Business

Gentleman Joe’s Barbershop prepares to leave downtown

After three years in business, Gentleman Joe's Barbershop downtown Phoenix location is closing its doors.

Potential new apartment complex downtown would give students more options

A real-estate development company hopes to acquire property in mid-May to build a new apartment complex in downtown Phoenix, which comes as welcome news to many students in the hunt for housing.

Pizzeria Bianco begins offering lunch

Starting April 12 Pizzeria Bianco will begin serving lunch, opening at 11 a.m.

The Breadfruit co-owner follows unique business model

Danielle Leoni, co-owner of The Breadfruit Jamaican Grill, tries to put everything she earns back into the downtown community.

New ownership could bring changes to Arizona Center

Massachusetts-based real-estate investment trust CommonWealth REIT purchased the Arizona Center for $136.5 million.

Yogurtini to be new addition to CityScape, looks to cater to ASU students

The frozen-yogurt franchise Yogurtini plans to open a new location in downtown Phoenix’s CityScape sometime in early May.

Westin hotel opens inside Freeport-McMoRan building in downtown Phoenix

The Westin Phoenix Downtown hotel opened Thursday with 242 rooms in the Freeport-McMoRan building at North Central Avenue and West Van Buren Street. Occupying floors 11-19, the hotel is the first Westin in downtown Phoenix. The next closest Westin hotel to the city's center is in Scottsdale at the Westin Kierland, a high-end resort and spa.

Vacant restaurant space in Cronkite building has potential new tenant

ASU expects to finalize a lease with an undisclosed tenant to occupy a vacant retail space on the southwest corner on the bottom floor of the Walter Cronkite School building within a week, a University official said on Wednesday.

Upscale restaurant Arrogant Butcher opens at CityScape

The Arrogant Butcher, an upscale restaurant in downtown Phoenix’s CityScape plaza, opened to the public on Monday.

Innovation lab looks at moving to Phoenix; downtown promoted as a possibility

Efforts are being made to bring an innovation lab to downtown Phoenix that would give people with ideas for inventions the place and resources to bring them to reality.