Former Motorola Site Nearly Ready for Development

The final phase of demolition has begun on the 72-acre, former Motorola semiconductor manufacturing campus located at 52nd Street, Loop 202 and McDowell Road in Phoenix. Beginning in the 60’s, the Motorola semiconductor facility was one of the first semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the country and employed over 3,000 employees, making it Phoenix’s largest employer at the time. During that time, the company released harmful chemicals into the groundwater, and it became an EPA Superfund site.

Over the last three years, Baker Development Corporation has implemented a remediation strategy and obtained regulatory approvals to allow the iconic site to be redeveloped.

Once cleaned up, the site will be able to accommodate 1.5 to 2 million square feet of uses, including a combination of office space, advanced manufacturing, R&D, distribution and logistics. It is near Sky Harbor International Airport and Loop 202.