32nd Street Revitalization Project

Will 32nd Street revitalize into Urban Core?

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New signs mark 32nd Street renewal

As our community expands, moving forward with projects like View 32 and 31 Cheryl  it’s important to keep perspective of valley-wide revitalization efforts.

 

What is Urban Core?
Urban Core are high density areas of employment, shops and residents. The best example of Urban Core in the valley is downtown Tempe.  Downtown Phoenix is also moving in the Urban Core direction.  One a little closer to 32nd street community is the Scottsdale Kierland/ Quarter area.  The Kierland Commons feature mid-rise homes on top of street level shops and restaurants. Urban Cores are quickly becoming the trend for infill developments, building up not out.

Why Urban Core?
They are a magnet for millennials who want to live close to work and play.  Even millennials who don’t live in Urban Core areas like to work in Urban Core areas for the walk-ability of the area near work.  Millennials aren’t the only ones trending to Urban Core.  More and more baby-boomers don’t want to drive, they want a walk-able community.  Empty-nesters looking to downsize but still be close to attractions are turning to Urban core top provide walk-able amenities.

How does it work?
In order to work an Urban Core needs to rise in an area with good demographic and socio-economic base, high transportation accessibility, and existing space for high-density residential development. The more people the more successful an Urban Core community is.

Urban Cores aren’t for everyone-
Urban Cores are a lifestyle choice. Not everyone wants to give up the space of the suburbs to move into a condo, but the trend for Urban Core is rising across the valley.

How does this relate to our own 32nd Street renascence?
Just like Urban Core most neighbors want walk-ability and bike-ability.  They don’t want to drive to restaurants and businesses, they want easy access to commerce.  32nd street will not turn into an Urban Core environment but a similar community closeness can be created when we support local business, develop meaningful projects and work together as neighbors.

Phoenix Mountain Preserve needs your voice

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City of Phoenix wants to hear your voice regarding the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.

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Scott Covey, the Acting Park Supervisor of the Phoenix Parks and Recreation department, has shared an online survey that is available as part of the Phoenix Mountain Preserve and Adaptive Management Plan public input efforts. The areas impacted by this process is Piestewa Peak, Dreamy Draw, the 40th Street Trailhead and the 32nd Street and Lincoln Trailhead.

Please take a few minutes to look over the conceptual drawings and plans for the parking lots, mountain parks, and trailheads as we move toward a finalized plan. The City of Phoenix thinks it is especially important that there is neighborhood buy in and comment from those that live near the Phoenix Mountains Preserve and those trailheads slated for improvements as discussed at the public meeting

The link it will take you to a site where you can vote as to what they believe should be the priority area for any future improvements. They will accept public comment until Feb 22nd to allow us time to prepare for a Parks Board report and discussion.

Please reach out to Scott Covey at 602-286-3892 if you have any questions or concerns. There is still the opportunity to comment and suggest what works and what we may need to consider.

Click Here to View the Survey

5 housing projects breaking ground in Phoenix neighborhoods

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Retrieved from www.AZCentral.com

Phoenix is in a building boom.

Cranes dot the downtown skyline as construction crews transform lots on nearly every major street. Housing projects run the gamut from apartments to townhouses, from the central city to the suburbs.

Some already are underway. Others will need more planning and approval before they break ground.

See what’s next for your neighborhood and if you see any projects you’re curious about, e-mail Brenna Goth at brenna.goth@arizonarepublic.com.

Downtown

  • Project: Alta Fillmore.
  • Developer: Wood Partners, LLC.
  • Location: Fillmore Street and Seventh Avenue.
  • What’s to come: The 4.1-acre project will include 230 apartment units. The company says the project will be walkable and bikeable to appeal to downtown professionals. One, two and three-bedroom units will range from 671 to 1,525 square feet.
  • The neighborhood: Wood Partners is building on vacant land in the western part of downtown. The city owns adjacent land that also is slated for development.
  • Timeline: Wood Partners already broke ground on the project and projects completion in 2017.

Downtown

  • Project: en Hance Park.
  • Developer: Sencorp.
  • Location: First Street and Portland Street.
  • What’s to come: The condominium project will include 49 units geared toward downtown professionals. Units range from 400 to 1,700 square feet and start at $150,000. The development also will include outdoor community space and a pool.
  • The neighborhood: The project is across from Margaret T. Hance Park and near the Roosevelt Row arts district in downtown Phoenix. en Hance Park is one of several condominium projects underway in the area.
  • Timeline: Sencorp expects to complete the project June 2016.

Midtown

  • Project: Edison Midtown.
  • Developer: Deco Communities.
  • Location: Central Avenue and Monterey Way.
  • What’s to come: The $40 million condominium project along the light rail line will include 110 units ranging from about 800 to 1,400 square feet. Prices start at about $240,000. The complex will include amenities such as a pool, a fitness center and electric car charging stations.
  • The neighborhood: Phoenix economic development leaders see midtown as the city’s next hub of dense development, stretching north of downtown.
  • Timeline: Developers expect to break ground on the project this fall and complete the condos in 2016.

Melrose District

  • Project: The Curve at Melrose.
  • Developer: P.B. Bell.
  • Location: 7th Ave between Camelback and Indian School roads.
  • What’s to come: The luxury apartment development will include 204 units as well as a pool, fitness center and parking.
  • The neighborhood: The Melrose District in central Phoenix is known for local businesses and vintage shops anchored along Seventh Avenue.
  • Timeline: The project expects to break ground in spring 2016 and end construction in 2018.

32nd Street Corridor

  • Project: View 32.
  • Developer: Watt Communities of Arizona.
  • Location: 32nd Street and Shea Boulevard.
  • What’s to come: View 32 will include 135 apartments on about 3.6 acres of land.
  • The neighborhood: The 32nd Street corridor in north Phoenix is the focus of a city revitalization effort, including re-branding and infrastructure improvements like bike lanes. Watt has another project planned along 32nd Street and aims to create urban lifestyle options, according to the company.
  • Timeline: Watt expects to begin construction in spring 2016 and complete the project in 2017.

Future light Rail Map and Movephx Campaign

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I recently received this information from a representative of the MovePhx campaign which is in support of proposition 104. I am sending this out to the community as information. This is not an endorsement for prop 104.
According to the movephx.org group, “The population of Phoenix is projected to double in the next 30 years. That’s the same as moving the entire population of Denver into our city.” That is quite the expansion. Following the general rule of thumb, larger population, more traffic and transportation issues. Proposition 104 plans to combat the continuous growth in our city by expanding the light rail and bus routes. By the view of the the projected light rail expansion depicted in purple the light rail will follow Cactus Road until Paradise Valley Mall. The map indicates how everything will be connected and can display the benefits from this expansion. Showing the newly connected paths available also helps our students attending Arizona State University and Grand Canyon University.
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I particularly found the map interesting with the proposed future light rail expansions. The closest that it will get to our neighborhood is from Cave Creek Road and Cactus Road eastbound to Paradise Valley Mall.
Click Here to find out more from MovePHX!
If you have any questions about the proposal or the attached information, please contact: Brian Irvine.

31st/Cheryl Meeting Updates

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The three story, 27 unit, and 2700 square foot proposal for the 31st and Cheryl project recently had a meeting to cover a few key points. One essential factor to note is the developers drawings do not provide a true representation of what the end results will be. Also, it was noted that the developer will most likely not be the builder of the project.

The project will require rezoning, most likely after the rezoning has been approved the project will be sold to another company to build according to the approved specifications. In case the builder wants to make any changes after the approval has taken place the changes will have to be submitted to the City and go through the approval process once again.

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The meeting held by The Rose Law Group PC format was a bit difficult to follow since the questions were not asked out loud allowing all questions and answers to be heard. The structure of the meeting was composed of multiple different stations where individuals could walk up to representatives and ask their questions directly.

For more information The Village Planner is Racelle Escolar who can be reached at (602) 262-6949 or emailed at racelle.escolar@phoenix.gov