Phoenix Community Alliance Has Spent 40 Years Working To Create a Stronger Downtown for a Better Phoenix

Six visionaries. One stage. One incredible afternoon. \ud83c\udfad \ud83c\udfa4 \n\nThis week, we heard directly from the people building Downtown Phoenix's next decade, and the stories they shared made the future feel closer than ever.\n\nThank you to our speakers, our partners, and everyone who joined us on Center Stage at the @HerbergerTheater. \n\nGreater Downtown Phoenix's future is bright, and we're just getting started. \n\nWant to be a part of the next Quarterly Member Meeting? Send us a message to connect!

Yesterday, six visionaries took the stage at the @HerbergerTheater, and the stories they collectively shared were nothing short of inspiring. \n\nThere's something powerful about hearing directly from the people building the city, not just the renderings and the headlines, but the vision, the decisions, and the drive behind each project. That's exactly what yesterday's event delivered.\n\nOur special guests included: \n\n\u2022 Jeremy Jacinth, Director of Development, The X Company from The Rosie (@rosiephx) \n\u2022 Brendan Morrow, Founder, Drive Development, from Saiya (@livesaiya) \n\u2022 Brian Silverstein, Regan Romero and Ryan Abbott with Clayco and LJC Design, from @rayphoenix.place \n\u2022 Deliah Rose, Director of Brand Marketing, from Den\u016b Hotel & Spa (@denuhotel) \n\u2022 Rick Naimark, Associate Vice President, Arizona State University, from ASU Health Headquarters (@asuhealthsocial) \n\u2022 Kyle Jardine, Vice President, Market Executive, from Wexford Science + Technology (@connectlabsphx)\n\nThank you to everyone who joined us on HTC's impressive Center Stage, to @HussBrewing for keeping our guests fueled, to @Ace_Parking for the complimentary parking, and to @PhillipsLawFoundation for underwriting the event.\n\nGreater Downtown Phoenix's future is bright, and we hope you'll join us to be part of its next decade of construction and storytelling.

Tomorrow, the people building Downtown Phoenix's next decade take the stage, and we want you in the room. \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f \n\nSix projects. Six visionaries. One hour. From @ArizonaStateUniversity's $200M Health Headquarters and the next phase of the @PhoenixBioscienceCore, to Downtown's most anticipated hotel opening and striking new residential developments reshaping our skyline, this is a lineup that tells the story of where Downtown is headed.\n\nAnd the setting? Attendees will be seated right on Center Stage at the @HerbergerTheater.\n\n\ud83d\udcc5 Tomorrow, May 14 | 11 a.m. Registration | 11:30 a.m. Program\n\ud83d\udccd Herberger Theater Center | 222 E. Monroe St.\n\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f Lunch provided by PCA Member @Huss Brewing\n\ud83d\ude97 Complimentary parking (thank you to PCA Member @Ace_Parking) at the Chase Tower Garage with validation. \nFor those not driving, please consider taking light rail, Lyft, or Waymo! \n\nRegister via the link in bio. \ud83d\udc46 \n\nSpecial thank you to @PhillipsLawFoundation for underwriting this event.

Downtown Phoenix continues to rise. \u261d\ufe0f \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f\n\nAnd on May 14, you're going to see exactly how.\n\nWe're skipping the panel this quarter. Instead, the developers and visionaries actually building the future of Downtown are taking the stage at the Herberger Theater Center, sharing the latest renderings, the vision, and the timelines for the projects reshaping our skyline.\n\nThe twist? You'll be seated ON the stage itself. With the theater seats in full view. An immersive setting you won't soon forget.\n\n\ud83d\udcc5 Thursday, May 14\n\ud83d\udd5a 11:00 a.m. registration & networking | 11:30 a.m. program\n\ud83d\udccd Herberger Theater Center\n\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f Lunch included\n\ud83c\udd7f\ufe0f Free parking at Chase Tower Garage (201 N 1st St.), thanks to ACE Parking\n\nHuge thank you to our underwriter @phillipslawfoundation and our partners @herbergertheater and @ace_parking.\n\nRSVP at the link in our bio.

\ud83c\udf1f Today, we celebrated the dedication of Martin L. Schultz Way within the @PhoenixBioscienceCore, a fitting tribute to an extraordinary public servant whose vision helped shape our Downtown.\n\nMarty's unwavering leadership touched every corner of our community. From serving as Chief of Staff to three consecutive Phoenix mayors and later as board chair of Phoenix Community Alliance, to championing the long-term investment in biosciences that created the roadmap for PBC, to bringing APS and Pinnacle West to Arizona Center, to his instrumental role in establishing the Human Services Campus (now \u201cKeys to Change\u201d), amongst countless other projects, Marty believed in Phoenix's potential when others couldn't see it.\n\nAs Mo Stein shared today: \u201cWe wouldn't have the Human Services Campus without Marty.\u201d That dedication to serving our most vulnerable neighbors exemplifies the heart behind all his work.\n\nThank you to Mayor Kate Gallego, Deputy City Manager Frank McCune, Chief of Staff for District 8 Zack Wallace, Executive Director of the Phoenix Bioscience Core Scarlett Spring, HKS Partner Emeritus and Former PCA Board Chair Mo Stein, and the many attendees for honoring Marty's legacy today. Some leaders build buildings. Others build the foundation for an entire community to thrive. \n\nMarty Schultz did both.

Over the past decade, Downtown Phoenix has experienced remarkable growth, and the housing market is no exception.\n\nToday, PCA's Central City Planning & Development Committee (CCPD) convened industry leaders for a thoughtful discussion on how the market has evolved, the progress we've made, the challenges that remain, and what lies ahead. The conversation also addressed one of the most frequently asked questions: Why is there limited for-sale product Downtown, and what can be done to address it?\n\nThank you to our panelists for sharing their expertise and perspectives:\n\n\u2022 Matt Seaman \u2014 Private Developer \u00b7 CCPD Co-Chair\n\u2022 Tim Sprague \u2014 Owner\/Partner, Habitat Metro, LLC\n\u2022 Sally Schwenn \u2014 Arizona Market President, Gorman & Company \n\u2022 Brian Cassidy \u2014 President, CCBG Architects, Inc. \u00b7 CCPD Co-Chair\n\u2022 Mark Stratz (Moderator) \u2014 President, Land Advisors Organization \u00b7 CCPD Vice Chair\n\nFor those who were unable to attend, a recording is available here via the link in bio. \ud83d\udc46 \n\nSpecial thanks to PCA Members @ccvonline for hosting and to @AFlourShop for catering.