Plans are now underway for the building of a 15,000 square-foot station that will belong to the Phoenix Fire Department.
Station Number 62 is slated to go up on a 3.5-acre site owned by the city to the rear of the Pecan Promenade Shopping Center at the corner of S. 99th Avenue and W. Lower Buckeye Road.
As planned, the square-shaped structure will house some 16 dorms, along with a kitchen, day room, and dining and exercise space, among other features.
The project will additionally see the construction of four apparatus bays, and outdoor landscaping, security lighting, and irrigation space work.
According to city records, the architectural design of the new station, along with the landscaping, will be done in such a way as to “match and blend with the surrounding community.”
It is expected that the design and construction of the new station will cost around $6.2 million.
The Phoenix Fire Department has been gradually trying to build new stations or upgrade outdated existing stations, some of which are more than 40 years old.
Fire Department officials say the new station work is not only in response to annual facility maintenance and restoration expenses near the $4 million mark, but also the city’s nearly 20% increase in population during the last decade.
By Garry Boulard
