The Dealmaker: 2/7/2019

Fulton Homes reflects on past ahead of Barney Farms groundbreaking. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Fulton Homes.) “The success of the 1,500-lot Cortina development for Fulton Homes and Queen Creek paved the way for Victoria Estates, Ash Creek, Queen Creek Station and Ironwood Crossing… Before Cortina, Queen Creek was a much different place, full of potential that Fulton Homes President Norm Nicholls saw and was willing to pay the price to transform it.” QC Independent. http://bit.ly/2TDHEFA

Lucid Motors on track for spring groundbreaking. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the underlying landowner, Pinal Land Holdings.) “David Salguero, a spokesman for Lucid Motors, told PinalCentral the groundbreaking for Phase 1 is being planned. The 500-acre site on the southwest corner of Thornton and Peters roads has been secured by the California-based start-up company…” http://bit.ly/2Gge2el

Second lawsuit filed over massive Vigneto project in Benson. The complaint, filed by environmentalists, “alleges the Army Corps violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act in failing to comprehensively assess the impacts of the entire 12,200-acre project before approving” its permit. Arizona Daily Star. http://bit.ly/2WMRWW2

Addressing the State of the Union. DSNews looks at “President Trump’s State of the Union speech to the 116th Congress and what some of the issues addressed by him could mean for the housing industry.” http://bit.ly/2GuSvOA

Roosevelt Row’s largest office building to become creative mixed-use project. “It will be game-changing for that northeast corner,” says Dorina Bustamante of True North Studio, which purchased the building at 1001 N. Central and plans to modernize its “existing office space.” Other makeover moves for “Ten-O-One” include “opening up the ground floor and basement to new food and beverage uses.” PBJ (Subscriber Content) http://bit.ly/2taienr

The rise of ASU’s Downtown campus. “The campus first opened for classes in 2006 with approximately 3,000 students.” Today it has some “12,000 students” with “more than 2,000 faculty and staff.” Downtown Devil looks at the evolution and future expansion plans of a campus that has “helped bring life into downtown Phoenix.” http://bit.ly/2BpNrYt

Proposed height limit changes at Willetta and Central rejected. The owner seeks to change the “restriction” on the parcel near the Old Spaghetti Factory “from 75 feet to a staggered design” — “40 feet at the west,” “180 feet at the east,” and “150 feet in the middle.” But Phoenix City Council’s Planning and Economic Development Subcommittee basically said, “Non adesso.” Find out why in Downtown Devil. http://bit.ly/2MVzoOW

Final transportation report unveiled, highlights traffic patterns. “The report, compiled by Wilson and Company of Phoenix with a price tag of $75,000, examines the transportation needs of Maricopa, both now and into the future.” The map is up for view in this report from InMaricopa. http://bit.ly/2GsnSJu

‘Absentee owners’ urged to fix their buildings in Florence. “Long-vacant and decrepit buildings are being eyed for enforcement action,” under the “Absentee Owner Program.” A recent meeting on the matter attempted to sort out whether the ultimate goal for such rundown buildings is “sale,’ “rehab,” or “demolition.” Flo Reminder has the recap. http://bit.ly/2Tyaur6

Tiny Tower brings small living to the big city. “Many cities are filled with awkward little plots that aren’t suitable for building a standard house on, but [Interface Studio Architects] has designed an interesting compact home that could make good use of them. Named Tiny Tower, the 1,250 sq ft dwelling fits into a 12 x 29 ft inner-city space.” Story and pics in New Atlas. http://bit.ly/2MSp4qI

Cameron’s $5M + deals of the day – http://bit.ly/2RL0PeX

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