Discovery Triangle News
Crescent Ballroom Brings Indie Music Scene to the DT
With the October opening of the Crescent Ballroom just steps away from Valley Metro’s Central Station, indie music lovers will have a new venue in the Discovery Triangle to catch rising stars. Located in an old warehouse in downtown Phoenix, the Crescent Ballroom is a 7,000 square-foot space operated by music promoter Charles Levy of Stateside [...]
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Medical Information Superhighway to Run Through the DT
The Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health (CSS Institute) has achieved a major milestone in its establishment of a secure “medical information superhighway” as first envisioned by founder Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D. and outlined to the Institute of Medicine in July 2009. The CSS Institute has assumed financial responsibility for the nation’s premier advanced research communications [...]
Read the full article »New Building Code Encourages Green Construction in Phoenix
It’s getting easier to go green in the Discovery Triangle. The Phoenix Green Building Code, the next phase of Phoenix’s Green Building program, became effective July 1, 2011. This voluntary code allows residential and commercial projects, including new construction and renovations, to be certified with a green standard without having to pay fees for certification. “The creation and adoption of [...]
Read the full article »Hospital Pending for Downtown Phoenix
The Discovery Triangle is getting even healthier. Adding to its already strong portfolio of healthcare and bioscience assets, the DT welcomes plans for a new hospital in downtown Phoenix. Officials from Maricopa Integrated Health System, University of Arizona and District Medical Group signed an affiliation agreement last week that sets the stage for a hospital [...]
Read the full article »New apartment options on tap for downtown Phoenix
More housing options will soon be available in the Discovery Triangle. Scottsdale-based Concord Eastridge purchased a 2.89-acre parcel of vacant land in downtown Phoenix with plans for development of a multi-unit residential property with complementary retail and restaurant space. Located between Third and Fourth streets on the east and west, Roosevelt Street on the north [...]
Read the full article »Find More Fun with SmartPHX App
Looking for an easy way to find out what to do and where to go in the Discovery Triangle? Arizona State University New Media Innovation Lab, CityScape, Downtown Phoenix Partnership, Phoenix Community Alliance and the City of Phoenix just made it a little more simpler by creating a smartphone app for the happenings in downtown Phoenix. Called SmartPHX, the [...]
Read the full article »Phoenix Central Station Re-Opens to Transit Users
By R.J. Price, Downtown Phoenix Partnership. After a year of construction, Downtown’s Central Station reopened Monday offering increased comfort, coolness, and color. Bus and METRO light rail passengers can stay out of the sun thanks to larger shade trees and oversized fabric canopies and bike lockers, corner kiosks, and night-time lighting were also added. The transit center’s [...]
Read the full article »Institute for Advanced Health Chooses Phoenix
If you haven’t read all about it yet, there’s great news today about exciting developments in the Triangle. Last month at the Discovery Triangle Development Corporation board meeting, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong shared his plans for creating a high-powered bioscience super computer in Phoenix. Those plans include renovating the Barrister Place Building at Central Avenue to [...]
Read the full article »New Surgical Hospital Offers High Tech Care with a Human Touch
On June 27, the first patients will be admitted to the Orthopedic and Spine Inpatient Surgical (OASIS) Hospital. OASIS Hospital represents a partnership between Catholic Healthcare West and United Surgical Partners International. This innovative partnership incorporates the vast experience of more than 40 preeminent orthopedic and spine surgeons with the extensive resources of one of [...]
Read the full article »PHX Sky Train Shaves Six Years Off Schedule
Stage 1 of the PHX Sky Train will open in 2013, running from the 44th Street Metro Light Rail, to East Economy Parking and Terminal 4. A continuation to the other terminals and the Rental Car Center was not scheduled to open until 2020. On June 15, the Phoenix City Council approved connecting with all [...]
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