Intersection Development breaks ground on Rainbow Road project

One of the updates in Rainbow Road’s design is its striking new black exterior. The exterior is designed to honor the bold choices and designs that take place in the arts district. This choice enhances the contrast with colorful decorative window insets for visual impact. The addition of another floor will allow the building’s entire…

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MANZANA Apartments Coming to Phoenix

Libeskind Studio Design to contribute to Roosevelt Arts District with landmark mixed-use development. Zac Cohen of LSD interviewed by Whitey Clark on Channel 3 News – Phoenix. Libeskind Studio Design’s newest project MANZANA is coming to Roosevelt Row to become a landmark of urban renewal in downtown Phoenix.

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GROWTH: The untapped architectural depth emerging in downtown Phoenix

All of those words by themselves can shape the image of a structure in the mind’s eye, but for the brain-trust of Libeskind Studio Design —- an international architectural firm —- making those ideas and themes come together can create an undeniable sense of space. The sense of space is everything to Lev Libeskind.

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Roosevelt Row project to bring apartments, restaurant in ‘Manzana’ development

A midcentury modern-inspired apartment complex planned near Roosevelt Row aims to capitalize on “an opportunity to create a world-class destination for architects” in Phoenix. Intersection Development, a Phoenix-based company with several downtown plans in the works, expects to break ground on Manzana, a 68-unit structure with ground-floor restaurants and bars, in the first quarter of…

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Developer with Mario Kart-inspired plans details more projects on tap in Phoenix

The development team behind a planned Mario Kart-inspired apartment building near downtown Phoenix is planning a handful of other projects near the Roosevelt Row Arts District. Zac Cohen’s company, InveStellar Corp., first planned the complex called Rainbow Road. InveStellar Corp. is now part of Intersection Development, a Phoenix-based company that has been acquiring buildings and…

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European Architect Lev Libeskind to Set Up First US Office in Phoenix

A world-renowned architectural firm based in Milan, Italy has selected Phoenix for its first U.S. office. Lev Libeskind, lead designer and creative director of Libeskind Studio Design, said he originally thought his first U.S. expansion would be in Los Angeles. He even considered Dallas and Austin, Texas, until finally choosing Phoenix.

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Rainbow Over RoRo

“We were able to turn this property into a living piece of art,” Zac Cohen, managing director of Valley-based InveStellar Corporation, says of his Arizona company’s project on Roosevelt Row. “We wanted interaction, we wanted connection, and to create a sense of community in the arts district. Rainbow Road will be a place where all these…

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