Arizona republican., 1922-05-05
Bic PROGRAM Of
BUILDING NOW IS
UNDER WAY HERE
Total Of $3.50, 900 Already
In Progress In Phoenix
With Over $2,000,00O
Additional In Sight For
Coming Months

A splendid revival in the build
ing industry of Phoeuzx mas been
noted within the past few weeks and
the outlook for late summer and
early fall ir even more encouraging,
local builders and architects declared
yesterday. Approximately $3.50, 600
worth of construction work is now
under way and there is a potential
program Of more than $2,000,000 for
the summer and fall.
More important of the projects
now under way is the new Ellis
building at Second avenue and Mon
roe street its cost is estimated at
between 100000 and $500, 900. Work
on this structure, a five story office
building with store spaces on the
ground floor is to be rushed to early
completion and the contractors have
stated that barring accident it will
be ready for occupancy before the
first of the year.
Excavation for the structure was
completed some time ago; footings
already are in and concrete work on
the foundation is well under way.
Structural steel work win begin with
in two weeks, it was declared. The
A buildina.
A high school gymnasium is now
building on Sixth street, near Taylor
street, a part of the group of struc-
lures making up the Phoenix Union
high school system. 1t is being erect
ed at cost of about $4,000 and will
be ready for occupancy at the COM
ing fall term of school.
Work on new storage plant for
the Constable Ice and Fuel company
on West jackson street is nearing
completion. 1t is costing about $40
900 and is designed for use as a cold
storage plant for dairy and poultry
products. For the time being all kind
of produce will be stored in the new
plant, but with the development of
the dairy ard poultry industries of
the valley, the company has an
nounced that it will store products
of those industries exclusively.
The Arizona Storage and Distrib-
uting company is spending approx
imately 100000 on additions to two
of its warehouses on East Harrison
street. Two floors are being added
to one of the structures and one floor
to another These warehouses are
used for the storage of cotton, house
hold goods and the like. w. d.
Northern is the contractor.
Finishing touches also are being
added to new hotel building at the
northeast corner of Fifth and Wash
ington street. Its cost approXimates
with store rooms below. 1t is to be
known as sThe Grand" hotel.
Many Residences Building
More than so new buildings now
are under construction here, repre-
senting an outlaw of more than $3.50
| 600, according to figures compiled
yesterday by Leo Weaver, secretary
of the Builders Exchange. A big ma
| jority of the homes are of moderate
cost, averaging from $3,500 to $4,000
| each. Included in the list, however,
are several homes ranging in price
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The building program includes con-
struction of {. new store building at
| Central avenue and Monroe street, on
| the lot now occupied by the Central
! Methodist church; the new Central
| Methodist church on Central avenue
| at Pierce street; new union depot
on Harrison street, between Fourth
| and Seventh avenues, to cost about
! 100000: construction of new store
and office building at Third avenue
! and Washington street, and a broad
program of home building.
A substantial addition to the pre-
tentious buildings of Phoenix will be
the new state armory, plans for the
erection of which are going stead
lily forward. For this structure, Phoe-
nix has voted $4,000 in bonds, to
which viii be added $4,000 from the
state and $4,000 from the federal
government, making a total of $780,
600 as the outlay for the armory.
These are a few of the principal
items in the building program which
is putting Phoenix to the front IN
the way of progress.
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