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The Phoenix Biomedical Campus received an Economic Engines of Arizona Award by Arizona Business Magazine on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The award honors the top people, places, products and services that have made significant contributions to Arizonas economy. The Phoenix Biomedical Campus was chosen to receive one of the Economic Engines of Arizona Awards in the Places category. In total, 20 awards were presented to the very best of Arizonas driving economic engines. The Phoenix Biomedical Campus was recognized as an economic development project that demonstrates local, regional and statewide collaboration. In 2001, the city of Phoenix established the 28-acre urban biomedical campus as one of several downtown revitalization projects. The campus includes the headquarters of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN), International Genomics Consortium (IGC), National Institute Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), St. Josephs Hospital and Barrow Neurological Institute, the Phoenix operations of the University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative. The campus is planned to accommodate up to two million square feet of biomedical research, academic and clinical facilities. The campus has attracted adjacent private sector investment, which includes Ribomed Technologies and the Phoenix Biotechnology Accelerator. =============== Historic Phoenix Union High School Re-Opens as State-of-the-Art Biomedical Campus The city of Phoenix in collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, the state of Arizona and Arizona State University today opened the new Phoenix Biomedical Campus. "This is the largest public historic rehabilitation project to be undertaken within the city of Phoenix and will provide economic benefits not only to Phoenix, but the entire state of Arizona in terms of overall economic impact and added jobs," said Mayor Phil Gordon. "The three historic Phoenix Union High School buildings are beautiful beyond words, and so beautifully define the new U of A College of Medicine in downtown Phoenix." The $27 million rehabilitation project includes three historic buildings that house a variety of UA College of Medicine academic and administrative functions. In 2001, the city of Phoenix established the 28-acre urban biomedical campus as one of several downtown revitalization projects. The campus includes the headquarters of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN), International Genomics Consortium (IGC), National Institute Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), St. Joseph's Hospital and Barrow Neurological Institute, the Phoenix operations of the University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative. The historic campus including two 1911 classroom buildings and a 1929 auditorium - was rehabilitated and returned to its historic character through a reuse project proposed by the University of Arizona Medical School. The project restored key interior features and exterior facades, and restored historic site features such as the flagpole, the World War I memorial sundial and auditorium clock. The project also re- introduced a modern landscape that is reminiscent of the historic landscape, complete with a horseshoe pedestrian drive flanking the auditorium. A new addition, housing a restroom and elevator core, is located on the rear of the two classroom buildings. Phoenix Union High School was the first established high school in Phoenix and was the only high school in the city from 1898 to 1939. Located in a prime residential area, adjacent to two major city streets (Van Buren and Seventh streets), the high school served as the center of Phoenix cultural, civic and family life during the first half of the 20th century and remains a prominent feature of the downtown area. The historic school campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Phoenix historic landmark. The historic school campus is owned by the city of Phoenix, with the Arizona Board of Regents leasing the property for the medical school use and taking responsibility for the rehabilitation project. According to a recent Tripp Umbach study, the Phoenix Biomedical Campus is anticipated to generate $77.1 million in overall economic impact with TGEN, ASU and UA programs in operation. By 2025, the Phoenix Biomedical Campus is expected to rank among Arizona's leading economic engines, generating $1.1 to $2.1 billion in annual economic impact for the state of Arizona. Fact Sheet The Phoenix Union High School Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and in the Phoenix Historic Property Register in 1986. In 2002, the City Council upgraded the designation to Historic Landmark status. The three surviving buildings (from east to west, the Science Building, Auditorium and Domestic Arts and Sciences building) on the PUHS campus are outstanding examples of the Neoclassical Revival Style with a Beaux Arts influence. Residents of Phoenix voted to establish the Phoenix High School in 1895. The high school used a room in the old Central School Building at 200 N. Central Ave. where Hotel San Carlos is now located. There were 90 students in the class of 1895-96. 1898, students began attending classes in the home built for Territorial Secretary of State Clark Churchill. The " new high school took advantage of the existing Churchill residence and the [Churchill Addition] subdivision's potential for residential growth as well as the access provided by E. Van Buren Street on of the city's main traffic arteries."1 "The property, purchased by the Board for $15,000, was the cornerstone for what would become one of the largest and most highly regarded schools west of the Mississippi River."2 An annex was added in 1899, for an additional $15,000, but the student population quickly outgrew that as well. 1911, the three remaining buildings, designed by architect Norman Marsh, were constructed based on a new "campus plan" concept where students attended classes in different buildings depending upon the nature of the course. 1929, a portion of the auditorium was demolished so that it could be enlarged to accommodate the growing population of the school and the city. Only the southernmost portion of the building remained standing, but it collapsed in a windstorm. The auditorium was reconstructed, using the original cornerstone, and was used for school and community activities. The Victorian-era Churchill Home with Second Empire features was demolished in 1949 to make way for a cafeteria and a new wing for the Domestic Arts Building (Building One). In later years, Van Buren Street was widened, and the windows on three buildings were bricked up and substantially reduced in size. Classes at Phoenix Union High School ended in 1984 and the buildings were used for office space, theater space and eventually sat vacant for some time. In 2003, with the three buildings facing demolition, the city of Phoenix purchased the site from the developer and began formulating plans for the biomedical research park. The rehabilitation project undertaken to prepare the site for use as the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix campus was extensive. The brick panels that had reduced the window openings were removed and new true divided light wood windows were installed in all three buildings to match the historic windows. Several damaged plaster capitals on the Domestic Arts and Sciences building were repaired or replaced. The west entrance on the Science building was rebuilt and the coffered plaster ceilings in the auditorium were repaired. Another important element of the rehabilitation was the restoration of the landscaping, including the horseshoe drive that encircled the auditorium and the re-installation of the World War I memorial honoring Frank Luke. City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Bond funds were utilized to purchase the buildings ($3 million from the 2001 Bond) and for the rehabilitation (approximately $1.2 million from the 2006 Bond). The 85,000-square-foot, four-story building is the first building shared by the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. The Phoenix Biomedical Campus is anticipated to generate $77.1 million in overall economic impact with TGEN, the ASU Bioinformatics Program and the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix program. By 2025, the Phoenix Biomedical Campus could rank among Arizona's leading economic engines, generating $1.1 to $21 billion in annual economic impact for the state of Arizona. Employing different scenarios and assumptions, it is projected that the Phoenix Biomedical Campus at build-out could provide stable employment for 14,000 to 24,000 Arizonans. By 2025 the campus has the potential to generate $460 to 110.2 million annually in government revenue, providing the state of Arizona $2 to $4 in annual government revenue for every $1 invested. 1 "Phoenix Union High School Historic District National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form." Janus Associates, Inc. April 1982. 7-2. 2 Duchemin, Michael. "Look to `the Source:' PUHS Laid Education Cornerstone for Early Phoenix. Arizona History Magazine. 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