Michael A. Levine

Current

• Owner at Levine Machine LLC
• Owner at AAARDVARk AARMAdILLO Corporation

Past

• Founder Owner at deCompression Gallery

Education

• Parsons School of Design
• Edward R. Murrow High School

Recommended

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Connections

97 connections

Industry

Real Estate

Websites

• YOUTUBE SITE
• My Portfolio

Michael A. Levine’s Summary

Developer: following buildings saved from demolition:

215 S.13th Str "AZ Cotton Compress Warehouse" 1922 Acq 1992 Sold 2003 Listed w/City of Phx, State of AZ, & National Registry Historic Places

215 E Grant St "Phx Linen & Towel Supply" 1918/33/45/57 - Acq. 1999 Sold 2004 to "Bentley Projects"

411 S.2nd Street "Phx Seed & Feed Capitol Warehouse" 1905 ; Oldest remaining warehouse Phx. Acquired 2003 successfully added to City of Phx list & was on State of AZ, & National Registry Historic Places

605 EGrant St "SW Cotton Company / Karlson Machine Works"1918 Added to Phx HP list 05. Acquired 2004

525 S Central "Anchor Manufacturing Co" 1928 Restored to HP "shell" condtion. Added Phx HP List. State & Fed Acquired 2004 Sold to forner owners of "Fitigues" 2007

45 W Buchanan St "Allis Chlalmers Tractor Dealership/Neil B.McGinness" 1945 Acq 2006

34 E.Jackson St "Phoenix Merchandise Mart" 1946 Acq 2004 currently "Downtown Mini Storage" of Phx - in proposed "Jackson Street Entertainment Distrcit"

601 E Buchanan Acq 1 dirt acre parcel & developed into 133 parking spaces. Sold to future condo developers. Rezoned to DC 2/07 Acq 2003 - Sold 2005

Michael A. Levine’s Specialties:

Historic property acquisition, Adaptive re-use development, Architectural design & construction;
Artist;
Point of Purchase & store fixture design, prototyping, manufacturing & production; warehousing;
Gallery owner,
Industrial archaeology;

Michael A. Levine’s Experience

• Owner

  Levine Machine LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)

  January 2004 — Present (4 years 10 months)

• Owner

  AAARDVARk AARMAdILLO Corporation

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

  May 1989 — Present (19 years 6 months)

  Design, Prototype, engineering, manufacturing, distribution of Point of Purchase displays, Store Fixtures, custom fabrication
  Clients include: Pacific Sunwear,Sutter Home,Chateau Ste. Michelle,Simple Corp, Broadway Southwest, NYHS,Stihl Corp.

• Founder Owner

  deCompression Gallery

  (Arts and Crafts industry)

  August 1992 — February 1996 (3 years 7 months)

  deCompression Gallery 1992 -96 Arizona Republic & Phx New Times Best Contemporary Art Gallery 1995

Additional Information

Michael A. Levine’s Websites:

• YOUTUBE SITE
• My Portfolio

Michael A. Levine’s Honors:

2007 Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Awards Karlson Machine Works Buildings/Southwest Cotton Company, Phoenix

http://azgovernorsawards.blogspot.com/2007/07/karlson-machine-works.html

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: For years, Phoenix’s warehouse district has been the central topic of the preservation conversation in downtown Phoenix. While some would like to see the rehab and reuse of the buildings akin to Denver’s LoDo, others see the real estate value of putting in high-rise condos. While its easy to see the economics of the latter, one project truly stands out the exemplifies the potential for rehabilitation and reuses: The Southwest Cotton Company and Karlson Machine Works Buildings. This project is an excellent example of Standard Number 9 or the Secretary of the Interior’s Treatment for Historic Properties. Designer-developer Michael Levine achieved a standard of Rehabilitation that is rarely met due to his skill in blending the contemporary with the historic fabric.