Comerica Theater (aka Dodge Theatre)

As an entertainment center, this 5,000-seat theater is located between Adams and Washington Streets and 4^th and 5^th Avenues in downtown Phoenix. WOODPATEL coordinated the abandonment and relocation of several utilities within the alley that divided the entire one block area now covered by the theater. Challenges on the site included designing the off-site paving, on-site sidewalks, and building foundation so that ADA requirements were satisfied, not with minimum standards, but by maximizing the ADA requirement standards in the design. By doing so, WOODPATEL provided ease of walking and wheelchair accessibility throughout the site.