When Anthem, a master-planned community north of Phoenix, was looking to establish a home for its community council, the growing district quickly decided to convert an office building at the entrance to the community. Starting with a 26,000-sq-ft office space that was constructed in the 1990s, the project team converted the existing structure into a 36,500-sq-ft Civic Building featuring council meeting spaces, a fitness center, craft room as well as a home for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Design firm Holly Street Studio Architects—which has become known more for its new construction projects—eagerly accepted the tenant improvement, or TI, assignment.