Smith Industrial Hub Landscaping in Tempe

Working sites with long frontages

Also known as: Smith Industrial Innovation Hub

Warehouses don't care about curb appeal. Their tenants and inspectors do.

Tempe describes the hub as about 302 acres of mostly light industrial and office uses, close to Tempe Marketplace and with frontage on Loop 202 and Loop 101. A 2021 Rose Law Group Reporter story put the boundaries at University Drive, Rio Salado Parkway, McClintock Drive and the Loop 101, and said the city was planning infrastructure work, including pedestrian and bike lanes, to draw new businesses.

Older industrial sites have a familiar list of problems: thin granite, weeds along fences and loading docks, trees nobody has pruned in years and irrigation patched so many times it has a family tree. We start with a walk and a written list, fix leaks and broken valves first, then prune trees for clearance over drives, signs and truck routes. Steady weed control along perimeters keeps sites looking cared for and helps with fire and pest concerns.

The city is open to adaptive reuse here, and buildings that change hands often get a new tenant with new expectations. We can refresh entries, replace dead shrubs, add drip to bare beds and handle small exterior projects like concrete removal or gutter cleaning in the same contract. Our crews work around dock schedules and forklift traffic, and we are already set up in NetVendor, VendorCafe, RealPage and Coupa for owners who need vendor compliance. If a backflow assembly fails its annual test, we repair or replace it and coordinate the retest with a certified tester, so you are not stuck chasing two vendors.