As the founding and managing partner of the legal firm Berry Riddell, which specializes in all areas of real estate, including development and construction, transactions and leasing, finance, litigation and more, Wendy Riddell is one of the Valley’s top-rated attorneys. The Phoenix native began practicing law in 1998. “I was fortunate to be hired right…
AZCentral Scottsdale native and zoning attorney John Berry, who works on many of the apartment projects brought before council, said residents are “justifiably concerned” about the quality of projects approved in their neighborhoods while “elected officials are also committed to ensuring higher quality projects in Scottsdale than you might see in other communities.” Housing experts say renters…
High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, has broken ground on Smith & Rio, a 310-unit residential community in Tempe, Arizona. The five-story property is situated on a 3.4-acre site located just south of the Loop 202 freeway and west of the Loop 101 freeway in a central city location within the…
The AirPark 202 project will be built on 100 acres on the southeast corner of Warner and Sossaman roads in Mesa, just north of the Loop 202 and the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Before moving forward on the project, which is being developed by Las Vegas-based LaPour Partners and Scottsdale Investment Management, City Council had to…
LaPour Partners is teaming with Scottsdale Investment Management (“SIM”) to build 1.5 million square feet of new industrial space on a parcel fronting the Loop 2020 Freeway on Sossaman Road in east Mesa. Air Park 202, is in close proximity to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and will provide a major boost to the area’s already booming…
Berry Riddell is pleased to announce that eight of our attorneys have been named to the 2022 Best Lawyers list! And, John Berry has been named a 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Land Use and Zoning. Best Lawyers® recognition is based solely on a confidential peer-review process. Congratulations to Marty Aronson, John Berry, David…
As Scottsdale is recognized as the top U.S. city with more people moving in during COVID-19 than anywhere else, Tempe is also experiencing growth into the Valley’s second-largest urban center. While the COVID-19 pandemic may have curbed progress for a lot of businesses in the East Valley, construction showed no signs of slowing down. Multifamily…
“Carvana’s online platform for purchasing, financing, and selling used cars has become particularly attractive for customers given the challenges and hardships created by the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Wendy Riddell, founding and managing partner for Berry Riddell. “Carvana’s business continues to thrive and grow, and as such, it is seeking to expand its presence in Tempe…
Congratulations to Baker Development Corporation on the purchase of a 28.4-acre industrial redevelopment site in Phoenix. The property is located just north of Sky Harbor International Airport on Loop 202 at the 52nd Street exit, and it represents one of the few new Class A industrial projects in northeast Phoenix. Baker Development plans to build…
A historic building in Old Town Scottsdale, and the property surrounding it, will be transformed into a new hotel and apartments which business owners say could breathe new life into the area. Read more here.
May 1, 2020By Hugh Hallman and Seth Leibsohn In discussing the role of laboratories and Covid-19 testing, we have forgotten one fundamental element of our governance: the state laboratories of our democracy and their role. James Madison teaches us that our government is “partly federal and partly national.” Forgetting this has confused too many of…
