Until this year, the city of Goodyear, Ariz., had no traditional downtown core. But an overhaul of 47 acres of farmland changes all that.
Through a public-private partnership (P3) with Globe Corp. on the Goodyear Civic Square development, the city brought in Ryan Cos. and Butler Design Group to craft a $125-million, four-story city hall and public library covering 125,000 sq ft, a three-story parking garage, a 104,000-sq-ft, three-story Class-A office building and a 2-acre civic park. And there’s plenty of space for more offices, restaurants and mixed-use projects in what city officials hope will become Goodyear’s unofficial downtown.