PRD 845 Groud Breaking
Today, at 10:00 am ground was broken on PRD 845, the newest development in the Rosevelt Historic District...
Please see following article of yesterday's Arizona Republic:
Condos going up in downtown's Roosevelt arts district
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 11, 2005 05:56 PM
Oct. 11, 2005 05:56 PM
Redevelopment along Roosevelt Street's burgeoning arts district in downtown Phoenix is pushing west.
Developers break ground today on a townhome project dubbed PRD 845, on the southeast corner of Roosevelt Street and 8th Avenue. The community will have 12 units, ranging from 950 to 2,200 square feet. Four homes will be built as live-work units, with space for a small office, studio or other business.
The largest home will rise four stories and have three bedrooms.
Phoenix-based developer Urbistruct is developing PRD 845 and other small infill projects in the area. Project manager Jenny Kramer said Urbistruct is working to make the neighborhood around Roosevelt Street and 8th Avenue a vibrant place to live and work.
Much of the redevelopment effort in Roosevelt arts district has been bracketed by 7th Street and 7th Avenue. Kramer said projects like PRD 845 could break those boundaries.
The $2.5 million project goes against the grain of the many high-rise condo towers planned for downtown Phoenix.
"We'd like to create more of a community rather than just plopping down a development," Kramer said.
Near PRD 845, Urbistruct is redeveloping a bungalow house into a duplex with live-work space. Other small infill projects are in the works, she said.
"We're really interested in going after these smaller pieces. We want to put these little jewels within the city," Kramer said.
Phoenix-based architecture firm Studio Ma gave PRD 845 its funky, modern feel to coincide with the burgeoning arts district along Roosevelt Street.
"Right from the start we were very interested in having front walkways and urban stoops," said Christopher Alt, one of Studio Ma's three principals.
Each of the two-, three- and four-story homes has ground-floor entrances, patios and garages.
"We wanted to provide the conveniences that you might find more in suburban living even though you're downtown," Alt said. "By that I mean two-car garages, outdoor space. A smaller community where you can know all your neighbors."
Developers break ground today on a townhome project dubbed PRD 845, on the southeast corner of Roosevelt Street and 8th Avenue. The community will have 12 units, ranging from 950 to 2,200 square feet. Four homes will be built as live-work units, with space for a small office, studio or other business.
The largest home will rise four stories and have three bedrooms.
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Phoenix-based developer Urbistruct is developing PRD 845 and other small infill projects in the area. Project manager Jenny Kramer said Urbistruct is working to make the neighborhood around Roosevelt Street and 8th Avenue a vibrant place to live and work.
Much of the redevelopment effort in Roosevelt arts district has been bracketed by 7th Street and 7th Avenue. Kramer said projects like PRD 845 could break those boundaries.
The $2.5 million project goes against the grain of the many high-rise condo towers planned for downtown Phoenix.
"We'd like to create more of a community rather than just plopping down a development," Kramer said.
Near PRD 845, Urbistruct is redeveloping a bungalow house into a duplex with live-work space. Other small infill projects are in the works, she said.
"We're really interested in going after these smaller pieces. We want to put these little jewels within the city," Kramer said.
Phoenix-based architecture firm Studio Ma gave PRD 845 its funky, modern feel to coincide with the burgeoning arts district along Roosevelt Street.
"Right from the start we were very interested in having front walkways and urban stoops," said Christopher Alt, one of Studio Ma's three principals.
Each of the two-, three- and four-story homes has ground-floor entrances, patios and garages.
"We wanted to provide the conveniences that you might find more in suburban living even though you're downtown," Alt said. "By that I mean two-car garages, outdoor space. A smaller community where you can know all your neighbors."