Former Arizona State Senator and SkyMall founder Bob Worsley is currently embroiled in major legal battles stemming from the collapse of his modular housing company, ZenniHome, LLC. The legal issues center on a failed $22 million housing project for the Navajo Nation and a separate federal class action suit filed by former workers. [1, 2, 3]The $22 Million Navajo Nation Housing Lawsuit [1]
In February 2026, Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture (IDS+A) filed a lawsuit against ZenniHome in the Maricopa County Superior Court (Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture, LLC v. ZenniHome, LLC, Case No. CV2026-005847). [1, 2]
- The Project Breach: IDS+A subcontracted ZenniHome to construct, deliver, and install 160 culturally designed, affordable prefab homes for the Navajo Nation using federal pandemic relief (ARPA) funds. ZenniHome shut down its operations after constructing only 18 partially finished units. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Core Allegations: The verified complaint alleges fraud, waste, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and the misuse or squandering of $22 million in federal public funds. Plaintiffs claim Worsley refused to provide financial records tracing where the money went. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Asset Foreclosure Accusations: The lawsuit accuses Worsley of using an insider-controlled lending firm he owns, NZ Snowflake Lending LLC, to orchestrate a rapid foreclosure sale of ZenniHome’s assets to buy back its property via credit bids. [1]
- Current Status: Worsley denies any wrongdoing, insisting that all funds were fully spent on operational costs along with $4 million of his personal money. To halt a Maricopa County court hearing that aimed to place ZenniHome into a neutral receivership, ZenniHome filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May 2026 to dissolve and liquidate its remaining assets. [1, 2, 3]
The Employee Federal Class Action Lawsuit [1]
Separate from the construction fraud claims, Bob Worsley faces a federal class action lawsuit in Arizona representing over 200 former workers. [1]
- The WARN Act Violation: The lawsuit was filed following a sudden mass layoff when ZenniHome closed down its manufacturing operations.
- Core Allegations: Plaintiffs argue that ZenniHome abruptly terminated its staff unilaterally without giving the federally mandated 60-day advance notice required under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. [1]
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Wednesday, May 02, 2018
What is Mesa Mega-Millionaire + AZ State Senator Bob Worsley Up To Now?
Looks like he's looking to make a fortune in a personally-enriching life after a short shady shrift in politics. His betting game might be up at the end of one term as LD25 AZ Repub State Senator after coming-out as a major gambler mixing up politics and real estate speculation here in downtown Mesa.
Here's an entire listing of every post featured on this blog site than you can find here
> Loose Threads: The Intersection of Sex, Money, Power & Politics
Who’s Mugging Mesa?Mega-Millionaire Bob Worsley Is Crossing The Line Mixing-Up Elected Public Office and Real Estate Speculation
Your MesaZona blogger is excited and thrilled to feature this investigative reporting from The Arizona Daily Independent.
If you have been faithful readers of this blog now with over 178,000 views, thank you very much for being less stupid than some of the folks who like their news "Spoon-Fed" by corporate mainstream media. . .
Here's some damn good hyper-local reporting - take a look
If you have been faithful readers of this blog now with over 178,000 views, thank you very much for being less stupid than some of the folks who like their news "Spoon-Fed" by corporate mainstream media. . .
Here's some damn good hyper-local reporting - take a look
Bob Worsley hasn't received any written endorsements on Crowdpac . . .
Link > https://www.crowdpac.com/candidates/123064/bob-worsleyBob Worsley is Candidate for State House, 25th District, 2018 Primary Election in Arizona (AZ). Explore his positions, donors, and political history. Then, donate to directly to his campaign
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Elections for the office of Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Bob Worsley ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 25 general election.
WORSLEY, ROBERT M (BOB) has given $740,475 to 16 different filers spanning 6 years. Created with Highcharts 6.1.0 Party Dollar Amount Giving Trends by party of filer $740,475 $740,475 Total $ by Party Republican $0 $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 ...
WORSLEY, ROBERT M (BOB) has given $740,475 to 16 different filers spanning 6 years
May 29, 2014 - Bob Worsley's first run for elected office might as well have been rigged. As the founder of SkyMall — the catalog tucked into airline passenger-seat pockets — he was wealthy enough to loan nearly $200,000 to his Republican primary campaign. He also had the advantage of an unpopular foe: his ...
Feb 17, 2014 - Bob Worsley often claims he is “part of the solution to ensuring a future of sustainable energy for generations to come,” In reality his ventures into “Green Energy” have cost the taxpayers millions of dollars and will continue the cost them tens of millions of dollars each year in government loans and subsidies ...
Jan 23, 2015 - When Bob Worsley found out last week that SkyMall's parent company had planned to file for bankruptcy, the state senator said he was very upset
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Mr. Robert M. Worsley, also known as Bob, has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renegy Holdings, Inc. since October 2007 and serves as its President. Mr. Worsley serves as Manager at Renegy Trucking, LLC and Renegy, LLC. Mr. Worsley is a Founder of NZ Legacy, LLC and serves as its Chi.
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Info, My name is Bob Worsley, some people know me as the founder
Sector, Description, Total Expenditures. Administrative, Accountants, compliance & legal services, $850. Administrative travel & lodging, $329. Contributions, Contributions to state & local candidates, $100. Fundraising, Fundraising fees, $2,285. Unclassifiable, Unclassifiable event expenses, $18,085. Unclassifiable, $500.
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I became a CPA with Price Waterhouse after graduating from BYU. I grew unsettled with auditing and yearned to be an entrepreneur which eventually led to founding SkyMall, the inflight shopping catalog when I was 33. It was a wonderful 13 years during which I was awarded the 1999 Retail Entrepreneur of the Year in ...
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Looks like he's leading the legislative push on this:
East Valley Tribune-5 hours ago
Bob Worsley of Mesa said gas tax revenues have been siphoned off over the years for the High Patrol, robbing dollars for urban and rural transportation needs ... Arizona motorists face a double whammy in the form of higher registration fees and a surcharge on fines for moving violations despite a disagreement among East ...
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Bob Worsley
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Loose Threads: The Intersection of Sex, Money, Power & Politics
Perhaps politics used to be boring, but it sure ain't no more. It's a potentially combustible combination producing all kinds of reactions and consequences - some that blow-up big time, some that fizzle-out and fade-away, and some that might cause people to pay attention.
Let's focus on two: CD 18 in Pennsylvania and CD8 here in Arizona
PENNSYLVANIA:
Pennsylvania Special Election Results: 18th Congressional District
By NATE COHN, JOSH KATZ, SARAH ALMUKHTAR and MATTHEW BLOCH.
March 14, 2018,
"The Democrat and Republican in a special House election in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Trump country were divided by a few hundred votes in a race that was too close to call early Wednesday — an ominous sign for Republicans in a district that Donald J. Trump won by nearly 20 percentage points. Read more here.
In 2016, Mr. Trump won the district by double digits, but the race between Conor Lamb, a moderate Democrat, and Rick Saccone, a Republican, had become unexpectedly competitive.
Whoever wins will have to decide soon which district to run in this year. The State Supreme Court threw out Pennsylvania’s current congressional map and recently issued a new map with redrawn boundaries. Tim Murphy, a Republican, resigned from the seat last year after reports that he encouraged a woman, with whom he had an affair, to have an abortion. . . "
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ARIZONA: Here in Arizona it was the primary election in CD8 that got some attention last week when AZ State Senator Bob Worsley's cultivated squeaky-clean-conservative-and-religious family-man image got tarnished in the media when - Worst Case Scenario or is it? - public-elected office-holder Worsley and his political campaign manager Kent Lyons (who's his business partner in a for-profit risky real estate speculation here in downtown Mesa, the $130-Million-Dollar Habit Metro development) got caught in an alleged Montenegro Revenge Porn Sex/TXT . . . more details in related content below
Before 'getting a call' from a close cohort of friends in 2012 to rescue the State Congressional seat lost by fellow conservative-religious good friend Jerry Lewis, Mesa Mega-Millionaire Bob Worsley who lives in a 5900+ Sq. Ft. McMansion on Presidio Circle in The Groves in northeast Mesa, Worsley managed to amass a personal fortune. . . once in office he became a proponent of personal corporate welfare for himself and his friends.
Reports go back for years (see below).
A stranger to most people here in Mesa, Worsley came out publicly last week as a State Senator to promote his own self-reportedly $20 million-gamble in real estate speculation for private profit in a swarm of low-ball sell-offs and buy-ins on more than ten downtown Mesa properties. . .
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This story has a LOT going on 12news.com/article/news/l…
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OK that's just one way to do a story - there's so much more when you look into the closet of what else State Senator has done while in public office. No doubt some of it is good, but there's also no doubt that some other things for this public servant deserve the public's attention for things that might be conflicts-of-interest.
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Some related content on Worsley's other deals:
2 shuttered Snowflake power plants purchased by Senator Worsley
By Bob Christie Associated Press July 30, 2013 , 3:38 pm
Two shuttered power plants near the small eastern Arizona town of Snowflake have been purchased by a company controlled by Arizona state Sen. Bob Worsley, . . .
The connected 80-megawatt coal-fired plant will either be converted to natural gas or get new low-emission technology before restarting.Two shuttered power plants near the small eastern Arizona town of Snowflake have been purchased by a company controlled by Arizona state Sen. Bob Worsley, . . .
Blogger Note: See below for Worsley's actions to get tax credits for conversion to renewables - the bill establishes an individual and corporate income tax credit for investments of at least $300 million in a three-year period, . . .credit is $1 million per year for five years for each renewable energy facility, and the maximum credit allowed per taxpayer per year is $5 million.
“It will not be restarted in its current configuration,” Worsley said.
Worsley’s Nova Power LLC also bought 7,000 acres around the plants that include a landfill for plant ashes.
He and local investors put up $12 million to restart the plants.
Worsley developed the biomass plant 10 miles west of Snowflake in 2008 and sold it in 2010. . .
Worsley, a Republican who founded the advertising magazine SkyMall, said he has 10-year agreements to sell power to Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project.
That revenue stream will help the plants turn a profit.
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Here's State Senator Bob Worsley pushing a bill in the AZ State House that could directly benefit him personally:
Committee adopts renewable energy tax incentives, adds nuclear to renewables
By Phil Riske, managing editor | Rose Law Group ReporterSTATE CAPITOL — Its sponsor saying renewable energy is the best source of economic development in Arizona, a bill providing tax incentives for renewable energy facilities was unanimously adopted Wednesday by the Senate Commerce, Energy & Military Committee on a 5-0 vote.
SB 1484 establishes an individual and corporate income tax credit for investments of at least $300 million in a three-year period in new renewable energy facilities that produce energy for self-consumption using renewable energy resources if the power would be used primarily for manufacturing.
Sen. Bob Worsley
The credit is $1 million per year for five years for each renewable energy facility, and the maximum credit allowed per taxpayer per year is $5 million.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Episode 134: Bob Worsley and the New Era of Affordable Housing
...some connections with her cousin???3 views Mar 16, 2024 Join us as we interview Bob Worsley, the founder of Zennihomes,🙌 and explore how he is revolutionizing the affordable housing industry by providing sustainable, eco-friendly,🌎 and high-tech homes. Hear how Bob and his team have made affordable housing a reality, as well as his vision for the future. He will also share details about his new housing development in Mesa and his work experience, including his time as a state Senator. With Bob's innovative approach, we believe he will truly change the way we think about affordable housing. Tune in now for an inspiring and informative talk about Zennihomes and click this link for a limited-time investment opportunity and become a part of the affordable housing revolution!🏠 https://zennihome.com/pages/invest
Listen & Learn:
2:15 - Rebecca intros Bob Worsley
3:20 - Bobs concept for Zennihomes
6:20 - Type of financing you can get for Zennihomes
11:00 - Bob’s new housing development in Mesa
13:05 - Bob’s work history and his time in politics
15:50 - Other cities Zennihomes is working in
19:05 - Some of the things Bob learned during his time as a Senator
20:30 - How long does it take to get your Zennihome once ordered?
23:08 - Living Transformed with Zennihomes
25:05 - What is net metering mean?
26:04 - Minimalist living is becoming more popular
27:51 - The Zen garden in Bob’s Mesa Community
29:39 - How Zennihomes is big on sustainable living
31:50 - Every unit can be turned into a multi-unit if needed
34:00 - California’s new law regarding ADUs to help with housing shortages
35:50 - Bob’s final thoughts & how you can invest in Zennihomes
37:46 - Rebecca’s final thoughts
Special Guest:
Bob Worsley - Founder of Zennihomes: From 2012 until his retirement in January 2019, Senator Bob Worsley served as an Arizona State Senator from Mesa. He and his wife Christi and 6 children (31 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren) lived in Arizona for almost 40 years and for the past 4 years have lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. He came to the Senate bringing with him an array of entrepreneurial skills having been named 1999 Arizona Entrepreneur of the Year. He began his career as a CPA with Price Waterhouse, went on to found SkyMall in 1989, and sold it to Rupert Murdoch 13 years later. He then founded NZ Legacy which has been active in real estate, energy, and mineral developments since 2002. He built an $80 Million 27-MW biomass energy plant, fueled by the remains of the Rodeo-Chediski fire which burned over 450,000 acres of Arizona forest land in 2002; Novo Power is currently fueled by 15,000 acres per year of forest-thinning and is staffed with over 100 employees and contractors.
His latest startup is called ZenniHome (www.zennihome.com), where they build green, smart, robotic homes that will transform the way people buy and live in their homes forever. The homes are factory-built with steel frames, and use robotic furniture to help people live large in small spaces. It will save over 30% of the cost of new site-built homes with higher quality and state of art technologies that will save months of construction time.
He has served on many corporate boards but also on the boards of Mesa United Way, Mesa Urban Renewal Lab, United Families, Institute of American Values in NYC, Arizona Aerospace Association, Scoutmaster for a troop of 36 scouts, LDS Mission to Uruguay and Paraguay, Hispanic congregation leader for almost a decade and numerous other civic, Church and philanthropic endeavors.
He was named the “2018 Legislator of the Year” by Capitol Times.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Whole Lotta Heavy-Lifting To Dig Into Shovel-Ready Stories
Then again what we hear is another human sense that reacts to a whole spectrum of communication wave-lengths that get filtered through our perceptions of what's real or not, and what's believable or not. We may also all be reverting to our primitive hominoid Neanderthal Tribal Instincts self-segregating ourselves in cocoons of comfort-zones both mentally and physically where we live.
Here is Mesa that sets the stage for How Power Plays-Out.
Is seeing believing? Or can we can tricked some of the time?
Is what we hear believe-able?
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Left-to-right: Bob Worley, ASU President Michael Crow and ex-U.S. Senator 'Revolving-Door' Matt Salmon, who announced at the time of his retirement he was hired by ASU as Vice-President for Government Affairs Arizona’s addictive subsidies game Robert Robb I don’t really like the phrase “crony capitalism,” even though I’ve used it from…
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(wondering who the Wizard of OZ is yet???????)
In the 20th Century two outstanding examples pop up: Charles Keating/The Savings-and-Loan Crisis/The Keating 5, The Re-Call of Governor Meacham).
This time around there are more twists and details we need dig deeper to uncover the sources of what stinks.
As things turned out it was beyond reality - projecting half-baked Pie-In-The-Sky proposals on promising to deliver anything concrete based on transient students to ride the boom in student housing that devoured downtown Tempe.
The central business district on Main Street has been left as 'The Old Donut-Hole' since the outflux to 1970's suburbia.
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Take a look at the land-grab after reading some information about the perfectly legal accounting tricks Why in the State of Delaware? DSTs
Why Delaware Statutory Trusts Are Becoming Popular
By Joseph J. Whitney, David Shechtman and Angela R. Raleigh
DSTs have grown in popularity as replacement properties for real estate owners seeking to reinvest sale proceeds into net-leased properties producing a steady stream of income.
"Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code is an important tool that allows real estate investors and property owners to exchange one business or investment property for another without immediately incurring taxes. This transaction, often referred to as a “1031 exchange” or “like-kind” exchange, allows an investor to reinvest the full amount of net sale proceeds into new investments while deferring capital gain taxes until the investor eventually cashes out. . . The DST’s structure also permits investors to engage in a subsequent 1031 exchange if they decide to sell their beneficial interest in the trust or when the trust terminates. However, in order to receive such tax-deferred treatment, DST investors should be aware of several important restrictions and limitations. . . "
READ MORE information and details using this Link > https://www.law.com
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Maricopa County Recorder documents shows that CH Mesa Holdings, LLC, a registered limited liability corporation (File Number: 6458344) filed deeds for the following properties that can be viewed below from an insert taken from this report
https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2018/03/01/mesas-asu-project-needed-to-make-good-on-worsleys-bet/
Mesa’s ASU Project Needed To Make Good On Worsley’s “Bet”
. . . Worsley pleaded with the Council to protect the speculative investments he made in the area based on the ASU scheme.
“My wife and I have been meeting with people all over the Valley,” said Worsley. “Just today my wife met two people who want to invest in Mesa. Last week, we met with wealthy people from Paradise Valley who want to invest in downtown Mesa based on what they hear is happening. ???
Speaking of dollars – hard dollars, we – the group I am invested with – we have invested over $20 million already on a bet that downtown Mesa is ready for what’s next.”
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Blogger's Note: Isn't that the same slogan used by Mesa Mayor John Giles for his election campaign and same slogan for his platform while holding office inside City Hall?
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Worsley concluded, “I just wanted to say one thing; we need this investment in ASU. We need this center in downtown Mesa.”
CH Mesa Holdings was registered on June 27, 2017 in Delaware. Maricopa County Recorder documents shows that CH Mesa Holdings, LLC, a registered limited liability corporation (File Number: 6458344) filed deeds for the following properties:
| APN | Address | Last Deed Date |
| 138-35-015 | 114 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-35-016 120 | 120 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-36-008A | 18 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/30/2017 |
| 138-36-012 48 | 48 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 07/19/2017 |
| 138-42-022 155 | 155 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 07/07/2017 |
| 138-42-030 | 137 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 12/12/2017 |
| 138-55-004 | 202 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-55-009 | 206 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
Lyons Development LLC registered the following entities in 2017:
| L21665169 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 114 W MAIN LLC |
| L21757686 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 137 W MAIN LLC |
| L21853908 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 48 W MAIN LLC |
| L21638767 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 155 W MAIN LLC |
| L21657535 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 18 W MAIN LLC |
[View Worsley 2018 Financial Disclosure Statement]
CH Mesa Holdings, LLC bought all buildings for sale in downtown Mesa within 1000 ft. of the proposed project; one such property being as close at 237 ft from the site.
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East Valley Tribune-Mar 13, 2018
Bob Worsley and Phoenix developer Tim Sprague also spoke on in favor of bringing ASU to Mesa. Both men are involved in groups that have made significant investments in buildings in land in downtown Mesa over the past year. Worsley, who said his group has invested over $20 million downtown, said, ...
AZCentral.com-Feb 28, 2018
Bob Worsley is also involved, his office confirmed. The firm is considering redeveloping the buildings into a mix of restaurants, office space and entertainment venues. "That historic part of Mesa is exciting," said Roy Bade, executive vice president of Caliber. "Once it's presented correctly, it's a real exciting
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Whatever happened to Sky Mall, that Worsley sold for $150M to Rupert Murdoch?
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY
Inability to combat in flight web access grounds SkyMall
Xhibit Corp. announced Friday that it and substantially all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Phoenix based SkyMall, LLC, filed voluntary…
Wednesday, October 05, 2022
WHITE-WASHING: How Chris Loeffler re-shaped Downtown Mesa - AZ Big Media
TRUTH OUT: “The reason why we were attracted to join was that our partner Bob Worsley had quietly organized the ability to purchase nine buildings at once so we could come in at scale and buy up about 30% of the square footage in Downtown Mesa in one single transaction,” he continues. “That allowed us to renovate all those buildings to a higher standard, which we felt would then lift the standards for everybody else.”
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REALITY CHECK
Just coincidentally - and probably not - in the same month and just weeks after facing public anger, conservative Mesa Mormon Millionaire Republican AZ State Senator Bob Worsley was forced to reveal himself as the grand wizard of a rampant real estate speculation scheme who just managed somehow to snap up ten commercial properties on Main Street in a package-deal with a Caliber Private Wealth Fund LLP II.
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Above is a map of the original 8 properties (now10) of the commercial properties built from 1910-1954 that were purchased by a syndicate of holding companies formed by private investors on the stretch of both sides of Main Street from Country Club to Center Street.
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Mesa’s ASU Project Needed To Make Good On Worsley’s “Bet”
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Prior to the vote, with former congressman and ASU lobbyist Matt Salmon sitting behind him, Sen. Bob Worsley pleaded with the Council to protect the speculative investments he made in the area based on the ASU scheme
"At the February 26 meeting of the Mesa City Council, Sen. Bob Worsley made a rare appearance in an effort to promote a proposal to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University. The senator’s appearance surprised many Mesa residents who had never before seen their representative show any interest in the City’s business
It is not the city’s business however, that prompted the appearance by the wealthy developer/senator.
In May 2016, Mesa Mayor John Giles announced plans to build a new campus for Arizona State University (ASU) featuring film, media, gaming, virtual reality programs. In November 2016, Mesa voters rejected a sales tax that would have funded the project and public safety.
According to Mesa City Councilman Kevin Thompson, constituents “time and time again” told him that they would support the increase for public safety, but could not support using public money to build ASU a . . ."
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CH Mesa Holdings was registered on June 27, 2017 in Delaware. Maricopa County Recorder documents shows that CH Mesa Holdings, LLC, a registered limited liability corporation (File Number: 6458344) filed deeds for the following properties:
| APN | Address | Last Deed Date |
| 138-35-015 | 114 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-35-016 120 | 120 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-36-008A | 18 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/30/2017 |
| 138-36-012 48 | 48 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 07/19/2017 |
| 138-42-022 155 | 155 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 07/07/2017 |
| 138-42-030 | 137 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 12/12/2017 |
| 138-55-004 | 202 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-55-009 | 206 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
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All of the above properties show a mailing address of 4320 E Brown Road, STE 110, Mesa, AZ 85205. Lyons Development LLC shares the Brown Road address with CH Mesa Holdings, LLC. According to the Arizona Corporation Commission, as of 2017, Worsley has been registered as a member of Lyons Development LLC.
Lyons Development LLC registered the following entities in 2017:
| L21665169 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 114 W MAIN LLC |
| L21757686 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 137 W MAIN LLC |
| L21853908 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 48 W MAIN LLC |
| L21638767 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 155 W MAIN LLC |
| L21657535 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 18 W MAIN LLC |
Ranch Communities of America, owner of 29 West Main Street, is listed on Worsley’s financial disclosure statement along with CH Mesa Holdings.
[View Worsley 2018 Financial Disclosure Statement]
Same players different town
On the same day as the Council meeting, Caliber Wealth Development Company, “a real estate investment, development and management firm, and project partner, Habitat Metro,” announced the purchase of eight downtown buildings for $7.5 million on Main Street. In a press release, Caliber claimed that “the nearly 100,000 square-feet of historic urban buildings are important project components to the economic strengthening and downtown transformation efforts of Arizona’s third largest city.”
Caliber Development, a subsidiary of Caliber, will serve as design-general contractor. . ."
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'It takes guts to be an entrepreneur even during the best of times. Chris Loeffler, CEO and co-founder of Caliber, showed he’s got more than his fair share of chutzpah when he told his parents that he planned to quit his job to start a real estate company — in 2009. At the time, he was working as a senior associate in the audit and assurance practice for PwC in Phoenix, but he had always liked the idea of becoming an investor and saw an opportunity to pursue that path.
More than a decade later, Caliber is a thriving business helping shape the ever-expanding Valley. One of the places Caliber has its fingerprints all over is Downtown Mesa. Loeffler says the city had a vision of a vibrant downtown area so Mesa residents wouldn’t have to go to Scottsdale, Tempe or Phoenix for those types of amenities and experiences. Prior to Caliber’s involvement, the buildings in Downtown Mesa had different owners, which meant that they were poaching tenants from one another and pursuing their own individual goals. . .
Since the buildings were in an opportunity zone, it gave Caliber more flexibility to spend years turning the downtown area around instead of being bound to a tight timetable, which Loeffler says was necessary because the buildings were vacant for a while as Caliber figured out the right mix of tenants to create a unique identity and not simply be a carbon copy of what other cities had done.
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Loeffler adds that City of Mesa took a novel approach to revitalizing its downtown. Typically, someone like Loeffler will come in, buy some buildings and put together a plan to change the area. Afterwards, the city will step in to invest in infrastructure around the area.
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“Instead, the City of Mesa put $100 million into their performing arts center. They transformed Pioneer Park. They brought in [Arizona State University], supported light rail, did all the sidewalks, curb cuts, streetlights — everything was done,” Loeffler says. “That opened the door for us to think about Mesa in ways we probably wouldn’t have, had we not seen that.”
Looking forward, Loeffler notes that there is turbulence in the market, but Arizona will manage it well.
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“We have some market forces that are creating a floor for how far things will come down,” he concludes. “With interest rates going up, there should be an expectation that property values are going down. But there’s a floor because there’s so much success going on with attracting businesses — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the Intel expansion, Virgin Galactic — and that’s attracting people from all over the country. If you’re trying to pick a place to invest, I would want to own as much Arizona real estate as I could.” .jpg)
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26 March 2018
Opportunity Funds > Opportunity Zones for Who?
INFORMATION PLEASE: To qualify and be eligible as 'Opportunity Zones' OZ certain criteria are required. They sound nothing like the words vibrant and exciting used by city officials to describe what used-to-be the Central Business District before the 1970's: low income, chronically poor, blighted, neglected and under-developed
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Caliber – The Wealth Development Company, a real estate investment, development and management firm, and project partner, Habitat Metro, have purchased eight downtown buildings for $7.5 million on Main Street in Mesa, Arizona.
(See other posts on this blog for more details)
Caliber’s $7.625 million purchase consists of eight historic buildings along Main Street between Country Club Drive and Center Street.
Initial concepts for revitalization include, among others, a rooftop restaurant on The Newberry building. According to Roy Bade, Executive Vice President of Commercial Acquisitions and Development, “Caliber is proud to play a part in this important project for the city of Mesa. We’re currently working on restoration plans with prospective new tenants to renew the energy and excitement of these underutilized historic buildings.”
He added, “The retail and commercial concepts under review including restaurants, office space, and family/entertainment venues will bring vitality and support the influx of residents and visitors to the city’s urban core.”
The eight-building acquisition was purchased with the Caliber Diversified Opportunity Fund II, LP (the “Fund”). The Fund offers accredited investors and registered investment advisors (RIAs) direct access to invest in “middle market” U.S. commercial real estate assets that can deliver attractive risk-adjusted return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
(Information from https://www.pehub.com
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Currently, Schrader says there isn’t a whole lot to do in Downtown Mesa. Caliber wants to add options to the area through its redeveloped properties and create a setting where visitors will want to spend an entire day in Downtown Mesa.
Giles says it’s great to see private investment from Caliber that will help further transform the Downtown Mesa area, making it more attractive for future employers and private investment.
Caliber will create these attractive environments as it brings the historic vibe back to Downtown Mesa. All eight of the buildings Caliber purchased were built between 1910 and 1954.
Published on Mar 27, 2017
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Caliber and Habitat Metro buy eight Arizona buildings for $7.5M
By Iris Dorbian
(See other posts on this blog for more details)
Caliber’s $7.625 million purchase consists of eight historic buildings along Main Street between Country Club Drive and Center Street.
Investment in, and re-development plans for, the nearly 100,000 square feet of historic urban buildings are important project components to the economic strengthening and downtown transformation efforts of Arizona’s third largest city.
Caliber Development, a subsidiary of Caliber – The Wealth Development Company, will serve as design-general contractor.Initial concepts for revitalization include, among others, a rooftop restaurant on The Newberry building. According to Roy Bade, Executive Vice President of Commercial Acquisitions and Development, “Caliber is proud to play a part in this important project for the city of Mesa. We’re currently working on restoration plans with prospective new tenants to renew the energy and excitement of these underutilized historic buildings.”
He added, “The retail and commercial concepts under review including restaurants, office space, and family/entertainment venues will bring vitality and support the influx of residents and visitors to the city’s urban core.”
The eight-building acquisition was purchased with the Caliber Diversified Opportunity Fund II, LP (the “Fund”). The Fund offers accredited investors and registered investment advisors (RIAs) direct access to invest in “middle market” U.S. commercial real estate assets that can deliver attractive risk-adjusted return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
(Information from https://www.pehub.com
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Currently, Schrader says there isn’t a whole lot to do in Downtown Mesa. Caliber wants to add options to the area through its redeveloped properties and create a setting where visitors will want to spend an entire day in Downtown Mesa.
“I hope people really fall in love with the community again,” Schrader says. “Mesa has an opportunity to really create a good family setting, somewhere where people will want to raise their kids, will want to spend time and not be so transient anymore.”
Blogger Note: Hmmm... Students are transients
Blogger Note: Hmmm... Students are transients
“By luck and by chance and a lot of hard work, this Downtown Mesa is what people want,” Giles says.
“We set this stage now, for creating this environment people want.”
Blogger Note: Right...huh? Just like he 'set the stage' for this bogus charade and privately-funded $500,000++ bogus Public Relations campaign that turned into a major screw-up radically transforming Downtown Mesa into a satellite ASU campus???
Blogger Note: Right...huh? Just like he 'set the stage' for this bogus charade and privately-funded $500,000++ bogus Public Relations campaign that turned into a major screw-up radically transforming Downtown Mesa into a satellite ASU campus???
Here's the Punchine: Caliber’s developments could also bolster Mesa’s efforts of bringing ASU into Downtown Mesa as well, Giles says.
He says economic developers have to make areas around universities attractive for students, and public investment on things like the light rail and the Mesa Arts Center are one part of that.
He says economic developers have to make areas around universities attractive for students, and public investment on things like the light rail and the Mesa Arts Center are one part of that.
“We also need the business community infrastructure to create an environment that’s welcoming and attractive for people,” Giles says.
The purchased buildings have a lot of character,???
Bade says Caliber is currently working on getting six to eight tenants to move into the buildings, and then another three to six months would be needed for tenant improvements.
“Our goal here is for people to want to stay in downtown,” Bade says. “They don’t want to come here for breakfast or lunch. They want to stay here, live here, make it their home in downtown, versus a place to visit.”
An aerial view shows the buildings that Caliber, The Wealth Development Company purchased and will redevelop in Mesa. They are outlined in red.
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The Caliber Diversified Opportunity Fund II, LP exists to produce income and capital gains that pass through to investors through purchasing assets or land at potentially attractive prices, developing those assets with in-house expertise, and managing each asset to its full potential. The Caliber Diversified Opportunity Fund II, LP allows investors diversify their investment across multiple properties while also allowing access to assets that are much larger than they could purchase individually.
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Two announcements from Aug 2017
Phoenix Business Journal-Aug 9, 2017
“We are deeply grateful for the continued support of our investors who we work diligently for to provide the best returns,” said Chris Loeffler, co-founder and CEO of Caliber. “Providing our clients with insider-level access to secure commercial investments that offer superior risk-adjusted returns and growth potential is the ...
AZ Big Media-Aug 8, 2017
Caliber – The Wealth Development Company today announced the launch of a $100 Million real estate fund, the Caliber Diversified Opportunity Fund II, LP (the “Fund”). The Fund will invest in “middle market” U.S. commercial real estate assets that can deliver attractive risk-adjusted return through a combination of current ...
Tuesday, August 01, 2017
Quirky LDS Conservatives > Mixing-Up Politics + Real Estate?
Notice who endorses who in this close contest for Arizona State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary in 2014.
Bob Worsley beat Ralph Heap by 1,646 votes out of 29,300 cast and went on to win the General Election by 70.5%.
In the general election held on November 8, 2016, incumbent Bob Worsley ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 25 general election winning with 100% of 69,914 votes to bolster the LDS control of the AZ State Legislature.
Apparently, he's now answering "a higher calling" to continue the mission to expand the legacy of The Mormon Pioneers for a New Zion - complete with plans for a Mesa version of Temple Square in Salt Lake City and a choir hall of sorts.
It is currently being used as free parking for customers and employees of six businesses fronting on the south side of Main Street between Drew Street and MacDonald.
Located within 300 feet of a school, it could be problematical to apply for a liquor license on the premises.
Plans also call for 'a food hall', a hotel with 75 rooms, and 75 "above-market rate" apartments . . .
Arizona State Senator Bob Worsley and Kent Lyons are partners in the development, described by an AZ Central reporter as "a subsidiary of Habitat Metro"
http://www.azcentral.com
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
ZenniHome ready to build badly needed homes with federal funds from the American Rescue Plan in Page, Arizona
There's more to this story than meets the eye at first glance
Navajo Nation announces $50M contract with Mesa-based ZenniHome to help meet housing demand
Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ
ZenniHome's 40,000-square-foot facility is now atop the former Navajo Generating Station in Page.
Sounds of heavy machinery inside the bustling 40,000-square-foot ZenniHome facility in Page suddenly fell silent once President Buu Nygren of the Navajo Nation was introduced. Last Friday, the Navajo Nation announced a $50 million contract to construct 200 free homes for Navajos in dire need.
Nygren made a grand entrance, shaking the hands of some 135 Navajo employees, who once worked at the largest coal plant west of the Mississippi River — the Navajo Generating Station — before it closed in 2019.
As many as 1,000 jobs were lost. That hurt the Navajo Nation, which was already facing an acute unemployment rate that sits at 56% today. During his inaugural State of the Navajo Nation address in January, Nygren expressed that “our goal for ZenniHome is to restore the jobs lost from the NGS closure.”
Now, some of those former NGS employees are finally going back to work, but this time for ZenniHome, and ready to build badly needed homes with federal funds from the American Rescue Plan.
Nygren made a grand entrance, shaking the hands of some 135 Navajo employees, who once worked at the largest coal plant west of the Mississippi River — the Navajo Generating Station — before it closed in 2019.
As many as 1,000 jobs were lost. That hurt the Navajo Nation, which was already facing an acute unemployment rate that sits at 56% today. During his inaugural State of the Navajo Nation address in January, Nygren expressed that “our goal for ZenniHome is to restore the jobs lost from the NGS closure.”
Now, some of those former NGS employees are finally going back to work, but this time for ZenniHome, and ready to build badly needed homes with federal funds from the American Rescue Plan.
Nygren even acknowledged that ZenniHome took a gamble by locating the plant in Page.
“I want to say thank you. Even though you’ve been set up here for over a year, you haven’t got one single contract with the Navajo Nation,” said Nygren. “And that’s what I call heart and dedication to serve our people.”
“I want to say thank you. Even though you’ve been set up here for over a year, you haven’t got one single contract with the Navajo Nation,” said Nygren. “And that’s what I call heart and dedication to serve our people.”
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“We have to retool these fantastic workers into another trade,” said former Republican state Sen. Bob Worsley, the founder of ZenniHome, adding that this site is primed to become “a great economic center for the Southwest, right here on the Navajo Nation.”
“We’re happy to see this 1,000 acres become very clean, environmentally friendly, consistent with Mother Earth, because Mother Earth is our home, right, in the Navajo tradition,” Worsley elaborated. “She’s our home, and we're going to build homes from this location that used to be a coal plant.”
Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ
ZenniHome founder Bob Worsley shares his excitement about opening up this facility atop the former Navajo Generating Station in Page.
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Recovered materials were shipped off to Nucor Steel in Plymouth, Utah
Nucor is the largest steel producer in the United States and the largest recycler of scrap in North America.[1] Nucor is the 16th-largest steel producer in the world.[2]
Along with Commercial Metals Company, it is one of two primary suppliers of rebar used to reinforce concrete in buildings, bridges, roads, and infrastructure in the U.S.
BACKGROUND:
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In 2000, Nucor agreed to spend $98 million, including $85 million for new air pollution control equipment, $4 million to monitor and reduce pollution in communities near its plants, and a $9 million civil fine to resolve allegations by the United States Department of Justice and the United States Environmental Protection Agency that it had not adequately controlled the emission of toxic chemicals into the air, water, and soil in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
The settlement was "the largest and most comprehensive environmental settlement ever with a steel manufacturer."[50][51]
The settlement was "the largest and most comprehensive environmental settlement ever with a steel manufacturer."[50][51]
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“That steel got recycled into the steel market,” Worsley explained, “so we theoretically see 6,500 homes coming from the literal steel structure of the coal plant that used to be here.”
- ZenniHome aims to hire hundreds more Navajos once it adds an adjacent 300,000-square-foot facility.
. . .Their current facility has the capacity to build about three homes each day, but with that additional space, the goal is to construct up to 30 a day. . .
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Tamarah Begay and her team at the Albuquerque-based Indigenous Design Studio and Architecture are tasked with “‘Navajo-izing’ the units,” as she puts it.
Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ
Tamarah Begay of Indigenous Design Studio and Architecture talks about how she and her team are “‘Navajo-izing’ the units.”
That process is to practically and aesthetically design modular homes with Indigenous input from the foundation up. Begay began her architectural company in an attempt to connect culture, language and tradition through design, and to collaborate creatively.
“We don't do that now,” admitted Begay. “We see a lot of architects coming in, giving us designs, the way that we should live, the way that we should live with our HUD homes.”
One of those uniquely Navajo-inspired features is ensuring these homes are compatible with wood and pellet stoves. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that nearly two-thirds of reservation homes are heated by them.
“We want to make sure that if that happens, these units are all code to code,” Begay added. “You can tie in your wood stove as well as pellet stoves.”
Despite the financial obstacles, Begay says Navajos, like herself, still deserve “homes that are durable, affordable, sustainable, and that represent our culture and our identity.”
“We don't do that now,” admitted Begay. “We see a lot of architects coming in, giving us designs, the way that we should live, the way that we should live with our HUD homes.”
One of those uniquely Navajo-inspired features is ensuring these homes are compatible with wood and pellet stoves. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that nearly two-thirds of reservation homes are heated by them.
“We want to make sure that if that happens, these units are all code to code,” Begay added. “You can tie in your wood stove as well as pellet stoves.”
- All of them are ADA compliant, able to connect to solar panels and possess Wi-Fi compatibility.
- Space and storage are other concerns Begay cited, since widespread overcrowding in existing smaller, multi-generational homes is another problem.
Despite the financial obstacles, Begay says Navajos, like herself, still deserve “homes that are durable, affordable, sustainable, and that represent our culture and our identity.”
Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ
ZenniHome founder Bob Worsley and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren pose with employees inside a modular home following the $50 million contract announcement.
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". . .Crews for Caliber, which owns 10 properties on Main Street, have finished demolishing a bank building at 29 Main St. and filled in its basement and former vault with “engineered” dirt fill.
Work will now begin on a ground-floor base, estimated to take four months, that will eventually serve as foundation for 90 factory-built studio and two-bedroom units locked together to form the midrise tower.The ZenCity units are made by startup modular home maker ZenniHomes, founded by former Arizona Senator and Sky Mall founder Bob Worsley.
Worsley says he has 40,000 “soft orders” for his high-tech modular homes, and he is actively fundraising to scale up production of ZenniHomes’ factory in Page, on the site of the demolished Navajo Generating Station, once the largest coal-fired power plant in the West.
At the groundbreaking event last week, Worsley said that with 90 units on just half an acre, ZenCity will have more density than any other building in Mesa. . . .The city is allowing construction crews to stage the prefabricated units on the empty Site 17 parcel at Mesa and University drives before they are hoisted into place and locked-in with neighboring units at the Main Street site.
ZenCity
ZenCity will be ZenniHome’s first mid-rise project, made up of 90 units across two 5-story towers. The units come in 320-square foot studio and 640-square foot two bed configurations, both featuring full kitchens, automated furniture, and floor-to-ceiling glass to take advantage of the panoramic views of downtown Mesa. The residential towers will be stacked on top of ground floor commercial space that also has access to a commercial basement.
| Property Owner | Caliber Cos. |
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| Developer | ZenniHome |
| Stories | 6 |
| Housing Units | 90 |
| Parking Spaces | 23 |
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This unique apartment complex proposed for Main Street in downtown Mesa would be composed of units built by a Page company and stacked atop each other.
(City o Mesa/Submitted)
www.eastvalleytribune.com
‘ZenCity’ could bring unique structure to downtown
Scott Shumaker, Tribune Staff Writer
6 - 7 minutes
"If all goes according to plan, downtown Mesa will be the state’s first site of an apartment complex created from Arizona-made two-bedroom and studio homes stacked and connected together like LEGOs to form two five-story midrise towers on Main Street.
ZenniHomes, founded by businessman and former state lawmaker Bob Worsley in 2019, has signed a deal with an owner of a historic property on Main Street to create a 90-unit apartment complex on top of existing basement and ground level commercial spaces.
The modular homes would be sent to Mesa from ZenniHomes’ new factory in Page in Northern Arizona at the site of the former coal-fired Navajo Generating Station power plant, which closed in 2019.
✓ ZenniHomes’ residential units are 320 square feet for the studios and 640 for the 2-bedroom and are built to the dimensions of shipping containers to reduce the costs of construction and transport.
The company says the individual units are ideal for first-time homebuyers, retirees, rentals and resort living.
But it is also a “developer solution for affordable housing” because the apartments can be stacked together for up to five stories and 100 units.
✓ In June, Mesa’s Board of Appeals approved several form-based code variances for the company’s “ZenCity” plan in Mesa that it said were needed to construct the project on “an existing site with its unique and innovative construction techniques while maintaining the ground floor and basement commercial uses,” documents submitted to the city stated.
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Recently, the property owner announced that a deal has been signed with ZenniHomes to install the units and estimated the project would be completed next year.
✓ ZenniHomes advertises its product as good for the earth and the economy while promising to deliver “luxury, style and sophistication.”
The units, listed currently for $75,000 and $100,000, respectively, might also help housing-starved communities all over the country add workforce residential units at lower costs than conventional apartments.
A representative for ZenniHomes told the board of appeals that downtown Mesa is currently experiencing high demand for new residential units from “urban professionals,” students attending classes downtown and workers in downtown’s restaurants and boutiques.
By manufacturing the modular homes in Page, Worsley said in the release, ZenniHomes would be “reshoring manufacturing from China to an opportunity zone investment at the Navajo Generating Station.”
Before it closed, the Page coal plant employed over 500 workers, including many people from the nearby Navajo Nation, so the loss of jobs was an economic blow to the region.
If ZenniHomes ramps up production, it could help replace some of the industrial jobs lost after the closure.
✓✓ The investments in Page and downtown Mesa also has tax benefits for investors, as the two locations are within designated opportunity zones that allow investors to delay or eliminate federal capital gains taxes on income they put into opportunity zone projects.
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For Mesa’s ZenCity stacked units concept, ZenniHomes has partnered with opportunity zone investment company Caliber to bring the project to a property Caliber owns in downtown Mesa at 29 W. Main Street.
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CH Mesa Holdings was registered on June 27, 2017 in Delaware.
Maricopa County Recorder documents shows that CH Mesa Holdings, LLC, a registered limited liability corporation (File Number: 6458344) filed deeds for the following properties:
| APN | Address | Last Deed Date |
| 138-35-015 | 114 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-35-016 120 | 120 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-36-008A | 18 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/30/2017 |
| 138-36-012 48 | 48 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 07/19/2017 |
| 138-42-022 155 | 155 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 07/07/2017 |
| 138-42-030 | 137 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 12/12/2017 |
| 138-55-004 | 202 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
| 138-55-009 | 206 W MAIN ST MESA, AZ 85201 | 10/03/2017 |
According to the Arizona Corporation Commission, as of 2017, Worsley has been registered as a member of Lyons Development LLC.
Lyons Development LLC registered the following entities in 2017:
| L21665169 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 114 W MAIN LLC |
| L21757686 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 137 W MAIN LLC |
| L21853908 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 48 W MAIN LLC |
| L21638767 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 155 W MAIN LLC |
| L21657535 | LYONS DEVELOPMENT LLC | MESA 18 W MAIN LLC |
[View Worsley 2018 Financial Disclosure Statement]
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In 2017, Caliber began betting big on the revitalization of downtown Mesa, eventually purchasing 10 buildings totaling 160,000 square feet.
Brian Snider, senior vice president of real estate at Caliber, said the firm believed downtown Mesa “had the potential for pretty dynamic change.”
“I think it’s still emerging, but I think all the pieces are going to come together,” Snider said of downtown. “When we get into the new year, we get more into the potential of the university.”
A key element of downtown’s transformation will be enticing the influx of students and professionals in downtown to stay after work hours and explore the burgeoning craft brew and restaurant scene.
Other Caliber projects recently opened or announced will contribute to this nightlife.
Earlier this year, Caliber announced downtown leases with Level 1 Arcade Bar, a venue featuring fully restored arcade and pinball machines along with a full menu and bar, and Copper City Spirits, an Arizona distillery that uses local ingredients.
Caliber announced last week that it has signed a lease with Sonoran Rows, a Craft Malthouse, which will be located at 18 W. Main. Set to open in the second half of 2023, Sonoran Rows will serve as a working malthouse along with a restaurant and bar operating in more than 15,000 square feet along with 3,000 square feet of patio space.
Malting is the process of soaking and germinating grains to release enzymes that enhance the grain for brewing and baking.
In a release, Caliber said the Sonoran Rows plans to malt 25 tons of Arizona grown barley and other grains in the traditional style of floor malting each week. The malted grains can be used by local breweries, distilleries and restaurants.
> Snider suspects Sonoran Rows will be working with other players in Mesa’s craft beer scene. Craft breweries “are a fairly tight network, and they see a lot of synergy being together and seeing that brewmaster atmosphere,” he said.
Caliber also is working with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to build an entertainment-residential district on 10 acres of the Talking Stick Resort between Mesa and Scottsdale off the Loop 101.
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✓ Caliber has found users for many of the historic buildings it purchased in 2017, but Snider said it hasn’t been easy getting them renovated.
“These have been challenging buildings. They’re old,” he said, but “we’re largely on top of that and moving forward with getting these tenants in.”
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