Gov. Doug Ducey visits RLG. “Thank you, Governor Ducey, for visiting Rose Law Group and talking about emerging technology, water, housing and education! Fascinating roundtable discussion.” Tap on for exclusive photos from the governor’s visit. http://bit.ly/2IqzSdH
How the Waze CEO helped convince an Israeli drone startup to move its HQ to Scottsdale. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Airobotics Ltd.) “Arizona’s easygoing business climate — and some insight from [Noam Bardin, CEO of Waze] — were among the reasons Airobotics Ltd. CEO Ran Krauss decided to place his U.S. headquarters in Scottsdale.” PBJ (Subscriber Content) • (Also see: “Airobotics expands to the US.” in Mining Magazine, and “Israel’s Airobotics opens U.S. HQ in Arizona as autonomous drone maker’s ambitions soar” in Venture Beat.) http://bit.ly/2xGDBiL
Sunbelt Holdings expands to fourth major project in So Arizona. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sunbelt Holdings at Red Rock.) “The Scottsdale developer has purchased the remaining balance of the 1,000-acre Red Rock Village community, located north of Marana along Interstate 10 at the Red Rock interchange.” Development details in RED News. http://bit.ly/2DzFQK9
The Villas at Cheney Estates application nears final approval. In 2016 “Geoffrey Edmunds and Rod Cullum teamed-up with prominent zoning attorney Doug Jorden to submit plans for a residential subdivision” at the NW corner of Northern and Scottsdale. Recently, PV Town Council heard “details of the applicant’s request to approve the final plat.” PV Independent. http://bit.ly/2OgVTRr
Woodside Homes debuts energy efficient homes in West Valley. • At Zanjero Trails • Multiple architecture options • Six open floor plans • Starting in the mid $200s • More on Woodide’s Surprise neighborhood in Woodside Homes’ news release at AzBigMedia. http://bit.ly/2OjOgJQ
Mort Fleischer’s cowboy ranches are a $50 million set. STORE Capital chairman and real estate “industry disrupter” Mort Fleischer “intends to change the way real estate is marketed by selling… ranches, in Scottsdale, Arizona and Lewiston, Montana in one deal.” Commenting on such a package deal, the 81-year-old Fleischer tells Forbes, “Once again everybody told me I was crazy…” http://bit.ly/2InamWy
6 reasons housing construction is ripe for disruption in the fall of 2018.With an “all-out blitz” of starter-home expansion on his mind, John McManus zeroes in on the “six reasons housing construction is ripe — and ready — for disruptive innovation if the current housing recovery cycle has any chance of lasting to 2020 and beyond.” Forbes. http://bit.ly/2QcjkZm
BACK ON TRACK – Phoenix will move forward with Central Avenue light-rail expansion as planned. “On Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council voted 6-2 to maintain the two-lane configuration…” The vote, which comes after much public debate about lane decreases, “also requires that the city gather community input and develop a plan to address gentrification and redevelopment concerns in the area.” AZCentral. http://bit.ly/2OPu67r
Here are 7 projects you need to know. Details and images for projects in Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Glendale, Mesa and Peoria, as featured at AZRE. http://bit.ly/2N49sPz
$30M industrial project planned for Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. “Marwest Enterprises, LLC announced a joint venture for the four-phase planned development of The Landing at PMG, a new Class-A industrial project located on 20 acres adjacent to the Loop 202 and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport.” AZRE. http://bit.ly/2NI9n9g
Surprise P&Z advances box factory project; 3.7-acre facility will employ 60 workers. P&Z has given a unanimous thumbs up to “a site plan for the Seattle/Tacoma Box Company at Surprise Pointe project.” Located south of Waddell and east of Litchfield Rd., the facility will “produce plastic corrugated boxes used to ship refrigerated food service products…” YourValley. http://bit.ly/2xIQCZb
Sedona council asks Marriott Residence Inn for staff housing units. The city desperately needs affordable housing; Marriott’s policy is no on-site employee housing. An exception was made in this case. However, the number of housing units proposed may have to more than double if developer Paul Welker is to realize a planned Residence Inn becoming reality. Red Rock News. http://bit.ly/2R2HkPX
New clubhouse, restaurant open at Papago Golf Course. “After more than a year of construction, the Lou Grubb Clubhouse and Lou’s Bar & Grill opened to the public in September.” For revitalization details, plus a 7-image slideshow of some of the new features, play through to PBJ. http://bit.ly/2OfPs0U
West Point High School under construction in Avondale. “The Tolleson Union High School District’s seventh high school is on track to open in July at the northwest corner of Avondale and Encanto boulevards… ADM Group is architect for the project, while Chasse Building Team is the contractor.” West Valley View. http://bit.ly/2Inums3
LESD building ‘School 16’ in Goodyear. “Construction is underway on the Litchfield Elementary School District’s School 16 in Goodyear’s master-planned community Sedella…” The 85,000-square-foot school, located at 18601 W. Campbell, will “service kindergarten through eighth-grade students…” West Valley View. http://bit.ly/2Qd0D7M
Florence Development Services to be broken up. Florence Human Resources Director Scott Barber: “The desired plan is to go back to having a Department of Public Works and having a Community Development Department…” The reason for the split, plus a rundown of other council business in Flo Reminder. http://bit.ly/2OipdHd
Strict rent control has been banned in California for 20 years. Now voters could resurrect it. “If voters approve Proposition 10, cities up and down the state will instantly regain broad authority to regulate rents as they see fit, including placing rent controls on apartments built after 1995…” Sac Bee. http://bit.ly/2OUCnau
Anheuser Busch heir launches cannabis company. “Adolphus A. Busch V, great-great-grandson of the late founder of Anheuser Busch [has] announced the launch of his eponymous cannabis brand, ABV Cannabis Company.” AZ Business Magazine. http://bit.ly/2xVcujw
10th Annual AZ DealMakers – January 11, 2019. Don’t miss out on the BIGGEST homebuilding industry event for real estate forecasting and analysis, featuring the best speakers in the industry, including Rose Law Group founder and president Jordan Rose and Lennar division president Alan Jones. Plus, Belfiore Real Estate Consulting president Jim Belfiore provides an Overview on Housing. For the full list of speakers & panelists, along with registration info for Arizona Housing: Growth, Its Costs, Challenges & Opportunities, tap on! http://bit.ly/2LAvclq
