The Wexford/ASU project is crap. ASU shouldn't be allowed to build a single new building- its footprint is massive for how few of its buildings reach 10 floors or have mixed uses. I don't see how ASU and the PBC continue to build without an updated plan- the only PBC plan is a massing study.
Given the size and location of the campus, the design deserves public review. This campus should be recruiting the best employers, the best jobs, and the best talent, and it could have done so by integrating into the best neighborhoods of downtown. A park with dense housing focused on healthy living or live/work offices for doctors/dentists/etc. would have been a great addition to the 4th Street corridor. I have said this before, but getting someone like a Petsmart to invest in a veterinary school with some office and incubator space would make the neighborhood livable while facilitating investment into the idea of the PBC.
4th St/Garfield is hot real estate. The use of the arts in technology would have been a great bridge between the two districts- alternative health spaces, continuing education conference rooms within a hotel, or just plain dense housing for employees/students with things like dance studios, spas, etc., would have made such more sense than what is essentially a carbon-copy of every ASU/PBC building. There's retail at the 4th/Garfield corner, but that's it... the rest is similar to the crappy Law School frontage. I can't wait until 'coworking' spaces are no longer 'in,' except for ones that are invested in and lead to jobs.
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