ARIZONA STATE EDITION
April 30 2017
Vol. I • No. 9
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Officials Break Ground on $160M Block 23 in Phoenix
CityScape Phoenix photo
CityScape Phoenix photo
The site is the former home of Phoenix City Hall, the Fox Theater On April 13, officials gathered in Phoenix to break ground on Block 23, a $160 million mixed-use and J.C. Penney. Most recently, it was a parking lot. development.
By Katherine Devlin
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
On April 13, officials gathered in Phoenix to break ground on Block 23, a $160 million mixed-
use development featuring a 55,000-sq. ft. (5,110 sq m) Fry’s Food Store; 200,000 sq. ft. (18,580 sq m) for office/restaurant/retail use; and 1,000 parking spaces. Phoenix-based RED
Development is heading up the project, which is across from RED’s CityScape, a 1.2 million sq. ft. (1.1 million sq m) multi-use development. CityScape is home to retail and entertainment venues
such as Urban Outfitters, Charming Charlie, Lucky Strike, Stand Up Live Comedy Theater, The Arrogant Butcher, Squid Ink Sushi Bar and more. Both developments are expect-
ed to breathe new life to downtown Phoenix, and bring residents, businesses and investors to the area. Block 23 is expected to be complete in 2019. see DEVELOPMENT page 2
FAA Clears Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Expansion Phoenix-Mesa Gateway photo
On March 21, 2017, PMGAA cleared another major development hurdle when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Northeast Area Development Plan (NADP).
When the federal government turned the former Williams Air Force Base over to the now Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (PMGAA), it was an expansive 3,000-acre parcel largely removed from the major population centers of greater Phoenix. Much has changed in the past 25 years; and today Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is at the center of a thriving and rapidly-expanding Phoenix East Valley. More than 1.5 million people now live
within a 20-minute drive from the once remote facility. As the airport has grown, so too has interest in developing the land surrounding it. On March 21, 2017, PMGAA cleared another major development hurdle when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) see AIRPORT page 4