Phoenix Approves Amended Resource Innovation Campus Deal

The City Council approved an amended development agreement for a proposed campus on about 30 city-owned acres in south Phoenix.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Remote Work

Wide view of a flat, cleared desert parcel with sparse scrub and a dirt access track under a clear sky, with low city buildings on the horizon. — The Phoenix City Council approved an amended development agreement on Nov. 4 for a proposed Resource Innovation Campus on about 30 city-owned acres in south Phoenix. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Phoenix City Council approved an amended development agreement for the Resource Innovation Campus on its consent agenda at a Nov. 4 meeting. The project is proposed for roughly 30 city-owned acres along 27th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road in south Phoenix.

Why it matters

The approval moves a long-planned project closer to construction on city-owned land in south Phoenix. The developer team is now advancing to the site plan approvals process.

The project is projected to cost more than $1 billion on roughly 30 city-owned acres. The amended agreement's specific financial terms were not detailed in the extraction.

The players

TWR Real Estate Partners

TWR Real Estate Partners is the lead developer of the Resource Innovation Campus project in south Phoenix.

Krause Interior Architecture

Krause Interior Architecture is the firm that conceived the Resource Innovation Campus concept over a decade ago.

The details

TWR Real Estate Partners is the lead developer, and the concept was developed by Krause Interior Architecture over a decade ago. The project was selected through a global contest seeking resource innovation headquarters campus ideas from cities worldwide.

Late 2024: Original development agreement approved.
Nov. 4, 2026: City Council approved the amended development agreement.

Market Landscape

The amended agreement updates the framework set by the original late 2024 development agreement for this campus. The project continues a pattern of large, public-private developments on city-owned land in Phoenix.

Phoenix residents may see development activity on city-owned land in south Phoenix as the project advances. The project's timeline for construction and any local job effects were not specified in the source.

The takeaway

Large public-private projects often move through several approval stages, so the consent agenda vote is one step among many. Readers tracking the project should watch for site plan decisions from the city.