The Place

SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, is a mixed-use development consisting of 1.2 million square feet, at full build out, of office and retail space in addition to residential units. Higgins Development Partners and Plaza Companies are co-developers in partnership with ASU Foundation and USAA Real Estate Company. The mission of the project is to create an environment where global innovation, technology and business interact, thus building an amenity for Greater Phoenix and Arizona, an amenity that is uniquely global and highly connected to ASU. The first two buildings, totaling 300,000 square feet, are completed and occupied. Designs for the third building have been submitted to the City of Scottsdale for review by the Design Review Board. There are currently more than 40 companies with a presence at SkySong.

Within the development is ASU SkySong, the most welcoming location for firms entering or expanding within the United States. ASU SkySong is an innovation center designed to help companies grow by providing business services and programs offered or facilitated by Arizona State University. These services include access to new technologies, capital networks, business education and a skilled workforce. ASU SkySong also includes the co-location of several ASU units engaged in technology transfer, entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary research.