NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
In the I-17 corridor between Deer Valley Road and New River, at least five self-storage facilities are proposed or under construction. Last year, 25 new ones opened in the Phoenix Metro Area. What’s going on?
Read More >>>With self-storage facilities popping up seemingly as fast as coffee shops, one developer has tapped the brakes on plans to build another along North Valley Parkway bordering Fireside at Norterra.
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An existing Norterra-area daycare/preschool aims to start the new school year this fall in a brand new facility. Standing Stones Christian Academy plans to build a school, and later a church, along the North Valley Parkway.
Read More >>>That shiny building with the galvanized metal panels under construction behind Brakes Plus between 17th and 19th avenues on the north side of Happy Valley Road is yet another North Phoenix self-storage facility.
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Construction recently began on Filiberto’s Mexican Food’s newest franchise location in North Phoenix, at 19th Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road.
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Mountainside Fitness is ramping up for a February opening of its second 85085 location in the space formerly occupied by Sports Chalet in Happy Valley Towne Center.
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There are several apartment complexes planned or under construction in North Phoenix, from Norterra to Tramonto. Here are four new developments billed as “upscale apartments”—with a diverse range of styles and amenities—going up now.
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Engine 55, an advanced life support unit with a crew of four, will operate outside of the Residence Inn south of Happy Valley Road, serving the rapidly growing Norterra area.
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After months of citizen concerns about emergency response times in the rapidly growing Norterra area, including for a fire that destroyed a playground Monday, the Phoenix Fire Department announced today an near-term, temporary solution.
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Non-metal playground equipment and large sail shades at the community’s main playground burned away, leaving a charred metal skeleton and blackened boulders. Residents complained of response time, but a City of Phoenix fire official said response was fairly quick.
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Hundreds of homes will be built in Phase 1 of a development just begun on USAA property in the Norterra area. As reported in February by North Phoenix News and In&Out Magazine, plans for the project harken to Kierland Commons or Scottsdale Quarter, with restaurants and shopping along a Main Street and lofts above stores.
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