Developer preps for redevelopment of Hayden Flour Mill

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on October 31, 2024

The Hayden Flour Mill was the backdrop to Lorenzo Perez’s childhood. Anytime he’d visit his grandparents in Tempe and play outside, the mill stood out in Tempe’s skyline. When he attended Arizona State University to study architecture, the mill was a studio project site to let imaginations run rampant.

Now, Perez is co-leading the redevelopment of the historic Hayden Flour Mill with his firm Venue Projects and project partner Sunbelt Holdings. The Valley-based firms are looking to reactivate the mill and the five acres it sits on into a community asset.

“What motivated me was this opportunity to work on a once-in-a-lifetime project, and the fact that it was personal to me,” Perez said.

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