Article by Catherine Reagor – azcentral.com “DMB Associates promoted Charley Freericks to president this week. Here are some of the Arizona real-estate veteran’s opinions on the housing market and DMB’s future. Question: How would you describe metro Phoenix’s current housing market? Economy? Answer: There is significant anecdotal evidence for the beginning of a recovery. In […]

Article by Garin Groff – East Valley Tribune “Executives with the Gaylord Entertainment Co. have visited Mesa for the first time since they laid out plans in 2008 to build a 1,200-room resort and conference center. Mayor Scott Smith said the city invited Gaylord to check out progress around the proposed resort because so much […]

Article by Garin Groff – East Valley Tribune “A lonely expanse of creosote will become a frenzy of construction activity on Monday as crews will start building a new freeway that’s expected to spur development in east Mesa. The state Route 24 Freeway is considered a major catalyst despite its puny size. It will begin […]

Article by Garin Groff – East Valley Tribune “Work will begin this summer to transform 74 miles of automotive test track in Mesa into an urban hub so large that it will take decades to complete the master-planned area. Scottsdale-based DMB Associates will begin with housing and parks as it establishes an eclectic design approach […]

East Valley Tribune “Construction on the East Valley’s newest freeway will begin this spring, paving the way for a vast swath of desert to transform into a major employment hub. The Gateway Freeway will open in late 2013 near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The initial length of State Route 24 is a single mile, but […]

Phoenix Business Journal “The economy stalled redevelopment of the former GM Proving Grounds in Mesa is easing just a bit. Zacks.com and others report 800 homes are slated for construction on the former test track next year. The Proving Grounds is also slated to have a resort, conference center and commercial development from DMB Associates […]

Article by Garin Groff “A massive development that stalled in the recession will come to life next year, starting with 800 homes and the first stage of a mile-long park on the site of the former General Motors Proving Grounds in Mesa. DMB Associates anticipates an improving economy and dwindling number of foreclosures will create […]

Article by Jim Ripley “She (Gov. Jan Brewer) also praised plans for developing the former General Motors Proving Grounds in East Mesa as “proof that the East Valley and the State as a whole has a bright economic future.” The proving grounds along with the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport are at the heart of a […]

Article by Jim Ripley “While she (Gov. Jan Brewer) did not focus her address on East Valley issues, she praised plans for developing the former General Motors Proving Grounds in East Mesa as “proof that the East Valley and the state as a whole has a bright economic future.” The proving grounds along with the […]

Article by Gary Nelson “DMB, which owns 5 square miles of the old GM site, announced this week it is renaming its development Eastmark. The company rolled out a new website for the project with the slogan “The future heart and hub of the East Valley.” Company officials said they plan to announce a lineup […]