PHOENIX—It's a property you could drive by and not even noticethat it's there—common stucco, sloping tiled roof, fundamentallybland. But Jim Wentworth Jr. of WentworthProperty Company aims to take that diamond in the roughand turn it into an exciting new office space.

Wentworth Property Company and NorthwoodInvestors bought the 234,446-square-foot officeproject at 1665 W. Alameda Dr. with the vision to see the uniquepotential in the property and purchased it for $13.83 million withplans to spend $20 to $25 million on redeveloping the project. Theyselected Gensler as thearchitect, Kennedy Design Build, LLC asthe general contractor and CassidyTurley as the leasing agent. The building will houseone to three tenants.

Having been through multiple major renovations at the DiscoveryCampus, Wentworth is up to the task.

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