The Dealmaker: 4/19/2018

Pinal County Board of Supervisors: March updates. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the owners of the proposed Joslyn Crown Wedding and Event Center.) This AJ News rundown of Pinal County BOS action includes: A tidbit on Prop. 417, info on the Pinal County Housing Department, and coverage of a rezoning hearing at which Rose Law Group land use attorney Thomas Galvin secured a zoning change on behalf of John and Christina Ramer, owners of the proposed Joslyn Crown wedding-event venue located at Hwy 88 and Mountain View. http://bit.ly/2vBmz7t

Cullum Homes brings golf estates to Seven Desert Mountain. 33 golf estates • 3,150 to 8,000 sq. ft. • Most built directly on — and named for — the new course No. 7 at Desert Mountain • To say Cullum Homes Founder and President Rod Cullum is excited about Village at Seven Desert Mountain would be an understatement • Renderings and further details in the complete news release at Rose Law Group Reporter. http://bit.ly/2qJaFTR

Costa Verde building 109 new homes in Maricopa. AZ Business Magazinehas news on Oasis at Santa Rosa Springs from Costa Verde Homes. Located near CG Hwy and Porter Road, the community “will offer a total of 109 homesites,” “four floorplans ranging from 1,586 to 2,507 square feet” with “prices starting from $179,990” and the “opportunity” for home buyers to “personalize floor plan designs to fit their needs…” http://bit.ly/2EZQzJq

Hillside removal requests raise questions at Paradise Valley Town Hall.“Two residential requests to be removed from the local hillside designation drove the Paradise Valley Town Council down memory lane [and] into a lengthy conversation about the past workings of the hillside code.” To find out how council voted on the two requests, go back in time with councilmembers as they ponder the town’s “Historic hillside heyday,” with all its regulatory twists and turns, complete with provisions, “rules and procedures” intended to provide “safety and welfare” while preserving and protecting the “hillside environment.” Or you could just skip all that and zip on down to the bottom of this Paradise Valley Independent article to quickly learn how it all turned out. http://bit.ly/2qJxO7O   

Most states record YTD SF permits growth in February 2018. Between February 2017 to February 2018, 34 states saw growth in single-family permits issued while 21 states recorded growth multifamily permits. For the mapped-out numbers, including growth rates for Arizona, tap on to Eye On Housing. http://bit.ly/2HcJmvz

SASSI NO MORE – Scottsdale City Council approves zoning amendment for proposed assisted living community. Say so long to Sassi restaurant and say hello to a new residential health care facility. Scottsdale Independent reports that despite concerns (project height, windows, and traffic) plans are in the works to “demolish the restaurant” located at 10455 E. Pinnacle Peak Pkwy “after it closes later this year and to redevelop” the 5.9 acre site into a 150-unit assisted-living community. http://bit.ly/2vtqenr

Springstone buys land in Gilbert to build behavioral health facility. “Kentucky-based Springstone will develop its second Arizona behavioral health facility on 6.59 acres located… at the corner of Rome and Melrose streets.” (Springstone’s other facility is Copper Springs, in Avondale.) Rendering and transaction details along with a timetable for groundbreaking and completion of the 60,000-sq. ft. facility — all at AZRE. http://bit.ly/2F11wKB

Fountain Hills Chamber decides on building facelift. “After contemplating for more than two years to relocate into the new Park Place development, Chamber of Commerce board members have decided to stay at the current location and renovate the building.” Chamber President and CEO Scott Soldat-Valenzuela: “The renovated Chamber office and visitors center will be a boon to businesses in the area with additional services and an eye on the future development…” The Fountain Hills Times. http://bit.ly/2HNytxk 

Casa Grande planners propose zoning code changes. At Monday’s “study session of the Casa Grande City Council, Planning and Development Director Paul Tice said his department was proposing changes to several business and industrial zones in the city.” However, Casa Grande Dispatch reports that those proposed changes were “met with confusion and skepticism” by councilmembers. http://bit.ly/2HLMUSz

Flagstaff City Council approves Mill Town by 5-2 final vote. Here’s how an Arizona Daily Sun image-caption sums up the newly approved, 1,200-bed, student-oriented Vintage Partners project: “A redesigned Mill Town apartment complex removes ground-floor commercial uses and replaces them with one-bedroom apartments while lowering the overall height of the building.” For full details on the approval along with a rendering-slideshow extravaganza, click toit: http://bit.ly/2HLNu2H

Judge Moss gives Kingman possession of airport, industrial park. “The city filed a notice in December that it would use its power of eminent domain to take possession of Kingman Airport, the surrounding industrial park and other property leased by KAA.” On Tuesday, “Mohave County Superior Court Judge Steve Moss” ruled in the city’s favor, granting it “immediate possession.” The Daily Miner. http://bit.ly/2qKKfRL

How does Arizona rank for construction costs? “Rider Levett Bucknall has released its latest quarterly construction cost report” — “an empirical snapshot of the construction industry during a year when it was confronted by turbulence from proposed infrastructure programs, building-material tariffs, and immigration policies that impact labor pools.” Get “Market highlights,” “Key fiscal barometers,” and link to the entire report at AZRE. http://bit.ly/2Hfqwje 

Representative Leach’s GPLET central business district reform legislation signed into law. The bill was passed unanimously by the Legislature. Representative Vince Leach (R-11) said the reforms — related to central business districts, slums, and blighted areas — “will limit the potential misuse of GPLETs, which can deprive school districts of revenue.” The full news release available in Rose Law Group Reporter. http://bit.ly/2K0zhiT 

Cameron’s $5M + deals of the day – http://bit.ly/2HdU1Gt 

Valley’s best Kentucky Derby party at Turf Paradise coming fast, May 5th – http://bit.ly/2HdWjW8