By AZRE
Members of the Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA) continued to break ground and cut ribbons throughout 2022, into 2023 and continuing on into 2024, despite persistent supply chain challenges and labor constraints. Here are just a few of the more noteworthy projects — in alphabetical order — that ABA members are currently working on or have worked on in the past year.
Arizona Department of Corrections
General contractor: Concord General Contracting
Architect: LEA Architects
Subcontractors: JFK Electric, Pete King, Spectra Flooring, BP Mechanical, and Skinner Interior
Location: 701 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix
Start: January 2022
Completion: January 2023
Inside look: This project was a four-story, 80,000-square-foot renovation. The scope consisted of new mechanical, plumbing, and electrical upgrades throughout the building including a new SES and back-up generator. Card reader access was added at approximately 70 doors, and smash and bullet resistant film was installed for upgraded security.
ASU Mill Avenue Parking Structure (MAPS). (Provided image)
ASU Mill Avenue Parking Structure (MAPS)
General contractor: McCarthy Building Companies
Architect: DFDG Architects
Subcontractors: Tyler Reinforcing, Sun Valley Masonry, Arizona Elevator Solutions, Resolute Steel, RH Dupper Landscaping
Location: 10th St. and Mill Ave., Tempe
Start: May 2022
Completion: October 2023
Inside look: The Mill Avenue Parking Structure replaces 700 surface-lot parking spaces by adding 1,205 parking spaces in a six-level structure. Parking will provide spaces central to Downtown Tempe, including numerous buildings on the Arizona State University (ASU) campus. ASU’s commitment to sustainability is emphasized throughout this structure.
