The Dealmaker: 6/19/2018

Avondale approves Mattamy Homes Roosevelt Park Community. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Mattamy Homes on the zoning for Roosevelt Park.) Last night in a unanimous vote, the Avondale City Council approved Mattamy Homes Roosevelt Park community. Kevin Rust and Dan Hemken with Mattamy Homes drove the process to success. Rose Law Group Reporter has the exclusive details. http://bit.ly/2ym8wUE

Charles Montoya will be new Avondale city manager. “City Council voted unanimously Monday to accept Watsonville City Manager Charles Montoya as its next city manager.” Register Pajaronian reports that Montoya, who also once served as Florence, Ariz. town manager, “will start in Avondale on July 30.” Dealmaker sends out a hearty congratulations to City Manager Charles Montoya — and welcome back! http://bit.ly/2JWDTq1

Rio Reimagined begins to take shape. At the “first-ever” Arizona Forward Sustainability Summit, “250 experts in disciplines ranging from architecture to engineering to hydrology… helped establish a set of recommendations for the Rio Reimagined project that is set to redefine metro Phoenix in the coming decade.” Check out the ten recommendations these experts came up with, in AzBigMedia. http://bit.ly/2K3UBUg

What the home building community thinks about the California solar mandate. The new requirement could mean the “difference between a person being able to qualify to build a home or not.” OR: With electricity bills in California skyrocketing, it could be a “welcome addition for many buyers.” Head honchos from Lennar and the California Building Industry Association weigh in on the impact of the new rule, in Solar Power World. http://bit.ly/2K0eOuk

In vogue: Two more home builders are merging. “The purchase of Wade Jurney Homes by Century Communities means the creation of one of the largest home builders in the U.S.,” resulting in a “geographic expansion” that includes “the Midwest, Arizona and Texas” where Century has “already begun acquiring lots.” HousingWire via Professional Builder. http://bit.ly/2I4rKxt  

Seven Desert Mountain custom golf estates. A fairly brief report from Arizona Foothills Magazine, revisiting news on Cullum Homes’ “new collection of custom golf estates” in the “Scottsdale-based luxury community,” but featuring what looks to our eyes to be a couple of fresh renderings.—> http://bit.ly/2K3dM0R

New development in San Tan Valley. “Fortis has teamed up with Queen Creek XVIII to develop 107 acres of land near the intersection of Ironwood and Ocotillo. This site which currently is occupied by The Links at Queen Creek could soon hold a hotel, restaurants, multi-family housing, entertainment as well as an assisted living facility and green space.” Head to San Tan Times for sitemap and full news-release treatment. http://bit.ly/2M0GEav

Mixed-use Sunrise Plaza moving forward in north Peoria. “Sunrise Plaza will consist of a 8.73-acre commercial and retail center named Sunrise Promenade with two major anchors, one being Aldi… The other component… is a 9.85-acre [140-unit] residential development named Sunrise Village with one- and two-story buildings.” Further details on the Thompson Thrift and TruVista project inYourValley. http://bit.ly/2t7r7ie

Phoenix real estate in May: Sales up 3%, inventory down 16% YoY. CalculatedRISK’s Bill McBride returns with a housing-market update for May, which was the “nineteenth consecutive month with a YoY decrease in inventory.” —> http://bit.ly/2ypxnqz

Marriott breaks ground for Fairfield Inn. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Virtua Partners, the owner of the property.) “The hotel will be built at the [SE] corner of 91st Avenue and McDowell [and will] feature 116 rooms ranging from 265 to 465 [sq. ft.].” Speakers at the groundbreaking included Tolleson Mayor Anna Tovar plus Virtua Partners’ Quinn Palomino, who teased, “This has been just an incredible experience… so much so that we’re looking at additional properties here to develop…” West Valley View. http://bit.ly/2tkl74H

New financing plan proposed for $60M Mesa complex. “Mesa is hoping taxpayers kick the Mesa Plays sports complex across the goal line after a shift in financing placed the tax burden on out-of-town patrons [via a ‘1 percent increase in bed taxes paid by hotel and motel guests’] for the much awaited, much debated $55 million facility.” East Valley Tribune. http://bit.ly/2tlOsvJ

Investment dollars flow into Yavapai County. “The survey from [SmartAsset] looked at four factors: Businesses established over a three-year period, real growth (adjusted for inflation), new building permits, and federal funding.” The findings: Only Maricopa and Pinal counties ranked higher than Yavapai “in terms of incoming investments” and “number of building permits issued.” The Daily Courier. http://bit.ly/2ymBh3x

Chandler to add 2 new parking garages downtown. PLUS: Better parks and roads, after the “Chandler City Council approved a $554 million operating budget and $321 million in capital spending…” As for the two new garages — location, cost, number of parking places, and scheduled opening — AZCentral has the details. http://bit.ly/2K1jy2T

Pollack: Economy still booming. “This is true despite the fact that stimulus from tax cuts and increases in government spending have yet to completely work their way through the system.” But the Monday Morning Quarterback says keep an eye on the “the yield curve” — if it “flattens too much,” the “expansion would be at risk.” Plus, huddle-up with data for these ‘Snapshots’ —> U.S.: Retail & Food Service, Consumer Sentiment, Manufacturing, CPI-U, Industrial Production. AZ: Single-Family Permits, Listings & Prices — Phoenix/Tucson. http://bit.ly/2yyTKtR

Don’t miss anything… follow multiple winner of the Arizona Republic’s tweet of the week contest, and Senior Partner at Rose Law Group and Director of RLG Renewable Energy Department, Court Rich. http://bit.ly/Court_RichTwitter 

As a supplement to the Dealmaker, we thought you might enjoy these articles!

Sportsmen push to keep uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon. Trout Unlimited and the Arizona Wildlife Federation have launched a billboard campaign around Phoenix that calls on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to “ ‘save the Grand Canyon from uranium mining.’ ” HOWEVER: “One advocate” in this Cronkite Newsreport contends that “mining would have ‘very little’ environmental impact,” and that “those who claim mining will lead to pollution are being ‘extremely alarmist’ and disingenuous.” http://bit.ly/2t9y3vd

[OPINION] Sen. Bob Worsley is done with Arizona politics. Here’s what he hopes we learn from that. “Bob Worsley is one of a handful of moderate Republicans in the Arizona Legislature. But he decided not to run again.” And who better to explain the decision to bow out than Bob Worsley himself. Also from AZCentral, this RELATED item: “Attorney General says his mother’s name was forged on Arizona Senate candidate’s petition.” ALSO available, this from AZ Cap Times: “Kirkpatrick, attorney trade barbs over her residency.” And just when you thought we were finished adding on articles ad nauseam, here’s a little something from PinalCentral: “GOP CD1 candidate’s petitions challenged.” To collect all four stories, tap it! http://bit.ly/2M2NTP6