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The $167M full-service Sheraton Hotel, built for the City of Tucson's Convention Center, starts construction in November. The 427,000 SF hotel was designed by DLR Group, and will be built by Turner Construction and Sundt Construction with Garfield Traub as the developer. Hotels includes 550 rooms, restaurant and bar, fitness center, spa, roof deck pool, 70,000 SF of conference space and will be attached to the existing Tucson Convention Center. Subs include Kay Lang & Associates, Magnusson Klemenic and Glumac International. Construction completion is estimated for September 2011.
Editor's Letter
No Time like the Present: We may be in the middle of a construction lull, but there's nothing slow about Arizona's commercial real estate industry. New to Market
Sept/Oct 09: Each issue of AZRE: Arizona Commercial Real Estate highlights a variety of commercial projects under construction or recently announced. Development
Hospitable Land: Even as it grapples with a severe economic downturn, Arizona's hospitality market can still yield opportunities for players in the industry — especially within Indian Communities. |  | 2010 RED Awards Coming Soon!
Nominations Open November 1st  The 5th Annual RED Awards will be held in March 2010. Nominations for the biggest, best and most notable commercial real estate projects open November 1st.
Architecture
Architects Abroad: International endeavors present a myriad of challenges, but these lucrative opportunities in countries less affected by a global economic downturn enable local firms to stay busy. Building Green
2030 Challenge: A new level of commitment for a sustainable future is established by AIA's Architecture 2030 challenge.
Finance Forecast
The Need for Speed: The Stimulus Plan for Economic and Educational Development (SPEED) initiative was created to fund construction projects at Arizona's various universities — ASU, U of A and NAU.
Alphabet Soup: Government financial support programs — TARP, TALF and PPIP. We've Got Trouble: Financial Trouble in Construction City National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP)
Annual NAIOP Roundtable: Excerpts of the 2009 roundtable regarding the Economy, Investment Market and Closing Comments. The Year of the Phoenix: Q&A with NAIOP-AZ Executive Director Tim Lawless After Hours: Amanda Shaw Event Calendar: Sept/Oct 09 listings |
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