Empire Group has rebranded its downtown megaproject as Arro, a twin‑tower plan that would add a 541‑ft tower, a 250‑key hotel and a penthouse restaurant to Phoenix.

Raffaele's Pizza, a family-run North Central Phoenix staple since the 1970s, says redevelopment plans could push it out after roughly 50 years. Neighbors are watching closely.

Verge, a 201‑unit build‑to‑rent community developed by 29th Street Living, celebrated its April 15 grand opening in Apache Junction with private yards, pet‑friendly features and early lease specials.

A new Common Sense Institute analysis finds Arizona households faced roughly $19,300 more in essentials by 2025 than in 2019, with shelter costs driving the pain. Slow permitting and supply gaps are central to the problem.

Swire Coca‑Cola has opened a 241,000‑sq‑ft distribution center in Mesa at 3937 S. Power Road, expanding its Arizona logistics footprint as Phoenix demand rises. The move follows a major lease recorded in 2025 and comes with local hiring already underway.

Banner Health paid $22.13M for an 18.8‑acre parcel in north Phoenix, adding a site beside TSMC’s expanding chip campus and underscoring surging land demand.

An upscale Cambria Hotel is rising at Elliot and Ellsworth with a rooftop restaurant and bar open to the public. The 107-room property is slated to open in early 2027.

Jennifer Stein has been promoted to assistant city manager as Avondale advances The BLVD mixed‑use project; an interim economic development director will run the department during the transition.

The Valley's ultra‑luxury market cooled in March, but four roughly $6M closings kept weekly totals buoyant.

A Pinal County committee advanced Vermaland’s La Osa plan, a proposal to turn more than 3,000 acres south of Eloy into a massive data‑center and power campus. The move clears a zoning step but leaves big technical and environmental reviews ahead.

Scottsdale’s council approved the Brown Avenue parking expansion in a 5-2 vote amid protests and petitions. The build will displace the Old Town farmers market and is slated to start summer 2026.

Sunbelt’s Bell 17 would convert roughly 82–93 acres at Bell and 19th into apartments, offices and retail anchored by an Aldi. The plan folds a big state-land holding into a mixed-use campus for North Phoenix.

Ground has broken on a 129‑room Wingate by Wyndham/Hawthorn Suites at SkyBridge Arizona beside Phoenix‑Mesa Gateway Airport, the first on‑campus lodging for the master plan. The hotel aims to serve aerospace and logistics visitors and open in spring 2027.