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Red Hawk Garage Suites starts taking shape BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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he day after the Oct. 6 groundbreaking for Red Hawk Garage Suites, early purchasers raised their glasses to celebrate the start of a dream’s transition to reality. Plans for the 48,000-square-foot space at 15th Avenue and Happy Valley Road had begun three years ago, but the concept is something that Red Hawk Development CEO Charles Eckert Jr. has wanted to build for more than a decade. “If you would’ve told me three years ago it would’ve taken us three years to get the building permits, I would’ve laughed in your face,” said Eckert. “I’m glad that didn’t happen because I would have made a fool of myself.” Eckert had worked with several groups on the same concepts, including Toy Barn. Around 2007, when Toy Barn was
Charles Eckert Jr, owner of Red Hawk Garage Suites and managing director of Red Hawk Development, talks to a guest about details at the launch (David Minton/ Progress Staff Photographer)
preparing to develop its first project on Lone Mountain Road, Eckert was thinking about creating a similar space in Anthem. But the Great Recession put a pause on the project. Eckert continued to work for over a decade with other projects north of Happy Valley Road between 19th avenue and 17th avenue. Despite being busy during that span, he could not shake the idea of creating luxury garage suites. “Arizona is a car state and I always felt there was a market niche for this,” he said. His concept has changed. “Our original concept was to take this three-acre parcel of land and put an automotive repair service center on the corner of it then wrap the site with garages,” said Eckert. “I ended up changing that by getting rid of the corner and incorporating the
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Junk in the Trunk turns to the holidays BY MALLORY GLEICH Progress Contributor
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t all began with a love of junk. Well, not junk, but vintage finds – items that some might consider clutter but that Coley Arnold and Lindsey Holt consider a treasure. Arnold and Holt met 13 years ago at a family church function and said that they became instant friends. They bonded over being moms, but a whole new idea came to mind when they realized their shared passion for all things vintage. “Lindsey and I have traveled all over the country for a good vintage find,” Arnold said. “We go to lots of estate sales, garage sales, and frequent goodwill stops. When we realized we had this in common, we
Kevin Holt, Lindsey Holt and Coley Arnold are pleased with the growth of their concept for Junk in the Trunk. (Lauren Peachie)
jokingly discussed opening a vintage shopping event.” The inside joke turned into a business plan, and with their family and friends’ support, Junk in the Trunk became a reality. The first event happened 10 years ago in a neighborhood backyard. “We set up 23 vendors and had 600 people come through in four hours!” Arnold said. After the success of that first event, the pair decided to move their next pop-up to an actual venue: WestWorld of Scottsdale. Here, guests can browse through 120,000 square feet of space filled with 130+ vintage curators from around the southwest. Junk in the Trunk became so
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