Basis is exempt from zoning because it's a public charter school, she said. QuikTrip received its zoning through the county in 2002, Morales said.
It has been working to annex the property into Tucson and rezone it for mixed use to include shopping centers, office space and houses. The Planning Center is a planning consulting firm for the property's owner, Broadway Realty and Trust. The convenience store and charter school are part of a 40-acre master plan called Rio Verde Village Planned Area Development, said Linda Morales of The Planning Center. News & World Report's Best High Schools list. "We are scheduled to open with just over 800 students and 47 teachers."īasis Tucson, one of six Basis schools here, in Flagstaff and in the Phoenix area, was ranked sixth on the 2012 U.S. "Response to the campus has been tremendous," he said. The school, which broke ground in the first week of March, will have 43 classrooms, two cafeterias/multipurpose rooms, a theater and a gym, said Nick Fleege, director of new school development. Another is planned on South Alvernon Way south of East 22nd Street, at the site of the old DeAnza Drive-in theater. In addition to the River/Craycroft store, a Gen III store is under construction in Oro Valley. The inside and outside of the store look "completely different" than older QTs and, unlike the older stores, which are "self-serve," Gen III stores feature a counter where customers can buy hot and cold specialty drinks, smoothies and soft-serve ice cream prepared by employees.
"Generation Three is our third-generation model, which will be a completely different look than you probably have seen," said Mike Thornbrugh, manager of public and government affairs for the Tulsa, Okla.-based QuikTrip.
The one under construction at River and Craycroft, which broke ground in February, is a new style called Generation Three or Gen III. Here's what you need to know about each project:
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