As economic developers look for ways to bolster Arizona’s economy, they must balance the need to attract relocating and expanding companies with the availability of our state’s most precious resource: water. TSMC selected North Phoenix as the site of its U.S. operation in 2020 precisely for this reason. The decision to locate here was largely due to the state and city’s thoughtful and thorough planning, including a 100-year plan to reduce water consumption, improve water quality
PopStroke, a golf entertainment concept with the backing of Tiger Woods, is changing its plan for an upcoming location in Gilbert. More than a year ago, PopStroke Entertainment Group, which has headquarters in Jupiter, Florida and Dallas, Texas, received the thumbs up from the Town of Gilbert’s Planning Commission to build an indoor mini golf facility on 4.25 acres of vacant land near Ray Road and SanTan Village Parkway, by the SanTan Village shopping and
Scottsdale-based developer SimonCRE is under contract to purchase land in Surprise for a new retail development. The site, which is next to the Village at Prasada shopping center, will be called Prasada East and is where Whole Foods is planning to build a new store. The Prasada East site is currently owned by Suburban Land Reserve Inc., a real estate arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Village at Prasada is located off the Loop 303 and Waddell Road in
For the first time in nearly two years, apartment occupancy and asking rents posted consecutive monthly gains in early 2026, though annual comparisons remained soft and regional performance varied, according to RealPage’s February 2026 update. National occupancy ticked up to 94.8% in February, rising 10 basis points in both January and February. Effective occupancy remains 10 bps below year-ago levels and roughly 90 bps below the recent peak in
Construction input prices increased 0.7% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.6% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 2.3% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are 2.9% higher. Prices increased in two of three energy categories last
Two hotels are slated for Palo District, the former Fiesta Mall site in Mesa, its developers announced. Sunny Day Sports, the district’s developer, made the announcement on March 2 stating it would support the project’s “emerging role” for women’s health and elite athletics. The former Fiesta Mall came under Sunny Day Sports’ management in November after the city council created a theme park district, along Alma School Road and Southern Avenue. That plan
ZOM Living, a Florida-based developer, is delivering the two-building project — one, named Hazel, directly across from Scottsdale Fashion Square mall and the other, dubbed Azure, alongside the Arizona Canal. When finished, both towers will provide tenants with easy access to Old Town’s vibrant nightlife scene, restaurants and shops. Overall, the development will comprise 532 units and more than 14,610 square feet of commercial and retail
Flagstaff’s affordable housing options have expanded with the opening of Sierra on 66, a 221‑unit community funded through Low‑Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). The development team said the Route 66 project helps Flagstaff’s “affordable housing emergency.” According to Kevin Sturgeon, lead developer for Roers Companies, Sierra on 66 has been years in the making. “We’ve been working on it for probably four to five years, from when we signed the site up and began
The average asking rent for Phoenix apartments remained unchanged in February, maintaining the slow-and-steady performance seen over the past few months. Stabilization comes on the heels of back-to-back monthly gains in December and January, resulting in a 0.3% rent increase in the three-month period ending in February 2026. While recent growth is underwhelming for a market that regularly notched monthly gains of 0.3% to 0.5% before the pandemic, it marks
Phoenix’s pronounced swings in revenue per available revenue, or RevPAR, over the past two years reflect a market shifting from event-driven distortions into a supply-driven recalibration phase. Volatility in 2024 was largely driven by comparisons to the prior year. The 8.1% RevPAR decline in the first quarter reflected extraordinarily difficult comps against early 2023, when Super Bowl LVII, the WM Phoenix Open and Cactus League Spring Training generated outsized compression
Limited new developments and healthy tenant activity drove industrial vacancy in Greater Phoenix down 10 basis points during fourth quarter to 9.7 percent at the end of 2025, according to a report released by Colliers. Fourth quarter 2025 marked the third consecutive period of decline in vacancy following seven straight quarters or rising vacancy that ended in early 2025. Year-end 9.7 percent vacancy reflected a 90-basis-point decline year-over-year. While total inventory continues
Core multifamily investors ended 2025 feeling better about buying than at any point in the past year—but they are not rewriting their models just yet, according to a new CBRE survey that underscores a cautious, metrics-driven thaw in sentiment rather than a full-fledged turn in the market cycle. In CBRE’s Q4 2025 Multifamily Underwriting Survey, 76% of respondents reported positive sentiment toward core acquisitions, up from 64% in Q3 and just 44% a year earlier. That shift
The National Association for Business Economics’ Economic Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., last week brought together economists, policymakers and executives to discuss a range of topics, including the impact of artificial intelligence and the challenge of an aging population on the nation’s fiscal future. Here are a few takeaways from those discussions. Demographic headwinds and higher interest rates will make deficit reduction more
When the City of Phoenix narrowed its conditions for acceptable data center development sites in 2025, it put Vintage Partners in a complicated situation. AZBEX has extensively covered the move to restrict data center conditions in Phoenix and other jurisdictions around the state. Most of that reporting is available here. Vintage owns a 63-acre property at the SWC of Loop 202 and Lower Buckeye Road. The site, which the company purchased from the Arizona Department
Vestar, one of the largest privately held shopping center owners and operators in the western United States, has announced a new wave of restaurants coming to Verrado Marketplace, opening in 2026. Among the newest additions are: OHSO Brewery – A locally owned brewery, distillery, and eatery with multiple valley locations; Paris Baguette – A neighborhood bakery offering coffee and teas, delicious cakes, pastries, and more; BJ’s Restaurant – Known for its craft beers, deep-dish
Construction has begun on what will become the northwest Valley’s first major Asian shopping center, complete with a 99 Ranch Market, a Taiwanese dumpling restaurant and a Vietnamese cafe. Called The Mosaic, the center will occupy a former Sears building at Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale. 99 Ranch Market will be located on the first floor, according to planning documents. A rendering of the upper level shows clusters of restaurants, boba shops and businesses separated
On the heels of building a 408-unit apartment community at Cooley Station in Gilbert, a California developer is working its way through planning and zoning for another $300 million project next door.Frankel Family Trust, which developed Crossing at Cooley Station in 2022, now plans to build the 568-unit Trax at Cooley Station on a 20-acre parcel west of the southwest corner of Recker and Williams Field roads.”We are officially going through the town process to get
Lennar Corp. has received a unanimous recommendation this month from Peoria’s Planning and Zoning Commission for its request to rezone 24.2 acres it won in a 2025 state land auction. The Miami-based homebuilder was the winning bidder for the prime acreage in the fast-growing West Valley city, where two other commercial developers were outbid in the Arizona State Land Department Auction held last April. Lennar (NYSE: LEN) plans to build 105 homes on
The multifamily market is set for another year of robust activity as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae prepare to deploy significantly larger lending volumes. The Federal Housing Finance Agency raised each government-sponsored enterprise’s 2026 loan purchase cap to $88 billion, a 20.5% increase from the $73 billion limit in 2025. But much of that financing will again be concentrated in a handful of major metro areas that underpin the GSE market. According to Trepp’s Thomas Taylor, the New
With the rental season approaching fast, which cities are drawing the most interest from renters? We mapped out the most sought-after U.S. cities, based on millions of apartment searches on RentCafe.com. Out of the nine Arizona markets analyzed, only Phoenix and Gilbert saw a dip in rankings. In contrast, Tempe experienced a massive surge in renter interest, signaling a clear shift in preference toward smaller locations. Overall, Arizona is seeing a statewide lift
Phoenix-based ViaWest is planning to develop a new business park in Buckeye. The company is working with the city to set up a roughly 83-acre site at the southeast corner of State Route 85 and Interstate 10 for the project, which it acquired in 2024 for $8.3 million. Buckeye’s Planning and Zoning Commission will consider annexing the site – currently in unincorporated Maricopa County – and whether it should be rezoned for a future commercial and industrial park during a March 3
Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions, a vertically integrated real estate investment and management company, has acquired a two-building industrial park near Phoenix. The Denver-based company purchased the Farmer Industrial Center, a 93,903-square-foot industrial park in Tempe, from Walton Street Capital and ViaWest Group for $24.5 million, or about $261 per square foot. The industrial park, located at 9185 and 9245 S. Farmer Ave., consists of two buildings constructed in
Energy markets could open the week on edge following Saturday’s U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, a development that threatens to tighten global oil supplies and keep inflation pressures alive well into the year. An analysis by Barron’s over the weekend suggests that the fallout could carry implications far beyond commodity trading—potentially reshaping expectations for Federal Reserve policy and dampening the near-term outlook for interest-rate cuts. Before
The Heritage Tradition in Sun City West which was ranked as the No. 18 best senior living facility in the nation by Seniorly in its annual Best of Senior Living Awards 2025, was the biggest commercial real estate deal in Metro Phoenix in February 2026. Here are the five biggest commercial real estate deals in Metro Phoenix from February of 2026, according to data collected by the commercial real estate tracking website Vizzda and AZRE magazine.
Sunny Day Sports revealed plans for two new hotels within the Palo District, the transformative redevelopment of the former Fiesta Mall site in Mesa. The hotels are designed to support the district’s emerging role as a national destination for women’s health, elite athletics, innovation and community engagement. Together, the two hotel concepts will add approximately 600 rooms to the district and serve distinct but complementary needs tied directly to the Palo District’s core