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Originally Posted by pbenjamin
It was really disappointing, lipstick on a pig in my estimation. First, they don't own the entire complex, not even the entire parking lot. They have no plans for any new buildings, it will continue to be office with a few restaurants.
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I'm really not sure what they could build there that would be in demand. Office? No way. Hotel? Who wants to stay there? They are way too late to market for the current boom for rental residential. Maybe a condo product...
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The presenter was pretty inept, kept referring to 3rd Ave as 3rd Street and referred to the area as "uptown Phoenix" which pissed off the Midtown TOD folks.
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This kinda makes me happy. Uptown and Midtown were always ambiguous years ago. Now, they're distinct neighborhoods.
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When asked about HQ2 Christine Mackay from the City chimed in that if Phoenix actually got it, the plans for Park Central wouldn't change, that it was adequate for a Phase I and that it was a linear proposal linked by light rail.
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This kinda makes me sad. While I have not seen the proposal, Phoenix submitted one site for HQ2. That it was just one site almost made it seem with Arizona's real estate wheelings and dealings that some secret hand was in the bag when other cities were having a field day with sites.
A linear connection is not what Amazon seemed to be looking for in their proposal, especially because Park Central has no immediately potential tenancy for that fabled Phase 1's 500,000 sqft of office.