The Salvation Army Selects Jones Lang LaSalle to Manage Redevelopment of Herberger Social Service and Administration Campus in Phoenix

 PHOENIX, AZ — The Salvation Army has engaged Jones Lang LaSalle to provide real estate advisory and development management services for a new social service and administration campus (top left rendering).

The redevelopment, which will take place on The Salvation Army Herberger campus at 2707 E. Van Buren Street in Phoenix, will replace 160,000 square feet of failing space with two new buildings and a renovated warehouse.

The redevelopment also opens six acres at the southwest corner of 28th and Van Buren streets, within the Herberger campus, for new, like-minded development.

“The decision to rebuild was based on a full year of evaluation and planning with The Salvation Army and in close coordination with the City of Phoenix,” said Jim Sadler (middle left photo), Executive Vice President for Jones Lang LaSalle’s Phoenix office.

 “We developed a road map that local Salvation Army advisors and its board of directors can use to navigate significant financial and real estate decisions.”

The Herberger campus redevelopment will transform the aging property into an efficient campus, with the potential to reduce operating and maintenance budgets by as much as $1.1 million per year.

“The Herberger campus is a tremendous resource. Our priority is to remain good stewards of that resource,” said Lt. Colonel Doug Danielson (top  right photo), Southwest Divisional Commander for The Salvation Army in Phoenix. “This plan is the best way to take what we have and make it better for those we serve.”

Phase I of the redevelopment project runs from January 2011 to January 2012 and includes a 40,000-square-foot Divisional Headquarters and a 30,000-square-foot social services building at the site of the current Salvation Army property.

Phase II includes six acres of land at the southwest corner of 28th and Van Buren streets. Now on the market, this parcel is intended for development in early 2012 by a public/public or public/private partnership consistent with the mission of The Salvation Army.

“This is the best time in 20 years to implement a significant corporate campus plan,” said Sadler. “Land availability, construction costs and other financial incentives for corporate users are almost unprecedented.”

Stretching east from Downtown Phoenix, the Van Buren/Washington Street corridor runs alongside the Phoenix Light Rail and is part of the Discovery Triangle, a coordinated initiative fostering redevelopment in cross-city urban areas of Tempe and Phoenix.

Out of respect for the Herberger family and their dedication to The Salvation Army, the new campus will maintain the Herberger name.

Sadler leads the project with Jones Lang LaSalle Senior Vice President of Project and Development Services Chris Carrell (lower right photo)

Supporters can direct financial donations to the Phoenix social service project or their local Salvation Army location by visiting http://www.tsasw.org/.

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