Planning
Arizona
Geddes and Co. are planning to carry out the Punchcard Building Redevelopment in Phoenix. The $100-million project involves adding new elements to the Phoenix Financial Center—which includes an 18-story office tower and two rotundas—to create a mixed-use campus. The additions will include a seven-story, 575,000-sq-ft apartment building above a two-level, below-grade existing parking structure. The 18-story office tower, erected in 1964, is commonly known as the Punchcard Building due to its visual similarity to a computer punch card. Geddes and Co., 3020 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, 85016. DR#00662049.
Arizona
Hanwha Energy USA Holding Corp. is planning to develop the $750-million Jove Solar Project. The project includes a 600-MW solar farm on a site 22 miles southeast of Brenda and 30 miles west of Tonopah. Hanwha Energy USA Holding Corp., 300 Spectrum Center Drive, Irvine, Calif., 92618. DR#23-00021325.
Arizona
The city of Mesa is planning to expand its Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant to a 48-million-gallons-per-day capacity from 24 mgd. The $201-million project entails replacing and adding raw water flow control valves, one added raw water ozone contactor, two additional ballasted flocculation trains, one additional intermediate ozone contactor, six additional deep-bed biological GAC filters, one additional finished water reservoir, one additional 8 mgd Falcon Field zone finished water pump, three 11 mgd desert wells zone finished water pumps, a sludge flow splitter, one wash water treatment unit, one gravity thickener, one ozone generator, additional chemical feed equipment and storage capacity and a new storage building. The project designer is Black & Veatch Corp., and McCarthy Building Cos. has been chosen as the construction manager. Construction is expected to begin in February 2024. The City of Mesa, Attn: Donna Horn, Contract Specialist, 20 E. Main St., Mesa, 85201. DR#20-00729311.
Nevada
Sony Pictures Entertainment and the Howard Hughes Corp. are planning to build the Summerlin Production Studios on a 60-acre site in Summerlin South. The up to $1-billion complex will include between 540,000 and 730,000 sq ft of production studios, 10 soundstages, office space and 50,000 sq ft of retail space. Sony Pictures Studios, 10202 Washington Blvd., Culver City, Calif., 90232. DR#23-00264083.
Nevada
McCormack Baron Salazar is planning to carry out the Desert Pines Redevelopment. The project entails converting the 100-acre Desert Pines Golf Course into a 1,500-unit residential development with some commercial space. The project is valued at $500 million. McCormack Baron Salazar, 720 Olive St., St. Louis, 63101. DR#22-00749634.
New Mexico
To’Hajiilee Navajo Chapter is evaluating submitted proposals for planning, engineering and conceptual design services for the To’Hajiilee Community School, a new K-12 school on the To’Hajiilee Indian Reservation. The project entails a school building plus 12 housing units. The project is valued at $90.4 million. To'Hajiilee Navajo Chapter, P.O. Box 3398, Laguna, 87026. DR#23-00089074.
New Mexico
Lobo Development Corp. , the University of New Mexico’s private development arm, is planning a mixed-use public-private partnership project called Gibson Town Center in Albuquerque. The project will entail constructing apartments and retail buildings totaling 490,000 sq ft. Lobo Development Corp., 801 University Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, 87106. DR#23-00372744.
