ENR Southwest Project Showcase
The A/E/C community in the Southwest region (Ariz., N.M., Nev.) has been asked to submit examples of its best commercial construction work under way, on its way to a groundbreaking or completed in the recent past. The editor of Southwest Contractor has chosen some for display in this showcase gallery.
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SkyBridge | Graycor Construction Co.
At build out, SkyBridge will total 360 acres at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. It will include 2 million s.f. of warehouse, 200,000 s.f. of office, 1.7 million s.f. of light industrial/flex/cargo and 100,000 s.f. of retail/restaurant. Graycor was selected for the design-build of the first two buildings. Architectural firm ADM Group and engineering firm HilgartWilson are Graycor’s design-build partners. Jackie Orcutt and Pete Wentis of CBRE are the exclusive leasing brokers.
Sunday, November 3, 2019
SkyBridge | Graycor Construction Co.
Graycor begins construction at SkyBridge with a fully spec. flex industrial building and new hangar facility. The flex building will total 60,000 s.f. suitable for light industrial/warehouse with 24' clear height, up to four docks and storefront entries with office, conference and break areas. The hangar will total 82,500 s.f. with four bays offering administrative and conference space. All bays will have the ability to accommodate aircraft as large as a G650 business jet.
Sunday, November 3, 2019
SkyBridge Arizona, Graycor Construction and CBRE
SkyBridge Arizona, Graycor Construction and CBRE joined local dignitaries in October to break ground on the first two buildings at the nation’s first-ever joint U.S./Mexico inland port and customs processing hub. Left to right: Jose Pablo Martinez (SkyBridge), Pete Wentis (CBRE), Felipe Monroy (SkyBridge), Ariel Picker (Skyplus Developments), Mayor John Giles and Councilmember Kevin Thompson (Mesa), Jeff Flemming (ADM), Rusty Martin (Graycor), J. Brian O’Neill (Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport).
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Academies at South Mountain | ADM Group
One of Phoenix’ oldest high schools now models the future of education (TEMPE, ARIZONA) – ADM Group, Inc., the Southwest’s premier, locally-owned architecture, design and project management firm, is proud to announce it has completed the two-phase, $27 million renovation of the Academies at South Mountain (formerly known as South Mountain High School) in the Phoenix Union High School District.
The renovation was designed specifically to support the new learning environment at the school.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Academies at South Mountain | ADM Group
It is still a large high school with 2,400 students; but now, youth are enrolled in one of four college prep and career readiness academies that include Science and Technology; Public and Social Services; Aerospace and Engineering; and Media Arts and Design. With just 600 students self-selected into each academy, these teens experience a smaller, more intimate learning environment where teachers and staff can focus on each individual, providing personal academic, emotional and social support.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Academies at South Mountain | ADM Group
Now, after the complete renovation of more than 180,000 square feet of space, large signs clearly differentiate the academies with distinct color schemes assigned to each. Although a few shared buildings remain, each academy has its own buildings, classrooms, labs and other supportive spaces. Mechanical systems have been completely upgraded, floors are polished concrete that requires minimal maintenance and state-of-the-art computer labs are now installed throughout the campus.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Flagstaff Medical Center Central Plant | Loven Contracting
Loven Contracting is renovating the Flagstaff Medical Center Central Plant. Essential to any project on the active FMC campus is an extensive site safety plan and coordination with multiple hospital stakeholders and user groups - including nearby helipad activity. Site crews are linked to the campus radio and given a flight protocol, enabling a shutdown of activities with incoming flights. Foreign objects and debris maintenance are utilized for the entire duration of construction.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
10 West Logistics Center | Graycor Construction Company
Graycor Construction Company has completed the final building in the 1.3 million-square-foot, two-building 10 West Logistics Center. It will be fully occupied by Amazon, who has committed to the entire building for use as a fulfillment center. The Class A master planned bulk distribution park is developed by New York Life Real Estate Investors to meet record-high logistics and e-commerce demand in southwest Phoenix. Wentworth Property Company serves as the owner’s representative on the project.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
10 West Logistics Center Phase II | Graycor Construction Company
10 West Logistics Center Phase II totals 569,301 square feet on the northwest corner of Van Buren Street and 59th Avenue (future site of the Loop 202 freeway). Amenities include 36’ clear height, dock-high and grade-level loading, 200 foot minimum truck courts, ESFR fire sprinklers, energy efficient motion sensor lighting, fenced and secured yard, and ample car and trailer parking. Graycor is managing all tenant improvement construction for Amazon.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
10 West Logistics Center | Graycor Construction Company
Graycor began construction at 10 West in 2014 with the 660,000 square-foot Class A Phase I building, which at completion earned the Best of NAIOP 2016 Spec Industrial Project of the Year. Phase I is 43 percent occupied to Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL), one of the world’s largest logistics firms. Phase II is 100 percent leased to Amazon. Butler Design Group is the architect. Andy Markham, Mike Haenel, Will Strong and Phil Haenel at Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing brokers.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
101 Logistics Park | JLL Phoenix
A 40-acre land purchase has paved the way for 101 Logistics Park, a two-building, 652,146 s.f. Class A regional distribution center by Seefried Industrial Properties/Crow Holdings Capital Real Estate. The project features 32’ to 36’ clear heights, generous full concrete truck courts, 155 dock high doors, 12 grade level doors, 534 auto parking stalls and 107 trailer parking stalls on a secure fenced site. The buildings can accommodate multiple industrial users from 40,000 to 411,302 s.f.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Gilbert Spectrum | Graycor Construction Co.
On behalf of SunCap Property Group, Graycor Construction Co. has started construction on a 135,745 s.f. flex industrial building at Gilbert Spectrum. The building kicks off development in the southern portion of the 63-acre industrial project (SWC Elliot/McQueen roads in Gilbert, Arizona) and features 32’ clear height and 40 dock high/four grade level loading doors. SDHQ Off Road is leasing 28,000 s.f. Additional space will be divisible to 15,000 s.f. The building is set to complete late July.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Parc Germann | Jackson-Shaw and LaPour Partners
Dallas-based Jackson-Shaw and Las Vegas-based LaPour Partners recently announced the groundbreaking of Parc Germann, a 224,471-square-foot, two-building urban industrial development in Chandler, Arizona. Each state-of-the-art building features modern, flexible industrial space designed to accommodate office, showroom, manufacturing, distribution, assembly and a variety of other industrial uses. Slated to open in late 2019, its prime location offers excellent access to all areas of the valley.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Sun Health Communities Grandview Terrace Remodel and Expansion | Sundt Construction
Sundt Construction recently completed Sun Health Communities’ Grandview Terrace remodel and expansion. The $13.5 million renovation included six floors of corridors consisting of resident condominiums, office space, common areas andamenity spaces. The project was performed in phases over two years to accommodate the over 300 residents and 100 staff members living and working in the construction zone. The CMAR project began in 2016, and Todd and Associates served as the architect of record.
Friday, March 22, 2019
Ten Distribution Center Phase I | Graycor Construction Company
Graycor Construction Company has completed the construction of Ten Distribution Center Phase I in Phoenix for Irwin G. Pasternack AIA + Associates PC. The 1.1 million s.f. speculative industrial project is located at 8181 W. Roosevelt St., along 83rd Avenue near the confluence of Interstate 10 and the Loop 101. It features a 40’ clear height ceiling, cross-dock framework and high-volume trailer capabilities. Get an inside/outside “drones-eye-view” of the building at https://youtu.be/KD-WsE3_Q6Y.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Ten Distribution Center Phase I | Graycor Construction Company
At build-out, Ten Distribution Center will become the largest freeway-fronting industrial development in the Valley, totaling 215 acres and 3.6 million square feet of space in six Class A industrial buildings (ranging in size from 175,000 to 1.1 million square feet) and 15 retail, restaurant and service tenants fronting 83rd Avenue. Retail pad sites average 1 to 1.5 acres with custom lot sizes available. All pad sites have frontage to 83rd Avenue and direct connectivity to the I-10.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
The HUB at Goodyear | LGE Design Build
LGE Design Build, in partnership with Clarius Partners LLC, have broken ground on The HUB at Goodyear. Totaling 790,980 s.f., the fully speculative project is being developed to satisfy warehouse and e-commerce space demand. It is located on approximately 43 acres at 305 S. Bullard Ave., adjacent to I-10 in Goodyear, and features 40’ clear height, moment frame bracing, 144 dock-high and four grade-level doors, and gate-secured parking. JLL has been named the project’s exclusive leasing broker.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
East Valley Commerce Center Phase II | Graycor Construction
Graycor Construction Company has completed the panel tilt on East Valley Commerce Center Phase II, a two-building, 363,000 s.f. industrial project being developed by Metro Commercial Properties in the heart of Mesa’s US 60 corridor. This follows the completion and lease-up of East Valley Commerce Center Phase I, a nearby, 340,000 s.f. industrial project built by Graycor for Metro Commercial Properties in response to the area’s growing demand for mid-size, Class A industrial space.
Friday, March 1, 2019
East Valley Commerce Center Phase II | Graycor Construction
Graycor Construction Company has completed the panel tilt on East Valley Commerce Center Phase II, a two-building, 363,000 s.f. industrial project being developed by Metro Commercial Properties in the heart of Mesa’s US 60 corridor. This follows the completion and lease-up of East Valley Commerce Center Phase I, a nearby, 340,000 s.f. industrial project built by Graycor for Metro Commercial Properties in response to the area’s growing demand for mid-size, Class A industrial space.
Friday, March 1, 2019
CASA redevelopment | George Oliver
Office amenities at CASA will include a training center accommodating approximately 60 guests, updated modern lobbies and restrooms, two centralized courtyards that serve as a hub for relaxation and collaboration, and an on-site co-working facility operated by the ownership and accommodating users ranging from one to 10 desks. Arcadia Management will manage the property and staff an on-site concierge. RSG Builders will handle the renovations. Western Alliance Bank is the project lender.
Friday, March 1, 2019
CASA redevelopment | George Oliver
Phoenix-based George Oliver has unveiled plans for the $17 million renovation of its new CASA redevelopment, a 181,188-square-foot, Class A office building in Phoenix’s Uptown neighborhood. The improvements will re-establish CASA as next-generation modernized office space focused on a strong sense of community, health and wellness. CASA is located just south of Northern Avenue at 7878 N. 16th Street in Phoenix, minutes from the deep amenity base of 7th Street and Piestewa Freeway/Sate Route 51.
Friday, March 1, 2019
CASA redevelopment | George Oliver
CASA will feature a tenant lounge and café operated by locally known Kaleidoscope Juice, serving as a hub for “good vibes” and healthy coffee, food and juice options for CASA tenants and guests. Additional services will include a wellness center with a yoga room, brand new fitness center and showers, on-site meditation room, salon with hair stylist, dog park and two-story dining experience with dedicated food truck parking, dining areas and outdoor games and lounge space.
Friday, March 1, 2019
Navajo Hopi Health Foundation Sacred Peaks Health Clinic | Loven Contracting
Steel beams go up on the Loven Contracting jobsite for the new Navajo Hopi Health Foundation Sacred Peaks Health Clinic in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Navajo Hopi Health Foundation Sacred Peaks Health Clinic | Loven Contracting
Winter conditions at the the Loven Contracting jobsite for the new Navajo Hopi Health Foundation Sacred Peaks Health Clinic in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Lincoln Logistics 40 | Lincoln Property Company
Amenities at Lincoln Logistics 40 include a 40’ clear height, 161 dock and grade-level doors, 185 trailer storage stalls, up to 1,340 parking stalls, fiber optic data and energy efficient clearstory windows in lieu of skylights. It also offers a 3,202 s.f., move-in-ready spec suite. The general contractor is Layton Construction. The architect is Butler Design Group. John Werstler, Rusty Kennedy and Cooper Fratt of CBRE serve as the Lincoln Logistics 40 exclusive leasing team.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Lincoln Logistics 40 | Lincoln Property Company
Lincoln Property Company has completed the $85 million Lincoln Logistics 40, spanning 20+ acres of 40' clear height, Class A industrial space under one roof. The fully speculative, 901,770 s.f. building sits on 50 acres at I-10 at Bullard Avenue, in The Airport Gateway at Goodyear business park. “This is the only modern industrial project of its kind in Phoenix that is up, finished and available for immediate occupancy,” said Lincoln Property Company Executive Vice President David Krumwiede.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
HUB 317 | Graycor Construction Company
Graycor Construction Company has completed the redevelopment of a former Sam’s Club warehouse store into HUB 317, a fully speculative, Class A distribution center owned and developed by Colorado-based DPC Companies and Confluent Development. The project The project combines the renovation of a 115,286 sf former Sam’s Club and a Go Kart Track location with 109,645 sf of new tilt-up industrial construction. It is DPC and Confluent’s first development partnership in the Phoenix industrial market.
Thursday, December 6, 2018
HUB 317 | Graycor Construction Company
HUB 317 sits on 12 acres at 317 S. 48th St. in Phoenix. It includes fully modernized and renovated office, warehouse/distribution and mezzanine space with a 24- to 32-foot clear height and truckwell and grade-level loading. The project architect is Ware Malcomb. Project brokers are Ken McQueen and Chris McClurg with Lee & Associates. HUB 317 adds to DPC’s local presence, which currently includes approximately 890,000 s.f. of Phoenix office and retail holdings.
Thursday, December 6, 2018
HUB 317 | Graycor Construction Company
“This is what DPC is known for – taking outmoded projects and transforming them to modern-day opportunities for occupancy,” said Todd Ostransky, Graycor Construction Company Vice President of the Southwest Division. “From an inventory standpoint, HUB 317 is a timely example of how to bring dark big box space like a Sam’s Club back into circulation. With demand for large-scale, close-in, Class A Phoenix industrial space at near record highs, the timing couldn’t be better.”
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School | McCarthy Building Companies and ADM Group Inc.
Queen Creek Unified School District (QCUSD) and partners McCarthy Building Companies and ADM Group Inc. completed construction of the Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School campus in Queen Creek, Ariz. The new $15.5 million, 85,000-square-foot elementary school campus was constructed to meet the school district’s growing student population in the area.
Friday, August 17, 2018
TEN Distribution Center | Graycor
The first panel lift at TEN Distribution Center took place in late June. The second took place in July. The final panel lift, completing the east side of the building, is scheduled for mid-August. Building one is expected to substantially complete in December. Each of the concrete panels measures 50 feet high and is up to 10.5 inches thick, with an average weight of 218,000 pounds each. It takes a crew of 10, including a crane operator and oiler, to lift and secure a single panel in place.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
TEN Distribution Center | Graycor
Graycor Construction Co. has completed the first of three “panel lifts” at TEN Distribution Center 1, offering an initial look at the size and scope of building one at the Irwin G. Pasternack AIA + Associates $300 million, 3.6 million s.f. industrial park at 83rd Ave. near the confluence of I-10 and the Loop 101 in Phoenix. Pasternack is the owner, architect and developer. JLL’s Anthony Lydon, Marc Hertzberg and Riley Gilbert are the leasing brokers. Graycor is the general contractor.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
TEN Distribution Center | Graycor
Graycor completed the first panel raise at TEN Distribution Center in late June and the second in July. The final panel raise is scheduled for mid-August, placing the last of the 182 concrete panels that will make up the project. Building one is expected to substantially complete in December. When finished, TEN Distribution Center 1 will offer ultra-modern, cross-dock industrial space, 40’ clear height ceilings and high-volume trailer storage.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Prologis I-17 Logistics Center Phase I | Graycor Construction Co.
Prologis has selected Graycor Construction Co. to build Prologis I-17 Logistics Center Phase I, totaling four buildings and 558,712 s.f. of Class A flex industrial space. The project sits on 25 acres at 2111-2145 S. 7th St. in Phoenix, with 1,100 feet of prime I-17 frontage. It replaces 20 outmoded buildings (recently demolished) with new space for e-commerce, freight forwarding and Last Touch users who need proximity to the central submarket. Construction begins in July and completes Q1 2019
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Residence Inn by Marriott | Nigro Construction
Nigro Construction, Inc. unveils the future site of the new Residence Inn by Marriott. Located at The Place at Seven Hills, this is the first new hotel development in Henderson, NV since the recession. The new extended-stay hotel will service the West Henderson area with a projected opening of Spring 2019, just in time for its future neighbor, The Raiders practice facility.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Residence Inn by Marriott | Nigro Construction
L to R: Todd Nigro, Mayor Debra March, Mike Nigro and Charlie Hansen sit on a fun mock bedroom setup at the future site of the new Residence Inn by Marriott. Located at The Place at Seven Hills, this is the first new hotel development in Henderson, NV since the recession. The new extended-stay hotel will service the West Henderson area with a projected opening of Spring 2019, just in time for its future neighbor, The Raiders practice facility.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Residence Inn by Marriott | Nigro Construction
Nigro Construction, Inc. unveils the future site of the new Residence Inn by Marriott. Located at The Place at Seven Hills, this is the first new hotel development in Henderson, NV since the recession. The new extended-stay hotel will service the West Henderson area with a projected opening of Spring 2019, just in time for its future neighbor, The Raiders practice facility. Breakfast in bed themed the event for the ceremonial ground'making' as additional ground was laid in the background.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Union | Lincoln Property Co. and Harvard Investments
The Mesa City Council has selected Lincoln Property Co. and Harvard Investments to develop Union, a 1.35 million s.f., four-building Class A office campus in the heart of the Riverview mixed-use district. Union features glass exteriors, open floorplates, high ceilings, outdoor rooms, rooftop decks and a pedestrian plaza connecting to Riverview Lake. Union fronts Loop 202 and is minutes from ASU and Sky Harbor. DAVIS serves as project architect. Layton Construction Co. is the general contractor.
Thursday, May 24, 2018
EPCOR Water | Archer Western Construction
Archer Western Construction recently completed a new booster pump station for EPCOR Water which is situated against the White Tank Mountains in Buckeye, AZ.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
EPCOR Water | Archer Western Construction
Archer Western Construction recently completed a new booster pump station for EPCOR Water which is situated against the White Tank Mountains in Buckeye, AZ.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
EPCOR Water | Archer Western Construction
Archer Western Construction recently completed a new booster pump station for EPCOR Water which is situated against the White Tank Mountains in Buckeye, AZ.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Building Two at The Grand at Papago Park Center | Lincoln Property Co. and Goldman Sachs
Lincoln Property Co. and Goldman Sachs have broken ground on Building Two at The Grand at Papago Park Center in Tempe. The nine-story, 352,000 s.f. project is one of Arizona’s largest spec office buildings and the second of eight Class A office buildings planned by Lincoln at the 60-acre mixed-use site. The building offers creative office space, 10,000 s.f. amenity lounge with restaurant and conference areas, and modern rooftop lounge with sweeping views. Completion is scheduled for Q2 2019.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
TEN Distribution Center 1
Irwin Pasternack has broken ground on TEN Distribution Center 1 – the first 1.1 million s.f. building in the six-building, $300 million, 3.6+ million s.f. TEN Distribution Center, at 83rd Ave. and I-10/Loop 101 in Phoenix. JLL's Marc Hertzberg, Anthony Lydon and Riley Gilbert are the leasing brokers. Graycor Construction is the general contractor. TEN features 40’ clear height, modern cross-dock employment space and is Foreign Trade Zone capable. Completion is set for Summer 2018.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Chandler Corporate Center
A ceremony to announce the groundbreaking of Chandler Corporate Center, a 114,000-square-foot office development by VanTrust Real Estate (VanTrust), was held on October 16. The Class A office project, located at 350 N. McClintock Dr., is being constructed by Layton Construction Company and was designed by Butler Design Group. It is being developed on 11-acres, and is estimated to be complete in June 2018.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Renaissance Square
Construction has commenced on phase one of the $50 million renovation of Renaissance Square in Phoenix. The $10 million first phase includes upgrades to both building’s lobbies, the lower level lobby, elevators, the creation of a 7,000 square foot, multi-purpose conference facility and construction of multiple, high-end, move-in ready, office suites. Wespac Construction, Inc. is the project's general contractor, and RSP Architecture Ltd. is the architect.
Monday, April 24, 2017
Renaissance Square
Construction has commenced on phase one of the $50 million renovation of Renaissance Square in Phoenix. The $10 million first phase includes upgrades to both building’s lobbies, the lower level lobby, elevators, the creation of a 7,000 square foot, multi-purpose conference facility and construction of multiple, high-end, move-in ready, office suites. Wespac Construction, Inc. is the project's general contractor, and RSP Architecture Ltd. is the architect.
Monday, April 24, 2017