From Jahna Berry's Blog at azcentral.com, dated Friday, August 1st, 2008

Crews will begin pouring cement on Monday for the first office tower in a $900 million downtown Phoenix project, the developer says.

Nearly 2,000 cubic yards of concrete will become the foundation for One East Washington, one of several buildings planned for the sprawling CityScape complex.

CityScape is a three-block cluster of shops, offices, condos and apartments that will be built in phases over several years, according to developer RED Development. The site is bound by First Avenue, Second Street, Washington Street and Jefferson Street.

Wachovia Corp. plans to be the anchor tenant in One East Washington. The 27-story high-rise will be complete in December 2009, said Jenny Burbach, a spokeswoman for RED.

CityScape is a key part of an ongoing city effort to invigorate downtown Phoenix