TUCSON, ARIZONA  – On Friday, April 29, 2022, the Metropolitan Pima Alliance (MPA) held its 17th Annual Common Ground Awards Ceremony at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort. Presented by Title Sponsor Chasse Building Team, the event honored community leaders, projects and programs that have made significant contributions toward bridging divides and finding solutions to complex challenges in creative ways.

Since the first ceremony in 2003, over 375 projects and programs have been recognized that embody MPA’s mission to create a prosperous community by promoting collaborative real estate development policies, building partnerships and finding common ground.

This year’s event celebrated 6 Winners and 8 Finalists, along with the Award of Distinction, provided to a large scale community impact project. A community effort, the Buffalo Soldier Memorial Plaza, was recognized for making a difference in the community.

The winners and finalists are listed below:
The 2022 Common Ground Award Of Distinction was presented to Warrior Village

The Buffalo Soldier Memorial Plaza was recognized for “Making A Difference”

The 2022 Common Ground Award Winners are:

• Airfield Safety Enhancement Program
• City Center Adaptive Reuse
• Connie Hillman Urban Construction Knowledge Center
• Sunshine Mile Urban Overlay District
• Thrive in the 05
• University of Arizona – Student Success District

The 2022 Common Ground Finalists are:

• AZ Stitch Lab
• Dove Mountain CSTEM K-8 School
• Ryan Outfall Sewer
• Shirley C. Scott Southeast Houghton Area Recharge Project
• Solar APP+
• University of Arizona – Applied Research Building
• University of Arizona – Grand Challenges Research Building
• Westward Look Resort Annexation and Zoning

Take a look at the photos taken the night of the event here.

More information on the event and this years projects is available at www.mpaaz.org

Phoenix, Arizona – ABI Multifamily, the leading multifamily brokerage and advisory services firm in the Western US, is pleased to announce the $4,100,000 / $256,250 per unit / $245.51 per square foot sale of 1804 on the light rail, a 16-unit multifamily apartment community located  1804 on the Light Rail, 1804 West Tuckey Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85015.

ABI Multifamily’s Carson Griesemer, Dallin Hammond, and Mitchell Drake represented the buyer and seller in this transaction.

The buyer is based in Arizona and the seller is based in California.

Built in 1963 and renovated in 2017, 1804 on the Light Rail is a 16-unit, garden-style apartment community in the heart of West Phoenix. The property is comprised of (4) one-bedroom / one-bathroom units and (12) two-bedroom / one-and-a-half-bathroom units and is individually metered for electricity.

1804 on the Light Rail is located in the West Phoenix submarket, between the I-17 and SR-51 Freeways, and is less than four miles from Grand Canyon University. The location is also situated approximately 0.3 miles from the nearest light rail station on North 19th Avenue and West Glendale Avenue and is only three blocks away from numerous shopping, dining, and entertainment options at Christown Spectrum Mall. Having the light rail within walking distance creates a convenient travel option for residents allowing for easy access to the rest of the Phoenix metropolitan area, including Downtown Phoenix, Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona State University, and many more.

PJD’s expansion is in response to builders’ needs and market demand in growth markets across the country.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Phoenix-based Paul Johnson Drywall, Inc. (PJD) announces closing its investment in Vatos Drywall, a long-term and prolific residential drywall contractor based in Orlando, Florida and serving multiple markets across the state.

PJD’s purchase of Vatos grows its service capacities in the region and expands secure access for residential builders to PJD’s industry-leading platform.

Orlando’s construction market has proven robust and outperformed virtually all other market service areas. The residential construction sector remains the largest by a significant margin and makes up more than half of all construction volume.

Cole Johnson, president of PJD, spoke about the substantial contribution the unification of PJD and Vatos will bring to the market.

“As residential builders are struggling to have their needs met in a professional and timely manner across the country, we have sought out the highest quality subcontractors in a number of markets and are bringing them onto PJD’s platform.

“We are confident that with this highly strategic move, we will immediately leverage Vatos’s existing team and excellent reputation with our proven systems to deliver a consistent offering to our customers paired with the quality of service they expect and deserve. This is an exciting time for our Company. We are proud to bring Vatos onboard, and we see terrific prospects continuing for the housing market ahead.”

Combining the PJD and Vatos teams is the firm’s latest success in growing its national footprint. PJD plans to keep all Vatos employees, who will continue to be led by Mr. Luis Rodriguez. Every employee will immediately benefit from PJD’s nationally recognized Good Jobs workforce strategy.