2010 is a wrap.  As we look ahead to 2011 at HM HQ, a few items of note:

• The Oasis on Grand is moving forward.  News here and here.  We expect construction to begin within the next two months, as the project winds its way through the Development Services process.  More news to follow, as we prepare to formally introduce this exciting adaptive reuse  project to the community.
• We were contrarian eight(!) years ago when we decided that there was no reason Phoenix shouldn’t have a vibrant live/work/play environment downtown.  Many of our colleagues in the development community told us we were nuts to build a condominium project downtown, but we are pretty happy with the results at Portland Place Condominiums thus far.  Expect to see more news within the next few weeks on our next big project.  We think you’ll be as excited by it as we are.
• Pita Jungle’s Gold Spot location at Third Avenue and Roosevelt is knocking the ball out of the park.  With little to no advertising that we are aware of.  Lunch time crowds have been impressive, to say the least.  While we’d like to think their commercial success has to do with the good karma we left in their new digs when we folded up the Gold Spot Gallery tents several years ago, we know their success is a function of great food and prices satisfying significant unmet demand in the downtown market.  Welcome to the neighborhood!

I’m hungry now . . .