ASU/UofA Downtown Phoenix construction thread

[HooverDam]

Originally Posted by Phxguy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zu6pwyudcw
Skip to 12:00 for the updates for a few projects and the rendering of the law School.

The demolition of the Ramada is still a tragedy, it should've been converted to a hip, smaller version of the Valley Ho. That being said, whats done is done and a 28 story apartment and residential tower is very appealing on that site. Crow even mentions the building will be "open" and "accessible" which hopefully means permeable and designed well from an urban point of view---though ASUs record on that is of course mixed at best.

[trigirdbers]

Originally Posted by MegaBass

Exactly the additional SRC fee hasn't kicked in yet. Surprised to hear the backlash on Health Services expansion/ addition Women's Health since prior to that they lack adequate care for such a large student population on the Tempe.

Funding was reduced to what, 2006 levels? Even given the fact that enrollment has slightly increased since then, the tuition is nowhere near where it was in 2006.

[Leo the Dog]

Originally Posted by Vicelord John

meanwhile the south face of the one building by the one place on 7th street is looking near completion. Lots of copper and even the awnings are copper. very shiny and cool.

Photo update, por favor.

[nickw252]

Originally Posted by Leo the Dog

Photo update, por favor.

From my car window



Maybe I'll go for a bike ride tomorrow and get some more.

[Vicelord John]

I'm slackin' sorry!

I'll try to take one tomorrow morning.

[HX_Guy]

That looks pretty nice between the two historic school buildings.

On another note, lots of permit activity going on with the Concord Eastridge student housing at 3rd St and Roosevelt (one 7 story building and one 8 story building) plus lots of permit stuff going on with the Arizona Cancer Center (6 story building). It'll be nice to see more tower cranes up downtown.

[Don B.]

I'll take any sort of multi-story project of 4, 6, or 8 stories over the plethora of dirt lots and under-utilized pieces of land we have now in downtown. Good stuff...

--don

[nickw252]

Originally Posted by HX_Guy

On another note, lots of permit activity going on with the Concord Eastridge student housing at 3rd St and Roosevelt (one 7 story building and one 8 story building) plus lots of permit stuff going on with the Arizona Cancer Center (6 story building). It'll be nice to see more tower cranes up downtown.

Any permits worth posting?

[HX_Guy]

Not really, just the regular stuff that happens prior to construction starting.

[wissundevil06]

Can someone post the renderings again of the new student housing project on 3rd St and Roosevelt? I know I saw them recently. I think this project could be one of the most exciting up and coming projects in Phoenix, and hopefully will spur more, new infill developments in the near future. Really looking forward to this one.

[HX_Guy]

[dtnphx]

That's the bluest sky, I've ever seen!

[Leo the Dog]

Originally Posted by Don B.

I'll take any sort of multi-story project of 4, 6, or 8 stories over the plethora of dirt lots and under-utilized pieces of land we have now in downtown. Good stuff...

--don

I couldn't agree more. I was a little skeptical at first, but this building is looking great.

Thanks to Nick and HXGuy for the photos!

[combusean]

Originally Posted by wissundevil06

Can someone post the renderings again of the new student housing project on 3rd St and Roosevelt? I know I saw them recently. I think this project could be one of the most exciting up and coming projects in Phoenix, and hopefully will spur more, new infill developments in the near future. Really looking forward to this one.

http://phxdowntowner.org/2011/04/10/...artments-1104/

[scottkag]

Originally Posted by wissundevil06

Can someone post the renderings again of the new student housing project on 3rd St and Roosevelt? I know I saw them recently. I think this project could be one of the most exciting up and coming projects in Phoenix, and hopefully will spur more, new infill developments in the near future. Really looking forward to this one.

Fence going up today around this lot!

[gymratmanaz]

Yes!!!!!!!

[HX_Guy]

I'll stop by maybe this weekend to take some initial pictures but in the mean time I found that they actually have a webpage up for this project with some renderings that I don't think we've seen. This is really going to transform that area, right now it's just dirt lots with a few houses scattered around basically.

http://www.concordeastridge.com/proj...ject.php?id=88

Two buildings 7-8 stories each,
Approx. 320 dwelling units,
Common areas,
Approx. 5K GSF retail,
5 level parking garage w/ approx. 400 parking stalls,
(2) on-grade pools

[PHX31]

It is really going to help Roosevelt row be less disjointed and support the bars restaurants and other businesses in that area. The first Friday "farts and craps" trinket hawkers that used to set up on that empty lot might be pissed, but who cares.

[phxSUNSfan]

The Concorde Eastridge project isn't an ASU or UofA development. The company also slightly shifted their focus from "private student housing" to "general leasing" with a focus on the growing student population and biomedical campus. I think this is a wise shift since the area attracts all types, not just students. Maybe we could move the recent posting to the Phoenix Development thread since there is duplication on this topic.

[Vicelord John]

Let's all argue about which thread we have to post in again!