SPECIALTY DISTRICT
The BLVD
The BLVD in Avondale, Arizona is a vibrant mixed-use destination that offers an array of eateries, entertainment, shopping, and recreation for the entire family. Surrounded by bustling businesses and luxury, multi-family housing, it’s convenient locations allows residents and visitors alike to enjoy the outdoor, walkable entertainment district.
the districts
Complementary Districts Living Together
The BLVD is made up of six distinct districts, each with its own unique amenities. Located in the main Park Avenue District is one of The BLVD’s main attractions, the American Sports Complex. The ASC is one of the largest indoor multi-sport facilities in Arizona. With its impressive lineup of indoor amenities including volleyball courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, and a multi-purpose room, the complex hosts various activities and events for athletes of all ages year around. This popular destination for sports enthusiasts brings in over 700,000 visitors to The BLVD annually!
The BLVD
American Sports Complex
Source: Placer Labs Inc.
Park Avenue District
- Gathering Area for Community Events
- American Sports Center
- Mixed-Use
- Retail
- Urban Form Multi-Family
- Education Campus
- Large Scale Sports and Entertainment
- Theatre/Performing Arts Center
- Boutique Mixed-Use/Main Street
- Restaurants
- Office
Housing
Within The BLVD specialty district, there are over 2,000 multi-family units including apartments, build-to-rent homes, lofts and penthouses. While the housing developments are in various stages of construction, all current projects are expected to be completed by 2025. This will provide nearby businesses easy access to over 6000 residents, all within walking distance.
Source: ESRI February 2024
Amenities
The BLVD includes both practical and recreational amenities for visitors and residents alike. Located just north of the Park Avenue retail liner is a 2 1/2 story covered parking garage, complete with 405 parking spots and 4 EV chargers. On the south end of The BLVD you will find a 1 acre lake that includes a beautiful fountain, 2 pedestrian bridges, a koi pond, and a splash pad!
tourism
Avondale is a top tourist destination
Avondale is a premier tourist destination, attracting over 1 million visitors annually. Home to Phoenix Raceway, the city is able to attract large sports and entertainment events including the Phoenix Raceway concert series, which draws 100,000 attendees and the NASCAR Championship Race, which brings in 115,000 race fans to the city. Conveniently located off a major interstate and en route to the raceway, The BLVD is uniquely positioned to benefit from the increased traffic generated by the increased visitors, further boosting tourism in the area.
By 2030, the population of the West Valley, which includes Avondale, is projected to experience significant growth, reaching 2.1 million people. With the increase in population size, the demand for hotels and attractions will skyrocket and the epicenter for growth will be at the heart of the city, The BLVD entertainment district.
Daily Traffic Counts
I-10 & Dysart Rd.
Avondale Blvd. & Van Buren St.
Businesses At The BLVD
BLVD News
Avondale, AZ: The Next Big Tech Innovation Hub
The world of advanced technology and innovation is an exciting one, one that affords entrepreneurs the ability to find their niche, follow their passions, and create global solutions for the greater good. Some cities breed such creatives. Others create the perfect envi ronment to bring their ideas to life.
Avondale, Arizona is doing both.
Located in one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation and situated within the booming Phoenix Metro region, Avon-dale sits at the center of it all-geographi cally, economically, and technologically.
What makes Avondale uniquely
positioned to become the next big tech hub? The answer lies in its combination of infrastructure, talent, accessibility, and vision. It has all the elements tech companies are looking for-land ready for development, a deep talent pool, a future-focused educational ecosystem, and a lifestyle that attracts and retains top-tier professionals
At the heart of this momentum is Avondale Tech Park, a premier location for high-tech businesses. Situated less than a half mile from Interstate 10, this park offers unparalleled accessibility-connecting goods, people, and ideas across the coun-try with ease. It’s more than just a conve nient location, it’s a gateway to growth.
With over 2.5 million skilled workers in the surrounding trade area, busi-nesses won’t just find shovel-ready sites they’ll find people ready to make an impact. Ushering in the next era of tech talent are institutions like Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC), located right in Avondale’s backyard.
EMCC’s groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Cer-tificate Program is the first of its kind in the nation. Partnering with Intel, the certificate goes hand-in-hand with the Al Learning Lab, a state-of-the-art facility that provides hands-on learning for the students. Combined with EMCC’s Micro-
soft Datacenter Academy, this academic ecosystem is at the forefront of building the next generation of Al talent.
Avondale also benefits from proxim-ity to semiconductor giants like TSMC and Intel, anchoring the region’s status as a global leader in advanced manu-facturing and microchip innovation. With these companies just miles away, and easily accessible through Avondale’s proximity to major traffic corridors, the opportunities for supply chain part-nerships, workforce synergies, and tech clustering are limitless.
But it’s not just about technical training and strategic partners-it’s about quality of life. Avondale is home to The BLVD, a dynamic mixed-use district offering restaurants, retail, enter-tainment, and residential living. Add to that beautiful, modern commercial buildings in the Tech Park-designed with amenities employees love and it’s clear Avondale is building not just for business, but for people.
For companies looking to be part of the next wave of innovation, Avondale offers a simple promise: Build it here, and they will come. With land to grow, talent to hire, education to sustain inno-vation, and infrastructure to connect globally-Avondale is not an emerging player. It’s a rising powerhouse.
When it comes to innovation, Avon-dale is truly at the center of it all. The future for tech starts here.
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Developers chosen for key parcel in Avondale mixed-use district
Blueprints Capital and Whitten Development are leading the mixed-use project envisioned as a high-quality restaurant, retail and entertainment hub to serve as a gateway into the city.
Avondale’s BLVD project advances with retail, dining and hotel plans unveiled
Avondale’s ambitious BLVD project is taking shape, with new details emerging about the retail, dining, and hotel plans that will transform this gateway to the city.
Industrial project aims to attract high-tech companies to Avondale
The 38-acre development is poised to attract users in key industries like defense contracting, pharmaceutical development and semiconductor manufacturing.
Fry’s grocery to anchor Hermosa Tech Campus project in Avondale
City officials have approved amendments to Avondale’s Hermosa Ranch tech campus project, adjusting plans for both retail and data center components.
Avondale in the Top 10 Income Increases in the Country
Avondale experienced the seventh-highest median income increase in the country from 2022 to 2023, a new study shows.
The study, conducted by financial technology company SmartAsset, examined 636 cities, ranking them based on the percent change in median household income from 2022 to 2023. That data was provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The inflation rate from the end of 2022 to the end of 2023 was about 3.35%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
But Avondale’s median household income increase was much higher than that at nearly 30%. In 2022, the city’s median household income was $66,801. But in 2023, that number increased to $86,428.
Tempe was number 36 on the list, with an increase of 19.83%. The median income there was about $76,000 in 2022, increasing to $91,000 in 2023.
