Owner, Levine Machine Development LLC
Phoenix, Arizona Area
Owner, Levine Machine Development LLC
Phoenix, Arizona Area
Developer: following buildings saved from demolition:
215 S.13th St "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 "Phoenix Linen & Towel Supply" 1918/33/45/57 - Acq. 1999 Sold 2004 to "Bentley Projects"
411 S.2nd Street "Phoenix 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" condition. Added Phx HP List. State & Fed Acquired 2004 Sold to former owners of "Fitigues" 2007
45 W Buchanan St "Allis Chalmers Tractor Dealership / Neil B.McGinnis" 1945 Acq 2006
34 E.Jackson St "Phoenix Merchandise Mart" 1946 Acq 2004 currently "Downtown Mini Storage" of Phx - in proposed "Jackson Street Entertainment District" opening June 2029 ;)
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
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;
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
May 1989 — Present (20 years 3 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.
(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
(Executive Office industry)
January 1987 — July 1988 (1 year 7 months)
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.