Downtown Tucson

Corporate Headquarters and Business Projects:

• UniSource Energy, parent of Tucson Electric Power, opened its new, nine story corporate headquarters in December 2011. View a time lapse of the complete construction.
• Providence Services Corp. a Tucson-based national provider of behavioral and education services, moves corporate headquarters downtown to 64 E. Broadway
• Providence also acquires 44 E. Broadway and begins massive renovations
• The Sonoran Institute moves corporate headquarters downtown to 44 E. Broadway
• University of Arizona launches Downtown branch in restored Roy Place building
• National Institute for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona is established downtown at 64 E. Broadway
• Renovations to the MacArthur Building were completed and Madden Media moved in
• MEB acquired, renovated and moved into the Hittinger Building on Congress

Retail, Arts and Cultural Projects:

• The Museum of Contemporary Art leased the old Fire Downtown Fire Station renovated it for their museum space
• One North Fifth’s new retail building was completed and is nearly fully occupied by Cricket, Yoga Oasis, Sacred Machines Gallery, and Xoom Juice
• Restored Rialto block hosted travelling events including "Bodies: The Exhibition", "Titanic: Artifacts Exhibition", "Tutankhamun: Wonderful Things From the Pharaoh's Tomb", and UA's "Mars and Beyond: The Search for Life on Other Planets."
• A new plaza was built on Toole Ave. in front of Hotel Congress
• Both The Screening Room and Beowulf Alley Theatre façade renovation projects were completed and a new marquees added to the buildings
• Construction was completed on the new entrance to the Tucson Convention Center
• Construction of street improvements in front of the Julian Drew Building at Broadway and 5th Avenues were completed, O2 Modern Fitness and Fitworks Cycling Support opened in the building
• Skrappy’s reopened on Toole Avenue
• Mrs. Tiggy Winkles moved into the Tucson Children’s Museum
• The Carrillo Placita at St. Augustine Cathedral was completed
• Buffalo Exchange, a locally headquartered national clothing retailer, announces downtown store

Restaurant and Nightclubs:

• The Hub
• Kitchen + Cocktails
• 47 Scott
• Scott and Co.
• Monkey Burger
• Villa Fine Thai Dining
• Rice House China Thai
• Maynards Market & Kitchen
• Jimmy John’s
• Zen Rock
• Sapphire Lounge
• Xoom Juice

Community Events:

• 2010 Inaugural First Night New Year’s Eve downtown celebration
• 2nd Saturdays Downtown, monthly event (see link in sidebar)
• Weekly Farmer's Market
• Meet Me at Maynards started and became a greater success than anyone imagined
• The inaugural Downtown Tucson Latin Jazz Festival was held in 2009
• The inaugural Flamenco Festival was held at Casa Vincente
• Tucson Meet Yourself tripled in size
• Open Studio art tours, featuring over 220 artist studios

Infrastructure and Government Projects:

• Scott Avenue Street improvements were completed between Broadway and 13th Street (on time and on budget)
• The new 4th Avenue Underpass was completed and the Old Pueblo Trolley line was extended into Downtown
• Tucson Moder Streetcar project (see link in sidebar) gets FTA Grant Agreement for $63 million TIGER grant
• Construction of the Downtown portion Interstate 10 was completed
• The new Cushing Street Underpass (which will accommodate the Modern Street Car when it is built) was completed
• The new Tucson Fire Headquarters was completed and opened 

Residential Projects:

• One North Fifth’s building renovations was completed and its first tenants moved in
• The new MLK Building, sitting on top of the Depot Plaza parking garage, has been completed

Parking Projects:

• The Depot Plaza underground parking garage is completed with 283 new spaces
• Plaza Centro garage construction is completed June 2011, bringing an additional 400 spaces
 

Historic Restoration and Renovation Projects:

• Roy Place building restored to original 1928 facade
• The 64 E Broadway façade renovation was completed
• The Rialto Block façade renovation was complete