Townhouses, duplexes approved for former Rawhide Western Town site in Scottsdale. “[O]n 23 acres left vacant for more than a decade…. [K. Hovnanian Homes plans] to build more than 170 townhouses and duplexes on part of the former Rawhide Western Town site [near ‘the southeastern corner of Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak’].” Get design details and see images of homes from the proposed development, at AZCentral. http://bit.ly/2lg1sgA
ICED – A plan to build a new home for the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe is dead. “[ASU] said [it] ‘has no intention of proceeding to sign a development agreement… or any other agreement with the Coyotes.’” No official word on “why [ASU] was ending negotiations”; however it seems likely that ASU saw their important legislation being jeopardized if they were seen to be pushing this unpopular and unrealistic hockey tax district concept. http://bit.ly/2jUHUlM
Loop 303 project in Peoria to receive estimated $48M windfall. What do Prop 400, the Great Recession, and the South Mountain Freeway have to do with a $48M windfall and “completion of [the] leg of the freeway… from Happy Valley Road to Lake Pleasant Parkway”? Find out in YourWestValley. http://bit.ly/2keq21g
Pinal supervisors discuss their ‘most vexing’ issues. Transportation, water, education funding, public employee retention, economic development and San Tan Valley incorporation — these were among issues addressed by Pinal Supervisors during the “Pinal Partnership breakfast… at the Windmill Winery Friday morning.” For coverage of the event, click to Pinal Central —> http://bit.ly/2kzPLlS
Flagstaff housing market nearly 80 percent recovered. “According to the Northern Arizona Multiple Listing Service… the median sales price of a detached, single-family home in Flagstaff was $379,000 in 2006, $252,000 in 2012 and $352,000 in 2016. “ One local realtor observes: “It’s a healthy market with a lack of inventory, motivated buyers and historically low mortgage rates.” And how does Flag compare to the nationwide market? Find out at Arizona Daily Sun. http://bit.ly/2jUCmaY |