 73 Table of Contents Articles 3 3 Arizona Parks Chief Asks Governor for ‘Critical’ $15M 4 Heavy Medals for Sustainability LEEDers 6 Phoenix May Have Blown Shot at Goldwater Museum 6 Year-Round Aquatics Center Draws Interest at Gilbert 7 Late Bids Arrive For Flagstaff Public Works Yard 8 Tucson Downtown’s Resurgence 8 Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway: Paving the Way 8 9 Mesa Gives Final OK for Escobedo Project 9 Gas Pipeline Proposal Brings Out Valley Residents 10 Old Main balances structural repair, preservation 11 Leaders Look To Future of Commercial Real Estate 11 750 Park Models and Mobile Homes set for Copper Skye 13 High Schoolers Get Taste of Hard Hat Life 14 Downtown Scottsdale Mercedes Benz Dealership Gets OK 14 Apache Junction Reports on Downtown Improvements 9 14 Banner Investing $45M in Four East Valley Health Centers 15 Palazzo Pursued ‘Easy’ LEED Points to Gain Lucrative Benefits 15 Solar Energy a Hot Issue in AZ Corporation Commission Race 16 Surprise Tras Planner Shares Her Thoughts on Traffic 16 Real Estate Deals Still a Challenge to Close 18 Has The Ship Sailed On Multi-family, Or Is It Full Steam Ahead? Sections 10 17 Permits Issued 19 Crommercial Real estate News 21 Local Industry Events Project Opportunities 22 Planning/Design/ Consultant /Inspection 25 Development Opportunities 25 Horizontal 14 29 Utilities 33 Commercial 35 Maintenance & Alterations 40 Products & Equipment 41 Pre-Solicitations 3 Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Arizona Parks Chief Asks Governor for ‘Critical’ $15M Meet the By Craig Harris Arizona Parks Director Bryan Martyn said his agency has “criti- Team! for The Arizona cal funding issues” and is asking for additional state funding of Republic about $15.5M for capital projects, operations and staff. Rebekah Morris - Publisher Martyn, a self-described fiscal conservative who is just a few Casper months into the parks job, has asked Gov. Jan Brewer, a fellow 480-709-4190 Republican, for the additional money in the fiscal 2014 state [email protected] budget, which begins next July 1. Parks need improvements, Martyn said, because they are a Rachel Kettenhofen - Editor product on which many Arizonans and out-of-state visitors are Bloody Mary willing to spend money for something they enjoy. 480-227-2620 Identified projects: [email protected] • Catalina State Park, Tucson: Electricity to campsites Eric Jay Toll - Senior Correspondent • Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Havasu City: New launch Slimer ramps, roads and parking 602-617-3797 • Kartchner Caverns State Park, Cochise County: Install [email protected] potable water line from Benson • Patagonia Lake State Park, Patagonia: Replace waste- Michele Carey - General Manager water treatment facility Jacob Marley • Overall Park System: Make non-routine repairs and 480-686-4315 maintenance [email protected] “I will use the money wisely to enhance the product,” said Martyn, who oversees a $21.1million annual budget with 146 Arizona Builders Exchange full-time positions. The state has 30 parks, with 27 in opera- 1400 E Indian School Road tion. Phoenix, AZ 85014 Read more at AZCentral. Note: AZCentral is now premium con- tent. Readers are permitted 20 free article views per month. AZBEX News When we upgraded servers, we added recipients at subscriber firms who were not previously on our list. If you suddenly started receiving this but prefer not to, please let us know! AZBEX - Tip of the Week We encourage you to promote your firm. Send us your project awards, new hires, press releases, open employment positions, and even contribute articles, all for FREE! Email [email protected] Editor’s Picks from the Last Issue Catalina State Park near Tucson will get electricity at its campsites if a funding request for state parks is approved. Photo Credit: Pat Shannahan/The Republic • Arizona Construction Activity Up 6% Topping $9.5B for FY 2012 • Rio Nuevo Offers $6M for Tucson Convention Center Improvements Click here to return to Table of Contents 4 Volume 3 Issue 73 Heavy Medals for Sustainability LEEDers Owners of LEED-certified buildings were given acco- is no longer the norm. He cited the efforts to provide po- By Eric Jay Toll lades—“Heavy Medals”—last week. The awards came tential employers with an educated workforce, and how for The Arizona from the Arizona Chapter, US Green Building Council at those efforts will drive Arizona to be known as a state Builder’s its first annual awards luncheon. The event, held in the that ‘gets it’. He also noted that local government can do Exchange LEED Silver-certified Phoenix Convention Center, featured much to promote sustainability – most notably through comments from area mayors committed to sustainable building codes and policies towards adaptive reuse. development in their cities. Building owners with the greatest number of certified buildings walked away with Dan Vermeer, Waste Management, also spoke at the the medals, and all LEED-certified building owners were event. He described how far Phoenix has come in terms acknowledged for their efforts. of sustainability since hosting the international Green Build conference in 2009. He and Curtis Slife, FM Solu- Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton was the keynote speaker, tions, stressed the need to recognize the owners of the and his talk centered around the principles of ‘Regional- buildings – the ones that made LEED certification a prior- ism’, stating that competition from outside regions have ity – and that until this event, a LEED plaque was simply driven cities to work together. City vs. City competition sent in the mail when the achievement was reached. Continued on page 7 Award Winner Category Award Arizona State University Highest LEED Achievement Most Certifications in Arizona Museum of Northern Arizona ENR 2009 Best Green Building Making Arizona Proud University of Arizona LEED New Construction Most Platinum Buildings City of Scottsdale LEED New Construction Most Platinum Buildings Arizona State University LEED New Construction Most Gold Buildings City of Phoenix LEED New Construction Most Silver Category City of Phoenix LEED New Construction Most Certified Category City of Apache Junction LEED New Construction Most Certified Category City of Tucson LEED New Construction Most Combined Certifications Verizon Wireless LEED Commercial Interiors Most Gold Buildings Verizon Wireless LEED Commercial Interiors Most Silver Buildings USAA LEED Existing Buildings Most Platinum Buildings Regus LEED Existing Buildings Most Gold Buildings Arizona Public Service LEED Existing Buildings Most Silver Buildings CBRE LEED Existing Buildings Most Silver Buildings General Dynamics LEED Existing Buildings Most Certified Category Transwestern LEED Existing Buildings Most Certified Category Weitz LEED for Homes Most Platinum Homes Tofel Construction LEED for Homes Most Gold Homes Habitat for Humanity LEED for Homes Most Certified Category Salvation Army Kroc Center Non-Profit Category Only Gold Gym Rough Rock Community School K-12 Schools Category Most Certifications Northern Arizona University LEED New Construction LEEDing the Way Click here to return to Table of Contents 5 Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Heavy Medals for Sustainability LEEDers (Cont’d) No fuss, no ceremony, nothing. The Arizo- na Chapter of the USGBC hopes to change that by hosting this event annually. Award categories were in New Construc- tion, Commercial Interiors, Existing Build- ings, Homes, Non-Profit Organizations and K-12 Schools. With 16 platinum-certified buildings and the top numbers in gold cer- tifications, Arizona State University walked away with the “Most LEED buildings” in the state. The Museum of Northern Arizona was honored for its Engineering News-Record award as ENR’s Best Green Building in 2009. Operational cost savings and environmen- tal benefits are driving more owners into the quest for LEED certification.