Monthly Archives: July 2018

City of Phoenix Receives $30 Million Neighborhood Grant

Posted on July 31, 2018 by admin

Congratulations to our clients the Phoenix Housing Department and Gorman Development  who were awarded a $30 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to redevelop city owned public housing.   The $30 million grant will be used to transform the Edison-Eastlake community into a vibrant mixed-income neighborhood. Gorman was selected by the City of Phoenix to serve as the grant’s Housing Implementation Entity. 

We are proud to be a part of the team that will to help fulfill Phoenix’s vision to revitalize the public housing area with redeveloped neighborhoods and public open space.  

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Grady Gammage, Jr. to Moderate AZRE Forum event

Posted on July 25, 2018 by admin

When: August 2, 2018
Where: The Camby
2401 E Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Time: 3:30 p.m.

AZRE Forum is Arizona’s mid-year update and forecast. AZRE magazine will host a panel of Arizona’s top commercial real estate experts, including Gammage & Burnham founder Grady Gammage, Jr., yielding in-depth discussions of economics, development, and state of the industry. At the AZRE forum, guests will dig deep into what’s happening in the market and how it will shape our state and potential business.

Once more, Grady Gammage, Jr.  will be a moderator of the AZRE Forum.  

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Mike King’s Corner: Stamp it©!

Posted on July 16, 2018 by admin

Author: Mike King

Issue: July 16, 2018

 

QUESTION: WHY WAS THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ORDERED TO PAY OVER $3.5 MILLION FOR USING A PICTURE OF LADY LIBERTY ON A STAMP??
ANSWER: THE POST OFFICE USED A PICTURE OF A COPYRIGHT PROTECTED STATUE OF LIBERTY AT A CASINO IN LAS VEGAS!

Robert S. Davidson (the “sculptor”) sued the United States acting as the U.S. Postal Service (“Postal Service”) for copyright infringement. Davidson v. United States (U.S.Ct. Federal Claims, No. 13-942 C (filed: June 29, 2018). The court of claims awarded the sculptor $3,554,946.95 plus interest as compensation for the copyright infringement by the Postal Service for putting a picture of Lady Liberty on a stamp.

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