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SkySong at 20: Innovation Hub Drives Transformation of Scottsdale’s McDowell Road Corridor

April 29, 2026

As SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center marks its 20th anniversary, the transformation of Scottsdale’s McDowell Road Corridor stands as one of the clearest and most compelling examples of its long-term impact — turning a once-declining stretch of underutilized land into a vibrant center for innovation, housing and economic growth. When SkySong was first envisioned in the mid-2000s, the corridor was defined by a shuttered mall and aging auto-oriented development. Today, it has been reshaped by significant new investment and activity, much of it catalyzed by the innovation center itself. From the beginning, SkySong was designed to be more than ...

SkySong Marks 20 Years

March 26, 2026

Project has Served as a Regional Innovation Center and Economic Engine SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary, marking two decades of growth from a bold concept into one of Arizona’s most influential hubs for technology, entrepreneurship and global business. The project, developed through a partnership between Plaza Companies, Arizona State University and the City of Scottsdale, was launched in the mid-2000s with an ambitious goal: transform the site of a declining retail center in south Scottsdale into a dynamic innovation campus that would help diversify Arizona’s economy. At the time, the concept was far from certain. “Twenty years ago, when ...

SkySong Leasing Momentum Continues

October 28, 2025

SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, has seen another wave of new leasing activity in the past few weeks, totaling more than 18,000 square feet. This new wave of activity comes on the heel of the announcement of transactions totaling nearly 40,000 square feet of new leases and expansions, and the signing of a large lease by the Arizona Builders Alliance in late summer. Highlights of the transactions include: — In SkySong 4, BHE Renewables signed a new lease for a nearly 4,000-square-foot space — CompuNet signed a lease for a 3,800-square-foot space in SkySong 4. — Also in SkySong 4, Advanced Network ...

SkySong Sees Flurry of Leasing Activity

September 17, 2025

Several New Leases Signed Totaling More Than 40,000 Square Feet SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (September 17, 2025) — SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, continues to demonstrate its strength as a hub for business growth and innovation with a recent flurry of leasing activity across its buildings, totaling nearly 40,000 square feet of new leases and expansions. Highlights of the transactions include: — CV3 has nearly doubled its footprint at SkySong 2, expanding from 1,695 square feet to 3,502 square feet. — Experis/Manpower signed a lease for 9,859 square feet at SkySong 2. — Medicare Benefits Direct completed two expansions this year in SkySong 3. The company grew ...

Arizona Builders Alliance Signs Lease for Large New Office Space at SkySong

September 3, 2025

New Space Will Be Nearly 21,000 Square Feet in SkySong 1 The Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA), a leading trade association for contractors in Arizona, has signed a lease for a significant space at SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. The organization will lease a 20,869-square-foot space in SkySong 1, the first building completed in the transformative development. With this lease, SkySong 1 will be at 95 percent capacity despite a downturn in the overall office market. The Arizona Builders Alliance stands as a premier association for contractors in Arizona, committed to boosting the success of its 350 member companies and the ...

SkySong Experiences Flurry of Leasing Activity Featuring New Space for Yelp, Expansion of Existing Tenants

December 4, 2024

Continued New Leasing Activity Bucks Office Trends in Metro Phoenix SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center is seeing the benefits of its innovative approach with a flurry of new leasing activity. SkySong remains one of the Valley’s most dynamic and vibrant business hubs by consistently evolving to meet the needs of today’s businesses, startups, and professionals. The headliner in the latest flurry of activity is a new lease by Yelp for a space in SkySong 4. SkySong has been pursuing Yelp as a tenant for several years and the project team is very pleased to finally have them as a ...

Third Annual Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong Returns March 21-22

December 3, 2024

Community Event Celebrates Visual, Performing Arts Created by Scottsdale K-12 Students A family festival to celebrate visual and performing arts created by Scottsdale students is returning in late March for its third year. Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong will be held on March 21 and 22, 2025 at SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center in south Scottsdale. The event is a partnership between Arizona State University, the Scottsdale Unified School District, Scottsdale Arts, the City of Scottsdale, and the SkySong development team. Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong will be a free, two-day festival of creativity that includes performances, interactive demonstrations, creative ...

Case Study: OneOrigin Thrives in SkySong’s Innovative Environment

February 1, 2024

Company Doubles in Revenue Since Moving to Scottsdale Hub A leading and fast-growing company providing AI solutions in education has found a home at SkySong that has propelled its growth. OneOrigin, a leading technology company headquartered at SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, has established a global presence with operations in the Middle East and India. Specializing in advanced AI solutions, the company primarily focuses on transforming the education sector. Its commitment lies in providing comprehensive support to educational institutions, from admissions to student success and graduation, through innovative and high-quality technological solutions. Founded in 2015, OneOrigin has rapidly grown ...

Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong Returns March 22-23

January 29, 2024

Community Event Celebrates Visual, Performing Arts Created by Scottsdale K-12 Students A family festival to celebrate visual and performing arts created by Scottsdale students is returning in late March after a big turnout in its inaugural year. Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong will be held on March 22 and 23 at SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center in south Scottsdale. The event is a partnership between Arizona State University, the Scottsdale Unified School District, Scottsdale Arts, the City of Scottsdale, and the SkySong development team. Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong will be a free, two-day festival of creativity that includes performances, ...

Fresh off rebrand, Lumifi Cyber looks to expand within SkySong with new hires

September 18, 2023

Fresh off rebrand, Lumifi Cyber looks to expand within SkySong with new hires

SkySong Receives Prestigious Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Award

June 23, 2023

Awards program is Arizona’s signature sustainability recognition event for over 40 years SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 1, 2023) – SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center is the proud recipient in the Art in Public Places category of Arizona Forward’s prestigious Environmental Excellence Awards, which took place on Saturday, April 29 at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa. The Art in Public Places award recognizes SkySong for the project’s many public art features that enhance the environment at SkySong and create a sense of place for tenants and visitors. “SkySong has emerged as one of the most significant economic ...

SkySong-Based Company Gets Big Shot at SXSW

March 2, 2022

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (February 28, 2022) – A company based at SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center is getting a big shot on one of the largest stages in the business world. CIRQ+, Inc., a Smart + Clean Automation company for commercial properties, was selected as a finalist in the Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Voice category for the 14th annual SXSW Pitch® (formerly SXSW Accelerator). The company will present its autonomous robot technology that disinfects large spaces and helps fight the spread of Covid-19 and other pathogens. SXSW Pitch is the marquee event of South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference & Festivals Startups Track, ...

Two Major SkySong Tenants Expand Footprint

November 15, 2021

NeoLight, HomeLight Both Grow into Larger Spaces in Project SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (November 15, 2021) —SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center is seeing two of its most significant current tenants expand their footprint even further in the coming months. NeoLight, a technology company that developed a device to eradicate neonatal jaundice, began as a startup in 2014 as the brainchild of four Arizona State University master’s degree students. They discovered a novel light therapy for infant jaundice, a condition that occurs in 60% of infants worldwide, to reduce treatment time significantly and provide the ability to treat from home. The company started inside ...

Thinkzilla Expands to Scottsdale, Ariz. to Support Minority-Owned Businesses and Entrepreneurs

June 17, 2021

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (June 16, 2021) – Thinkzilla, a culturally aware brand engagement firm based in Atlanta, today announces plans to open a new office in Scottsdale, Ariz. where it will hire 25 employees in the first six months. The female and minority-owned company selected Greater Phoenix because of the region’s robust entrepreneurial ecosystem, diverse demographic and talent base, and leadership in advancing strategic diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. These efforts align with Thinkzilla’s goals of providing equitable opportunity by expanding resources and knowledge for minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. “As we broaden our supplier diversity, and diversity and inclusion programs across the ...

SkySong 5 Building Awarded Coveted LEED Gold Certification

April 22, 2021

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (April 19, 2021) – SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center’s fifth office building has earned the prestigious LEED Gold certification for its sustainability and environmentally friendly construction. The six-story, 151,000-square-foot office and research building in the heart of the project is the first building in the project to receive LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The other four office buildings are LEED Silver certified, and all have been developed with a commitment to healthy, environmentally friendly design – part of SkySong’s “Culture of Health and Innovation.” LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – is ...

SkySong to Welcome T.Y. Lin International to Project

November 12, 2020

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (November 12, 2020) – SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center will be the new home for the Valley office of engineering services firm T.Y. Lin International. The highly regarded international firm has agreed to a long-term lease on a 10,099-square-foot space in SkySong 1, with occupancy beginning on July 1, 2021. They are relocating to SkySong from their existing offices on Tempe Town Lake. T.Y. Lin International is a global, multi-disciplinary engineering services firm recognized for solving some of the most significant infrastructure challenges in the world. They began looking at SkySong before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and join ...

SkySong Welcomes Leading Manufacturer of Data Center Technology to New Arizona Office

May 22, 2020

IE Corporation Takes Space in SkySong 2 to Cement Valley Presence SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 20, 2020) – A prominent Price, Utah-based manufacturer of integrated, custom engineered data center technology has chosen SkySong for its Arizona office. IE Corporation (IE) has signed a lease for a 2,336-square-foot space in SkySong 2, the company’s first permanent office space in Arizona. The space is one of several ready-to-occupy spec suites at SkySong, offering companies accelerated speed to market. IE is a leader in the engineering and manufacturing of data center technology including power distribution skids, generator enclosures, tanks and packaging, electric switchgear, packaging and ...

SkySong Adds 1.5 Acre Parcel to Project Ground Lease

May 6, 2020

Will Generate Revenue for City, Increase Property Values SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, continues to grow – but this time, in a different way. The City of Scottsdale has approved a modification to the project’s ground lease to allow a City-owned, contiguous 1.5-acre parcel along McDowell Road that was previously not included in the development to become part of the project. The parcel, which is currently being used for parking, may now become part of the master plan for the site and could be developed with as much as 120,000 square feet of new construction. Potential uses include office, ...

Banner Innovation Group Leases New Space at SkySong

April 6, 2020

SkySong, The ASU Innovation Center, is now home to a company on the front lines of the fight against the COVID-19 virus. Banner Innovation Group, a department within Banner Health focused on purposeful and disciplined innovation, has leased a new space at SkySong. Banner Health formed the Banner Innovation Group to innovate care delivery and business models, patient experiences, development of transformative partnerships and rapid scaling of solutions. During the current public health crisis, Banner Innovation Group is partnering with public and private sector groups to meet the growing demand for supplies for health care professionals, including personal protective equipment, ...

SkySong 6 Design Plans Presented to City for Review, With Construction on New Building Scheduled to Start in May 2020

January 7, 2020

Largest Building in Project Will Be Accompanied by Parking Structure SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (January 7, 2020) -The developers of SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center have filed for design approval with the City of Scottsdale for SkySong 6, which will be the largest building in the project. SkySong 6 will be the next building to be constructed at SkySong, with construction now scheduled to begin in May 2020. The new Class A office building will include approximately 340,000 square feet of leasable space in six stories with an adjacent multi-story parking structure. Butler Design Group, the architect for the project has ...

SkySong Emerges as Conference Destination for Scottsdale

November 25, 2019

Hosts More Than 4,500 Meetings and 63,000 Visitors Annually There are many reasons people flock to SkySong in southern Scottsdale – and one of the biggest reasons is its growing reputation as a meeting destination. SkySong now hosts more than 4,500 events each year in its 14,000 square feet of conference spaces, bringing more than 63,000 people into the project and the Scottsdale community. With 16 different meeting venues to choose from, it offers a unique hub found nowhere else in Greater Phoenix. And this doesn’t even include the outdoor offerings at the 38- acre campus. And with the opening ...

Design for SkySong 6 Unveiled as Building Enters Pre-Leasing

June 17, 2019

Office leasing momentum remains strong at SkySong – so much so that the project’s sixth building has now been designed and launched for pre-leasing. SkySong 6 will be the next building to be constructed at SkySong. Project architects, Butler Design, Group have created cutting-edge design concepts and renderings for the new building, which will have an imposing presence at the hard corner of Scottsdale and McDowell Roads. A key differentiator of SkySong 6 will be 55,000 square foot floor plates – the largest floor plates built along Scottsdale Road in the past 20 years. With SkySong 5, which is currently ...

SkySong 5 Tops 70 Percent Occupancy Months Before Completion

April 19, 2019

Leasing interest remains strong in the buildings at SkySong, with the newest building on the property achieving 73 percent occupancy months before opening. With significant leases from Arizona State University – which is taking two floors in the six-story building – and companies including Berkadia and Limelight Networks, SkySong 5 already is nearly three-fourths leased while still under construction. “We are very pleased with the interest in SkySong 5,” said Sharon Harper, President & CEO of Plaza Companies, the master developer of the project. “This dynamic building really illustrates the vision of innovation and technology that makes SkySong so attractive ...