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PhoenixMart Construction Really Did Start in 2014
After overcoming so many challenges to be expected on such a mega project like this, it’s impressive to see the dirt moving and taking form already. Starting with their historic ground-breaking back in early November of 2013 and now the completion of their entryway monuments, PhoenixMart IS progressing! The PhoenixMart construction project is split up into horizontal work, the building itself, and 3 different infrastructure projects. You may not see this work but, that doesn’t mean that nothing is happening.
- Horizontal Work – Began this summer of 2014 with the entryway signage. You’ll continue to see roadways and other grading as well.
- The Actual Building – Starting some time in the last quarter of 2014, presumably by the end of November. Yes, before utilities. No worries, it’s ok.
- 3 Infrastructure Projects – Electric, Sewer, and water are expected to begin by the beginning of the new year. This will not change the progress of construction.
They have looked into “Green” products and will continue making an effort to be as energy efficient as possible. The Casa Grande-based Electrical District No. Two, or ED2, is designated to the site and doesn’t have incentives to make solar financially feasible for the site.
When might we see the grand opening of PhoenixMart?
They are still shooting to have the grand opening at the end of 2015. That grand opening all hinges on how things progress once vertical construction happens. That may just push the grand opening date to the very beginning of 2016. They say the building itself is a simple tilt-wall construction and can be completed within 12 months of it’s start date. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how the PhoenixMart Construction goes. To their credit, they have been pulling things together most impressively in my opinion.
Aerial shots taken in the summer of 2014 from a little drone 
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Actually no construction after years of discussion. They just erected signs.
The article mentions the different phases of construction following the signs you mention. Just because you cannot see what is happening doesn’t mean there is no construction going on. Not all phases of construction can be physically seen. For such a massive project in a rural area there seems to be some pretty high expectations for a quicker more unrealistic progression.
Jennifer, you are absolutely correct. With a construction project this massive (the building itself is going to be 1.5 MILLION square feet on a single level), there are so many things going on that the general public does not see. Planning, permitting, coordination between all of the entities involved…all of these things are happening to move this project forward. Yes, we have certainly missed some dates we were shooting for, but I have yet to see a project of this magnitude where that does not happen. I saw the same thing happen with Sam’s Club, and know some of the issues that were going on with that project that the public was not even aware of. I know that many in our awesome community are frustrated, but we ARE moving forward even if it is slower than everyone wants. Keep the faith, everyone! 🙂
I believe they will eventually build the Phoenix Mart structure, but constructing a building is the easy part. Filling it with enough long term tenants to turn a steady profit and pay back investors is much, much harder to do. Phoenix mart has offered the public very little information about how it plans to convince more than 1,000 companies to sign the agreements necessary to make this thing profitable. If they cannot turn a profit AND produce the required jobs, the investor loses everything, his money and his shot at a green card. And a few years after it opens, Casa grande could be left with yet another abandoned building. There are lots of great EB5 investor programs out there but there are a lot of scams too and some pretty sad immigrant investor stories to go with them. Only time will tell if this is one of the good ones or one of the bad ones.
It will now be interesting to see how the Phoenix Mart project, which got its start through the government EB-5 program with the Chinese, has any roots to the now developing story involving Hunter and Joe Biden. The developing story about Hunter’s emails detailing a White House meeting with 30 wealthy Chinese investors in late 2011, with then-Vice President Biden.
Follow the developing story.
I hadn’t thought of that. Good thinking. That could be interesting.