In last month’s installment of this two-part series, we discussed retrofitting sustainable systems into historic and existing buildings. While Arizona is a young state — a spritely 107 years-old — it encompasses some buildings of truly remarkable vintage. These include the Mission San Xavier del Bac south of Tucson, established in 1692 with the current structure dating from 1797, and indigenous structures such as Pueblo Grande, which is believed to have been abandoned around

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Arizona State University (ASU)and Catellus Development Corporation(Catellus) announced an agreement with award-winning, urban residential developer Aspen Heights Partners(Aspen Heights) to build a six-story, 262-unit luxury apartment community in the Novus Innovation Corridor (Novus).Novus is a 350-acre, multi-phased development, which at completion will encompass nearly 10 million square feet of urban mixed-use opportunities, including State Farm’s 2.1-million-square-foot Ma

Desert Gardens II Apartments Sell for $23 Million Desert Gardens II, a multi-family community located at 13621 W. Glendale Ave., has been sold for $23 million. Locally based ReNUE Properties purchased assets as part of its portfolio expansion within Arizona, according to a press release. Bill Hahn, executive vice president with Colliers International in Greater Phoenix, said the property “offered a unique combination of excellent physical condition and abundance of on-site a