NWC Forest Ave & University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281

This centrally located retail space is less than one mile from Sky Harbor International Airport. Downtown Tempe offers an urban district accessible to the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway via Priest Drive and Rural Road. It is home to Arizona State University, which serves as an entertainment hub, tourist attraction, and large employment corridor. Tempe attracts tourists from across the country, contributing over $1 billion to the Tempe economy in 2022 with over 4.2 million visitors. The Mill Avenue District features a daytime population with over 134,000 employees and over 57,000 residents within a 3-mile radius of the Union Tempe Project. The new State Farm Headquarters, located less than one mile north of the project, is expected to bring over 10,000 employees upon completion. Downtown Tempe is also home to employers such as Arizona State University, Chase Bank, Allstate, KPMG, Amazon.com, First Solar, U.S. Airways, Limelight, Waste Management, Microsoft, MetLife, and LifeLock. In Fall 2023, ASU enrollment was 57,144 at the Tempe Campus. Recreational areas in the vicinity include the 296-acre Tempe Papago Park and the 25-acre Tempe Beach Park. Over 100 events are held annually at Tempe Town Lake and Tempe Beach Park, drawing over 2.7 million people to the area each year. Hotels currently located within the Mill Avenue District are the Courtyard by Marriott with 160 rooms, Residence Inn by Marriott with 173 rooms, Tempe Mission Palms with 303 rooms, and a 159-room AC Hotels Marriott that is now open.