Wall Street pushed the Indianapolis-headquartered Duke Realty into the Phoenix market. Amazon.com has helped it weather an economic storm. Photo: Duke Realty Specializing in industrial, sub-office and on-campus medical properties, Duke Realty�s first Valley deal was acquiring 600,000 sq ft from the Alter Group at the Buckeye Logistics Center, where Amazon.com leased space by the end of 2007. Photo: Duke Realty With 715,000 sq ft of space to develop at Goodyear Crossing, Duke has executed a lease with Chinese solar-tech manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings, which is expected to move into the development this summer. Duke has also worked with Macy�s
CityScape � the largest private investment in downtown Phoenix history � is nearing completion of the $400-million phase one. Upon build-out, the $980-million, 2.5-million-sq-ft, mixed-use project will unite three city blocks, First Avenue to Second Street and Jefferson to Washington streets. The lead team includes the Phoenix offices of RED Development and the Barron Collier Co.; the architect, Seattle-based Callison; and the Phoenix offices of Hunt Construction and the Weitz Co. As part of phase one, Weitz is completing the 115,325-sq-ft retail component west of Central Avenue on the former Patriot�s Park plaza and above the five-level city parking structure.
The Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine broke ground on the first phase of a 40,000-sq-ft medical center. The $1.9-million, initial 15,000-sq-ft phase will renovate a 25-year-old corporate office complex in downtown Tempe to be home to a six class rooms teaching space, a retail medicinary, community outreach clinic including 25 private office/exam rooms and a new hydrotherapy clinic. The concept and design phase started in late 2009 and on April 7, the groundbreaking and construction of the project began with general contractor Kitchell. The design, by merzproject, a studio of Shepley Bulfinch, creates a healing and educational environment that represents
Jaynes Corp. broke ground on the Advanced Health Care of Las Vegas, a 30,000-sq-ft transitional rehabilitation facility consisting of 38 resident rooms with physical therapy and occupational therapy facilities. The $5.2-million project is located on an eight acre site at Jones Ave and Sunset Rd. and is scheduled to be complete by late 2010.
PROJECT COST: $100.8 Million This new 5.35-mi roadway project located in Maricopa County and within the City of Peoria includes more than 2.1 million cu yds of roadway excavation and more than 8 million lbs of reinforced steel, 341,300 sq yds of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement and 20,306 tons of asphaltic concrete. The project also calls for six cast-in-place, post-tensioned box girder concrete bridges, 12 precast, prestressed AASHTO girder concrete bridges, and nine box culverts, plus retaining walls, cement stabilized bank protection, lift station and water, reclaimed water and sewer line installation. Extensive salvage of native vegetation was required, including
PROJECT COST: $29 Million IMAGE: SHEEHAN VAN WOERT BIGOTTI ARCHITECTURE 10. William N. Pennington Health Sciences Building This building combines the Health Science Education programs, the School of Medicine and Orvis School of Nursing into one educational joint facility which addresses the demand for health care practitioners to work as an integrated team � nurses, doctors, social workers, nutritionists and others. This facility consists of two lecture halls, an anatomy lab, a multi-disciplinary lab, three simulation labs, 14 standardized patient rooms, several large and small group meeting spaces, faculty offices, a stand-alone student lounge and nearly 10,000 sq ft of
PROJECT COST: $41 Million PHOTO: SHAWN MEAGHER/PBS&J 8. U.S. 95, Horse Drive Interchange The Horse Drive Interchange at U.S. Highway 95 improvement project, located in the far northwest part of Las Vegas, includes construction of an overpass and full single point urban interchange, frontage roads, ramps, retaining walls and a second bridge over the frontage road, along with extensive utility work, flood control improvements, traffic signals and lighting. Funding is provided by the State of Nevada, Federal Highway Administration, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, the Clark County Regional Flood Control District and city of Las Vegas. Location: Las Vegas,
PROJECT COST: $69.5 Million PHOTO: ADOT Loop 303, Lake Pleasant Parkway To I-17 Picking up where the Arizona #6 project leaves off, this portion of Loop 303 stretches along roughly 10.6 mi from Lake Pleasant Parkway to I-17 and consists of constructing an interim freeway facility. The work includes approximately 3 million cu yds of roadway excavation and embankment, aggregate base, PCCP and drainage facilities including seven box culverts, four superbox bridges, four prestressed AASHTO girder concrete bridges and one cast-in-place box bridge. Other work includes concrete-lined drainage channels, furnishing and installing signing, lighting, traffic signals and surveillance and native
PROJECT COST: $13.8 Million PHOTO: MCCARTHY/VHGA UNM Science & Math Learning Center div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Consisting of three floors above grade and one floor below, this 60,000-sq-ft learning center will promote freshmen level interaction between the mathematics, chemistry, biology and earth and planetary science departments. Usable areas will include a 200-seat auditorium, meeting lobby, study areas, classroom labs, faculty offices and a coffee shop. Specialized laboratory mechanical systems, plumbing and electrical are required, along with site work such as major relocation of sewer lines, electrical duct banks, telecommunications, storm and water lines. The project is pursuing LEED
Project Cost: $252.5 Million PHOTO: PATTI REZNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Maricopa County Court Tower This steel-framed, 14-story building (plus two additional levels below grade) is being built to meet or exceed LEED-NC v. 3.0 silver. The 695,000-sq-ft tower includes a new vehicular sallyport and central holding area, campus-wide control center, in-custody holding areas and circulation systems and separate entrances for staff and the public. A jury assembly room will serve the entire criminal court complex and will be fitted with state-of-the-art technology which will allow the tower to serve as the hub for the County�s campus-like approach. The project will eventually house
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