Developer Wants to Create ‘One-of-a-kind Experience’ in Hayden Flour Mill Redevelopment

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on May 9, 2023

Lorenzo Perez expects to spend the next few months in due diligence on the transformation of a historic site in Tempe. He’s hopeful that by the end of the year or early next year construction will start moving forward.

Perez, the co-founder and managing partner of Venue Projects is partnering with Sunbelt Holdings to turn Hayden Flour Mill at Rio Salado Parkway and Mill Avenue into a gathering space and back into a community asset. The two Valley developers were chosen to make that happen last February by the city of Tempe after responding to a request for proposals in late 2021.

Since then, Venue and Sunbelt have had their calendars filled with community outreach efforts, including regular meetings with stakeholders from the city of Tempe and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Perez said he asked Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community to be a creative collaborator on the redevelopment.

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