A one-time elementary school building originally built around 1970 in southwest Phoenix may soon be demolished to make way for a larger industrial park.
Located at 1441 South 27th Avenue, the former Alfred Garcia Elementary School has been vacant for the last three years, after Murphy School District officials discovered elevated levels of lead in parts of the structure.
Now Merit Partners of Phoenix, which specializes in the development of industrial and corporate parks, has announced plans to build an industrial park at the site.
That park, after the leveling of the school, will see the building of two separate structures, one measuring 188,000 square feet, and the second coming in at 65,000 square feet.
The project will also include the creation of new parking space bordered by rows of trees.
The South 27th Avenue industrial park project makes particularly sense given that the site is located in a part of the city populated with warehouses, garages, and industrial structures.
Architect for the project is the Butler Design Group of Phoenix.
Members of the Phoenix Planning Commission are expected to review the project later this month, before it is sent to the city council for final approval.
By Garry Boulard
