New developments continue popping up all around the Valley.
It seems only natural for such a sprawling and rapidly expanding metropolitan community like Phoenix and its surrounding suburbs.
Oftentimes, those projects give way to new — and much needed — housing developments, grocery stores and fuel stations to accommodate the influx of new Arizonans.
But of course, you can’t build a strong community without fun and exciting amenities like eateries, bars and shops, so there’s plenty of those going around as well.
Here are a few such projects currently being built in Phoenix.
Restaurant replacing FilmBar
The FilmBar in downtown Phoenix was gated off and undergoing renovations on April 4, 2025. The building will become a restaurant and bar, according to a building permit issued by the city.
The restaurateur behind the popular restaurant Ocotillo is behind a new restaurant and bar project at Phoenix’s former independent movie theater, FilmBar, which opened in 2011 downtown.
Construction is underway at the site, located at Second Street between Garfield and McKinley streets, across from Angel’s Trumpet Ale House.
GCU’s student residence hall
Grand Canyon University is building a 7-story apartment complex near campus on Colter Street, just west of 27th Avenue in Phoenix. The site formerly housed the Periwinkle Mobile Home Park.
Grand Canyon University is building a seven-story student residence hall where the Periwinkle mobile home park once sat.
Located on Colter Street, just slightly west of 27th Avenue, the razed dirt lot will eventually make way for apartments in a tower that will be 75 feet tall.
GCU owns the building, which is within a residence hall area called “The Rivers” that also includes four nearby dorms.
New townhome neighborhood
Townhomes are under construction at Third Street and Cheery Lynn Road just south of the restaurant Ocotillo.
A new townhome community is under construction on the northeast corner of Third Street and Cheery Lynn Road, just south of the restaurant Ocotillo in Phoenix.
The development will include 15 rental townhomes. The buildings are expected to have a farmhouse style with midcentury influence and draw on some features from the surrounding buildings.
The ground level will include detached sidewalks, plus bicycle parking and a bicycle repair station.
Is there something under construction you’d like to tell us about or find out more about? Contact the reporter. Shawn Raymundo covers Phoenix and the East Valley city of Scottsdale. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him on X @ShawnzyTsunami.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: 3 new Phoenix developments: FilmBar’s replacement, GCU hall, townhomes
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