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{{Short description|Formerly-independent Arizona company, now part of PulteGroup}}
{{Short description|Arizona company later part of PulteGroup}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Del E. Webb Construction Company
| name = Del E. Webb Construction Company
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| image_caption = Del E. Webb sidewalk plaque
| image_caption = Del E. Webb sidewalk plaque
| trading_name =
| trading_name =
| type = Private Company (1928-1960) Public company (1960-2001)
| type = {{plain list|
* Private company (1928-1960)
* Public company (1960-2001)
}}
| traded_as = [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]]: WBB
| traded_as = [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]]: WBB
| fate = Acquired by [[Pulte Homes]]
| fate = Acquired by [[Pulte Homes]]
| successor = Del Webb a brand of Pulte Group
| successor = Del Webb, a brand of Pulte Group
| founded = 1928
| founded = 1928
| founder = [[Del Webb]]
| founder = [[Del Webb]]
| defunct = 2001
| defunct = 2001
| hq_location = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], United States
| hq_location = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], United States
| area_served = United States, Honduras, El Salvador, East Asia
| area_served = {{flat list|
* United States
* Honduras
* El Salvador
* East Asia}}
| key_people = Del Webb, L. C. Jacobson, R. H. Johnson
| key_people = {{flat list|
* Del Webb
* L. C. Jacobson
* R. H. Johnson}}
| services = Construction, Development, Property Management
| services = {{flat list|
* Construction
* Development
* Property Management}}
| num_employees = 1,800
| num_employees = 1,800
| divisions = Del Webb Hotels
| divisions = Del Webb Hotels
| subsid = {{plain list|
| subsid = Del E. Webb Development Co. formed 1952, Del E. Webb Realty & Management Co. formed 1970, Sahara-Nevada Corporation acquired 1961
* Del E. Webb Development Co. (formed 1952)
* Del E. Webb Realty & Management Co. (formed 1970)
* Sahara-Nevada Corporation (acquired 1961)}}
| website =
| website =
}}
}}


The '''Del E. Webb Construction Company''' was a construction company that was founded in 1928 and developed by [[Del Webb]]. Headquartered in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], United States, it became the '''Del E. Webb Corporation''' a publicly traded company on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] in 1960. The same year, the corporation unveiled [[Sun City, Arizona|Sun City]], outside Phoenix, as the first community designed for senior citizens. Many more Sun Cities were built by the corporation in the following decades. Along with construction, the corporation was also involved in real estate and owned several properties mainly hotels and casinos, many of which were built and/or expanded by the company. The company was purchased in 2001 by Pulte Homes.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hoover's Handbook of American Business |publisher=Reference Press, Incorporated |year=1998 |volume=1-2 |location=United States |pages=1178}}</ref> Pulte Homes since merged with Centex Corp. and is now [[PulteGroup]].<ref name=paeprer>{{cite web |url=http://azremagazine.com/uncategorized/del-e-webb-pioneer-arizona-construction-industry |title=Del E. Webb: A Pioneer In Arizona's Construction Industry |date=May 1, 2011 |first=Stephanie |last=Paeprer |access-date=July 5, 2012 |archive-date=August 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831214208/http://azremagazine.com/uncategorized/del-e-webb-pioneer-arizona-construction-industry |url-status=dead }}</ref> Del Webb continues as a brand of PulteGroup.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=History of Del Webb Corporation – FundingUniverse |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/del-webb-corporation-history/ |access-date=2018-05-22 |website=www.fundinguniverse.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=NEWSLETTERS – "Webb Spinner" – Del Webb Sun Cities Museum |url=http://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/newsletters-webb-spinners/ |access-date=2018-02-16 |website=delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
The '''Del E. Webb Construction Company''' was a construction company that was founded in 1928 and developed by [[Del Webb]]. Headquartered in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], United States, it became the '''Del E. Webb Corporation''' a publicly traded company on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] in 1960. The same year, the corporation unveiled [[Sun City, Arizona|Sun City]], outside Phoenix, as the first community designed for senior citizens. Many more Sun Cities were built by the corporation in the following decades. Along with construction, the corporation was also involved in real estate and owned several hotels and casinos which were built and/or expanded by the company. The company was purchased in 2001 by Pulte Homes.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hoover's Handbook of American Business |publisher=Reference Press, Incorporated |year=1998 |volume=1-2 |location=United States |pages=1178}}</ref> Pulte Homes since merged with Centex Corp. and became [[PulteGroup]].<ref name=paeprer>{{cite web |url=http://azremagazine.com/uncategorized/del-e-webb-pioneer-arizona-construction-industry |title=Del E. Webb: A Pioneer In Arizona's Construction Industry |date=May 1, 2011 |first=Stephanie |last=Paeprer |access-date=July 5, 2012 |archive-date=August 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831214208/http://azremagazine.com/uncategorized/del-e-webb-pioneer-arizona-construction-industry |url-status=dead }}</ref> Del Webb continues as a brand of PulteGroup.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=History of Del Webb Corporation – FundingUniverse |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/del-webb-corporation-history/ |access-date=2018-05-22 |website=www.fundinguniverse.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=NEWSLETTERS – "Webb Spinner" – Del Webb Sun Cities Museum |url=http://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/newsletters-webb-spinners/ |access-date=2018-02-16 |website=delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org |language=en-US}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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=== Public incorporation ===
=== Public incorporation ===
In December 1960, the Del E. Webb Construction Company went public on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] trading as WBB. The company also became known as the Del E. Webb Corporation at this time. In 1961 the Webb Corporation acquired the Sahara Nevada Corporation and its holdings of the [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara]] and [[The Mint Las Vegas|Mint]] hotels in Las Vegas. This made Webb the first publicly held corporation to be involved in Las Vegas gaming. <ref name=":6" /> Webb would go on to purchase, build and expand several properties throughout Nevada. In the 1960s Webb would develop a chain of high-end multi-story hotels called the Towne House. During this time the corporation was also deeply involved in the development of [[Oak Brook, Illinois]], [[Clear Lake City (Greater Houston)|Clear Lake City, Texas]] and [[Almaden Valley, San Jose|Alamaden, California]]. In the late 1960s the corporation entered a joint venture building infrastructure for several South American countries, this was the firm's first involvement outside the United States. Also at this time the corporation formed an additional subsidiary the Del E. Webb Building Management Company which was responsible for building management, it would eventually become the Del E. Webb Realty and Management Company when the subsidiary expanded to include holding leases on public buildings. In 1971 the corporation acquired Merlin Hotels which had many properties throughout East Asia. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, the corporation continued to construct many large and small scale projects including housing, schools, hospitals, hotels, high rises, convention centers, athletic venues and airports. The company would also continue to keep close ties to Las Vegas and its gaming industry, working on a major expansion of Caesar’s Palace in the mid seventies.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" />
In December 1960, the Del E. Webb Construction Company went public on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] trading as WBB. The company also became known as the Del E. Webb Corporation at this time. In 1961, the Webb Corporation acquired the Sahara Nevada Corporation and its holdings of the [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara]] and [[The Mint Las Vegas|Mint]] hotels in Las Vegas. This made Webb the first publicly held corporation to be involved in Las Vegas gaming.<ref name=":6" /> Webb would go on to purchase, build, and expand several properties throughout Nevada. In the 1960s Webb would develop a chain of high-end, multi-story hotels called Towne House. During this time, the corporation was also deeply involved in the development of [[Oak Brook, Illinois]], [[Clear Lake City (Greater Houston)|Clear Lake City, Texas]] and [[Almaden Valley, San Jose|Alamaden, California]]. In the late 1960s, the corporation entered a joint venture building infrastructure for several South American countries, which was the firm's first engagement outside the United States. Also at this time, the corporation formed an additional subsidiary, the Del E. Webb Building Management Company, which was responsible for building management and would eventually become the Del E. Webb Realty and Management Company when the subsidiary expanded to include holding leases on public buildings. In 1971, the corporation acquired Merlin Hotels, which had many properties throughout East Asia. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, the corporation continued to construct many large and small scale projects including housing, schools, hospitals, hotels, high rises, convention centers, athletic venues, and airports. The company would also continue to keep close ties to Las Vegas and its gaming industry, working on a major expansion of Caesars Palace in the mid-1970s.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />


The company was involved in a number of construction projects commissioned by the [[United States government]], including the construction of a rocket engine test stand at [[Edwards Air Force Base]]. The company also built military housing on [[Offutt Air Force Base]], [[Whiteman Air Force Base]] and [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]]. The company's founder Webb was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service by Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as recognition for these projects.<ref name=":6" />
The company was involved in a number of construction projects commissioned by the [[United States government]], including the construction of a rocket engine test stand at [[Edwards Air Force Base]]. The company also built military housing on [[Offutt Air Force Base]], [[Whiteman Air Force Base]] and [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]]. The company's founder, Webb was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service by Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as recognition for these projects.<ref name=":6" />


=== Reorganization and sale to Pulte Homes ===
=== Reorganization and sale to Pulte Homes ===
In 1987 the decision was made to divest the gaming, hotel and realty management sections of the corporation all of the Webb owned properties were sold off, and the corporation reorganized to focus solely on the concept of master [[Retirement communities|planned communities for senior citizens]]. New communities opened in Arizona, Nevada, California and Texas. During the 1990s, [[Marco Rubio]] began holding speaking engagements at these retirement communities, for which the company tried to reward him by [[Star registry|nicknaming a star after him]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2016-01-11 |title=The Rising Stars of Politics |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/18/star-making |access-date=2022-09-21 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2001 the corporation was purchased by [[Pulte Homes]]. The Del Webb name is used by Pulte as a brand name for its age-restricted communities.<ref name=":5" />
In 1987, the decision was made to divest the gaming, hotel, and realty management sections of the corporation, all of the Webb-owned properties were sold off, and the corporation was reorganized to focus solely on the concept of [[Retirement communities|master-planned communities for senior citizens]]. New communities opened in Arizona, Nevada, California, and Texas. During the 1990s, [[Marco Rubio]] began holding speaking engagements at these retirement communities, for which the company tried to reward him by [[Star registry|nicknaming a star after him]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2016-01-11 |title=The Rising Stars of Politics |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/18/star-making |access-date=2022-09-21 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2001 the corporation was purchased by [[Pulte Homes]]. The Del Webb name is used by Pulte as a brand name for its age-restricted communities.<ref name=":5" />

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Alexandria Tower at Sahara hotel.jpg|[[Sahara Las Vegas]] built in 1952 and later bought by Webb who added the Alexandra Tower (pictured) in 1963.
File:BeverlyHilton03.jpg|[[The Beverly Hilton|The Beverly Hilton Hotel]], Beverly Hills, California, 1955
File:Phoenix Towers (2).JPG|[[Phoenix Towers|The Phoenix Towers]], Phoenix, Arizona, 1957
File:Bank of the West Tower Albuquerque 2012.jpg|[[Bank of the West Tower (Albuquerque)|Bank of the West Tower]], Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1963
File:United States Pavilion.jpg|United States Pavilion constructed in 1963 for the [[1964 New York World's Fair]]
File:Golden State County Plaza, Fresno, CA.JPG|Golden State County Plaza, Fresno, California, 1962–1964, originally Del Webb's Towne House Hotel.
File:Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wilshire Boulevard, 1965.jpg|[[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], Los Angeles, California, 1963-1964
File:One Wilshire.jpg|[[One Wilshire|One Wilshire Building]], Los Angeles, California, 1965-1967
File:Madison Square Garden, February 2013.jpg|[[Madison Square Garden]], New York City, New York, 1964-1968
File:Norton Simon museum-2.jpg|[[Norton Simon Museum]], Pasadena, California, 1967-1969
File:Turtle Bay Resort (3971016828).jpg|[[Turtle Bay Resort]], Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii, 1970–1972, originally Del Webb's Kuilima Resort Hotel.
File:Las Vegas City Hall.jpg|[[Las Vegas City Hall (1973)|Old City Hall]], Las Vegas, Nevada 1973
File:HyattRegencyDearborn1.jpg|[[Edward Hotel & Convention Center|Hyatt Regency]], Dearborn, Michigan, 1975
</gallery>


==Works ==
==Works ==
Works built by the Del E. Webb Construction Company, (1928-1960) later the Del E. Webb Corporation (1960-2001) are listed below.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Del E. Webb Corporation Photographs 1941-1987 Del E. Webb Corporation Photographs |url=http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/dewc.xml;query=;brand=default |access-date=2018-10-17 |website=www.azarchivesonline.org |language=en}}</ref> A number of works by the firm are also listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
Works built by the Del E. Webb Construction Company, (1928-1960) later the Del E. Webb Corporation (1960-2001) are listed in the table.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Del E. Webb Corporation Photographs 1941-1987 Del E. Webb Corporation Photographs |url=http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/dewc.xml;query=;brand=default |access-date=2018-10-17 |website=www.azarchivesonline.org |language=en}}</ref> Several works by the firm are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Location
!Year(s)
!Role
!Notes
|-
|Pay'n Takit Store
|Phoenix, AZ
|1929
|contractor
|
|-
|Dorsett's Service Garage
|Phoenix, AZ
|1930
|contractor
|
|-
|Joe Geare Insurance Company Building
|Phoenix, AZ
|1930
|contractor
|
|-
|Piggly Wiggly
|Phoenix, AZ
|1931
|contractor
|
|-
|Jacob Constanten Building
|Phoenix, AZ
|1931
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Hunt's Tomb]]
|625 N. Galvin Pkwy Phoenix, AZ
|1932
|contractor
|[[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed<ref name="nris" />
|-
|Arizona Fire Building
|Phoenix, AZ
|1933
|contractor
|
|-
|Arizona Grocery
|Phoenix, AZ
|1935
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Goodwin Stadium]], [[Arizona State University|Arizona State College]]
|Tempe, AZ
|1935-1936
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|A. J. Matthews Library, Arizona State College
|Tempe, AZ
|1936
|contractor
|
|-
|West Hall, Arizona State College
|Tempe, AZ
|1936
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Abraham Lincoln High School (Los Angeles, California)|Lincoln High School]], expansions
|Los Angeles, CA
|1937
|contractor
|
|-
|Newberry's Department Store
|Phoenix, AZ
|1937-1938
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Arizona State Capitol|Arizona State Capitol Building]] expansion
|1700 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ
|1938
|contractor
|[[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[Thunderbird Field No. 1]]
|Glendale, AZ
|1939
|contractor
|Airfield used for flight training of World War II pilots, with construction of a hexagonal barracks, administrative building, mess hall and four hangars on the site, and more.
|-
|Central Arizona Light and Power Company Building
|Chandler, AZ
|1940
|contractor
|
|-
|Mathew Henson Housing Development
|Phoenix, AZ
|1940
|contractor
|
|-
|F.W. Woolworth Co. Department Store
|Phoenix, AZ
|1941
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Luke Air Force Base]]
|Maracopa County, AZ
|1941
|contractor
|Buildings constructed by Del Webb Construction Co., with first building begun in March 1941.
|-
|[[Williams Air Force Base]]
|Mesa, AZ
|1941-1942
|contractor
|[[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed, structures include: [[Ammo Bunker (S-1007)]], SW of Alaska Dr., [[Ammo Bunker (S-1008)]], SW of Alaska Dr., [[Civil Engineering Maintenance Shop]], Jct. of 11th and A Sts., NE corner, [[Demountable Hangar]], North Apron, [[Flagpole]], 10 St. between D and E Sts., [[Housing Storage Supply Warehouse]], Jct. of 11th and A Sts., NW corner, [[Water Pump Station and Water Tower]], Jct. of 12th and B Sts., NE corner.<ref name="nris" />
|-
|[[Camp Dunlap]]
|Imperial County, CA
|1942
|contractor
|Joint venture with Vinson & Pringle.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=1943-03-10 |title=O.K. |pages=3 |work=Imperial Valley Press}}</ref>
|-
|[[Naval Air Facility El Centro|El Centro Marine Corps Air Station]]
|Seeley, CA
|1942
|contractor
|Joint venture with Vinson & Pringle.<ref name=":7" />
|-
|[[Mojave Air and Space Port|Mojave Marine Corps Air Station]]
|Mojave, CA
|1942
|contractor
|Joint venture with Vinson & Pringle.<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Mountain View Officers Club
|[[Fort Huachuca]], AZ
|1942
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Kingman Airport (Arizona)|Kingman Army Airfield]]
|Kingman, AZ
|1942
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Poston War Relocation Center]]
|Yuma County, AZ
|1942
|contractor
|
|-
|Arizona Grocery
|Phoenix, AZ
|1942
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Pinal Airpark]]
|Pinal County, AZ
|1942-1943
|contractor
|Joint Venture with M. M. Sundt Construction Co. Then known as Marana Army Air Field.
|-
|Allison Steel Co. Building
|Phoenix, AZ
|1944
|contractor
|
|-
|Diamond's Boston Department Store
|Phoenix, AZ
|1945
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Flamingo Las Vegas]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1946
|contractor
|Opened at cost of $6 million on December 26, 1946; Del Webb Construction was the prime contractor and [[Richard Stadelman]] was the architect.
|-
|General Sales Company Wholesale Grocery warehouse
|Phoenix, AZ
|1946
|contractor
|now The Lawrence Building
|-
|Allied Grain Elevator (Feeders Grain)
|Phoenix, AZ
|1946-1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Dr. L. D. Beck Clinic
|Phoenix, AZ
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Dr. Robert T. Phillips & E. Henry Running Pediatric Clinic
|Phoenix, AZ
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|McKinley Street Clinic
|Phoenix, AZ
|1947
|contractor
|now The McKinley Club
|-
|Town Flair Shopping Center
|Phoenix, AZ
|1947
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|Arizona Republic Building
|Phoenix, AZ
|1947
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Security Building (Phoenix, Arizona)|Security Building]] expansion
|Phoenix, AZ
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Hanny's Department Store
|Phoenix, AZ
|1947
|contractor
|now Hanny's Restaurant
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Kansas City, MO
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Little Rock, AR
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|New Orleans, LA
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Tampa, FL
|1947
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|Kraft Foods warehouse
|Wichita, KS
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Toledo, OH
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Portland, OR
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods, Kentucky Headquarters
|Louisville, KY
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Amarillo, TX
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Evansville, IN
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Washington D.C.
|1947
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Birmingham, AL
|1947
|contractor
|Demolished<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Birmingham News 14 Sep 1947, page 29 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/573489838/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Los Angeles, CA
|1948
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Cincinnati, OH
|1948
|contractor
|
|-
|Kraft Foods distribution center
|Salem, VA
|1948
|contractor
|
|-
|Pueblo Gardens Neighborhood
|Tucson, AZ
|1948
|developer/contractor
|
|-
|Verde River Water Treatment Plant
|Fort McDowell, AZ
|1947-1949
|contractor
|Joint venture with Arizona Rock and Sand Co. (Demolished)
|-
|Livermore Veterans Hospital
|Livermore, CA
|1948-1949
|contractor
|
|-
|2nd Avenue Medical Center
|Phoenix, AZ
|1949
|contractor
|Demolished<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ryden |first=Don |title=Midcentury Marvels-Commercial Architecture of Phoenix 1945-1975 |publisher=City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-615-40989-4 |location=Phoenix, Arizona |pages=149}}</ref>
|-
|[[Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Oregon)|Portland Veterans Hospital]] expansion
|Portland, OR
|1949-1950
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|W & J Sloane Store
|Beverly Hills, CA
|1949-1950
|contractor
|
|-
|Denver Veterans Hospital
|Denver, CO
|1949-1951
|contractor
|
|-
|Phoenix Veterans Hospital
|Phoenix, AZ
|1950-1951
|contractor
|
|-
|Pabco Mfg. Plant
|Newark, NJ
|1951
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport|Amarillo Air Force Base]]
|Amarillo, TX
|1951
|contractor
|
|-
|Hughes Missile Plant
|Tucson, AZ
|1951
|contractor
|now Raytheon Missile Systems
|-
|[[Hughes Airport (California)|Hughes Aircraft Plant]], expansion
|Los Angeles, CA
|1950-1952
|contractor
|
|-
|Kansas City Veterans Hospital
|Kansas City, MO
|1950-1952
|contractor
|
|-
|St. Louis Veterans Hospital
|St. Louis, MO
|1950-1952
|contractor
|
|-
|Sunland Gardens Housing Tract
|Tucson, AZ
|1952
|developer/contractor
|
|-
|[[Sahara Hotel and Casino]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1952
|contractor
|Would later be purchased by Webb.
|-
|JCPenney Department Store
|Phoenix, AZ
|1952
|contractor
|
|-
|Saint Joseph's Hospital
|Phoenix, AZ
|1950-1953
|contractor
|
|-
|[[San Manuel, Arizona]]
|Pinal County, AZ
|1953
|planner/contractor
|Webb's first master-planned community built for The [[Magma Copper Company]] to house [[San Manuel Copper Mine]] employees. Construction was assisted by M.O.W. Homes Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Del Webb Corporation History |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/del-webb-corporation-history/ |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=Apr 14, 2014 |title=Mine Tales: San Manuel was once world's largest underground copper mine |url=http://tucson.com/news/local/mine-tales-san-manuel-was-once-world-s-largest-underground/article_cbe2c60f-9516-520d-bcd3-b58679c1435d.html |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=History of the San Manuel-Kalamazoo Mine, Pinal County, Arizona |url=http://repository.azgs.az.gov/sites/default/files/dlio/files/nid1566/cr-14-a_sanmanuel_v1.pdf |access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
|Campus Homes Housing Tract
|Tempe, AZ
|1953
|developer/contractor
|
|-
|Evergreen Housing Tract
|Casa Grande, AZ
|1953
|developer/contractor
|
|-
|Venza Housing Tract
|Eloy, AZ
|1953
|developer/contractor
|
|-
|Coolidge Housing Tract
|Coolidge, AZ
|1953
|developer/contractor
|
|-
|Brawley Housing Tract
|Brawley, CA
|1953
|developer/contractor
|
|-
|[[Fort Ord]]
|Monterey Bay, CA
|1952-1954
|contractor
|$20,000,000 expansion program that added some 42 new buildings to the Army post. New facilities included 31 dormitory buildings, a stockade, administration building and improved water storage system.<ref name=":3" /> Most buildings are now demolished or abandoned.
|-
|[[Travis Air Force Base]]
|Fairfield, CA
|1952-1954
|contractor
|$7,500,000 expansion program that added 29 new buildings including dormitories, a mess hall and administrative buildings.<ref name=":3" />
|-
|Bagdad Inn
|Las Vegas, NV
|1954
|contractor
|Owned by Webb-[[Ramada|Flamingo]] 1955–1958.
|-
|[[The Beverly Hilton|Beverly Hilton Hotel]]
|Beverly Hills, CA
|1953-1955
|contractor
|
|-
|Sahara Oasis Motel
|Las Vegas, NV
|1955
|contractor
|192-room addition to the original [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara Hotel]].<ref name=":3" />
|-
|Uptown Plaza Shopping Center
|Phoenix, AZ
|1955
|developer/contractor/owner
|Also owned by Webb.
|-
|Flamingo Motel
|San Antonio, TX
|1955
|contractor/part owner
|Owned by Webb-Flamingo 1955–1958.
|-
|Flamingo Motel
|El Paso, TX
|1955
|contractor/part owner
|Owned by Webb-Flamingo 1955–1958.
|-
|Sahara Hotel
|Phoenix, AZ
|1955
|developer/contractor/part owner
|Owned by Webb-Flamingo 1955–1958. (Demolished)
|-
|[[Kansas City Municipal Stadium]]
|Kansas City, MO
|1955
|contractor
|Remodeled in 1955 to meet major league specifications to accommodate the [[History of the Oakland Athletics#Kansas City (1955–1967)|Kansas City Athletics.]]<ref>''The Baseball Hall of Shame'' by Nash and Zullo (see [[Arnold Johnson (industrialist)|Arnold Johnson]])</ref> (Demolished)
|-
|[[Hiway House|Hiway House Motels]]
|Numerous
|1956
|developer/contractor
|A motor hotel chain founded in 1956 by Del Webb
|-
|Santa Anita Flamingo Motel
|Arcadia, CA
|1956
|contractor/part owner
|Owned by Webb-Flamingo 1955–1958.
|-
|Cedar Hills Housing Tract
|Cedar Rapids, IA
|1956
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Phoenix Towers]]
|2201 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ
|1957
|contractor
|[[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed<ref name="nris" />
|-
|Wilshire Boulevard Texaco Building
|Los Angeles, CA
|1957
|contractor
|
|-
|Pacific Northwest Pipeline Building
|Salt Lake City, UT
|1957
|contractor
|[[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pacific Northwest Pipeline Building NRHP-Form |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_UT/10001159.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|Continental Hotel
|Denver, CO
|1957
|developer/contractor/owner
|Owned by Webb 1957–1987.
|-
|Flamingo Motel
|Los Angeles, CA
|1957
|contractor/part owner
|Owned by Webb-Flamingo 1955–1958.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Center Studios|Union Oil Center]]
|Los Angeles, CA
|1955-1958
|contractor
|
|-
|Diamond Match Company Plant
|Red Bluff, CA
|1956-1958
|contractor
|
|-
|Clairemont Estates Housing Tract
|San Diego, CA
|1956-1958
|developer/contractor
|
|-
|[[Vandenberg Air Force Base]] Housing, Phase I
|Santa Barbara County, CA
|1957-1958
|contractor
|
|-
|Hughes Ground Radar Plant
|Fullerton, CA
|1958
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|Hiway Inn
|Phoenix, AZ
|1958
|developer/contractor/owner
|Owned by Webb 1958-1960s.
|-
|Mountain Shadows Resort
|Paradise Valley, AZ
|1958
|contractor
|Would later be acquired by Webb. (Demolished)
|-
|Douglas and Pine Valley [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force Academy]] Housing
|Colorado Springs, CO
|1958-1959
|contractor
|Joint venture with Rubenstein Construction Co.
|-
|Hughes Research Laboratory
|Malibu, CA
|1959
|contractor
|now [[HRL Laboratories|HRL Laboratories, LLC]]
|-
|Hughes Missile Development Center
|Tucson, AZ
|1959
|contractor
|now Raytheon Missile Systems
|-
|Camelback Village Square
|Phoenix, AZ
|1959
|developer/contractor/owner
|Also owned by Webb. (Demolished)
|-
|Rocket Engine Test Stand, [[Edwards Air Force Base]]
|Southern CA
|1959-1960
|contractor
|
|-
|Tunis Tower, [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara Hotel and Casino]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1959-1960
|contractor
|204-room 14 story tower addition to existing resort.<ref name=":3" />
|-
|Campbell Plaza Shopping Center
|Tucson, AZ
|1959-1960
|developer/contractor/owner
|Also owned by Webb.
|-
|[[Sun City, Arizona|Sun City]]
|Maricopa County, AZ
|1960-1978
|planner/developer/contractor
|The first of Webb's large retirement communities that include homes, shops, medical and recreation facilities.
|-
|Sun City DEVCO Model Home No. 1 (now Del Webb Sun Cities Museum)
|10801 W. Oakmont Dr. Sun City, AZ
|1960
|planner/developer/contractor
|First model home built in Sun City. [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NPGallery Asset Detail |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/15000022}}</ref>
|-
|Del Webb's Towne House (Trinity Plaza)
|San Francisco, CA
|1960
|developer/contractor/owner
|Demolished
|-
|[[Almaden Valley, San Jose|Almaden Country Club]] Development
|San Jose, CA
|1960-1973
|developer
|Joint development with [[Henry Crown]].
|-
|Union Bank Building
|Beverly Hills, CA
|1959-1961
|contractor
|
|-
|Vandenberg Air Force Base Housing, CA, Phase II
|Santa Barbara County, CA
|1960-1961
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Christown Spectrum Mall|Christown Mall]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1961
|developer/contractor/owner
|Owned by Webb until 1965.
|-
|[[Grossmont Center]]
|La Mesa, CA
|1961
|developer/contractor/owner
|Also owned by Webb.
|-
|Wilmot Medical Center
|Tucson, AZ
|1961
|contractor/owner
|Also owned by Webb. (Demolished)
|-
|[[Whiteman Air Force Base]] Housing
|Knob Noster, MO
|1961-1962
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Offutt Air Force Base]] Housing
|Sarpy County, NE
|1961-1962
|contractor
|
|-
|[[LGM-25C Titan II|Titan II]] Missile Base, [[McConnell Air Force Base]]
|Wichita, KS
|1961-1962
|contractor
|Joint venture with [[George A. Fuller|George A Fuller Co.]] and Paul Hardeman Inc.
|-
|[[Kern City, Bakersfield, California|Kern City]]
|Bakersfield, CA
|1961-1964
|planner/developer/contractor
|Followed the same principals as Sun City, Arizona.
|-
|Del Webb's OceanHouse Hotel
|San Diego, CA
|1962
|developer/contractor/owner
|Owned by Webb 1962–1964.
|-
|[[341st Missile Wing|341st Strategic Missile Wing]], [[LGM-30 Minuteman|Minuetman]] Missile Silos, [[Malmstrom Air Force Base]]
|Great Falls, MT
|1961-1963
|contractor
|Joint venture with George A Fuller Co.
|-
|Flintkote Asbestos Cement Plant
|Ravenna, OH
|1962-1963
|contractor
|
|-
|Gypsum Board Products Plant
|Camden, NJ
|1962-1963
|contractor
|
|-
|Alexandria Tower, [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara Hotel and Casino]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1962-1963
|developer/contractor/owner
|400-room 24 story tower addition to existing resort, first major expansion after Webb acquired the resort in 1961.<ref name=":3" />
|-
|Park Stockdale Development
|Bakersfield, CA
|1962-1963
|planner/developer/contractor
|Followed the same principals as Sun City, Arizona without age restrictions.
|-
|McCulloch Building
|Los Angeles, CA
|1962-1963
|developer/contractor
|Part of Webb's Airport Center. (now Homewood Suites by Hilton LAX Hotel)
|-
|Hughes Space Research Center
|El Segundo, CA
|1962-1963
|contractor
|Now Boeing Building on Imperial Highway.
|-
|[[Clear Lake City (Greater Houston)|Clear Lake City]]
|Houston, TX
|1962-1966
|developer
|Joint development with [[Humble Oil]].
|-
|[[Phoenix City Square|Rosenzweig Center]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1962-1971
|developer/contractor/owner
|Now the Phoenix City Square, included Webb's corporate headquarters and a Towne House Hotel.
|-
|[[Sun City, Menifee, California|Sun City Menifee]]
|Riverside County, CA
|1962-1972
|planner/developer/contractor
|Followed the same principals as Sun City, Arizona.
|-
|[[Sun City Center, Florida|Sun City Center]]
|Hillsborough County, FL
|1962-1972
|planner/developer/contractor
|Followed the same principals as Sun City, Arizona.
|-
|Hughes Research Center Santa Barbara
|Goleta, CA
|1963
|contractor
|now Raytheon Vision Systems
|-
|[[Chula Vista Center|Chula Vista Shopping Center]]
|Chula Vista, CA
|1963
|contractor
|
|-
|Security First National Bank
|Los Angeles, CA
|1963
|developer/contractor
|Part of Webb's Airport Center. (Demolished)
|-
|Grossmont Medical Center (Building 1)
|La Mesa, CA
|1963
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Bank of the West Tower (Albuquerque)|Bank of the West Tower]]
|Albuquerque, NM
|1963
|contractor
|
|-
|United States Pavilion at the [[1964 New York World's Fair|1964 New York's World Fair]]
|Flushing Queens, NY
|1963
|contractor
|Demolished<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=1963-1964.pdf |url=http://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1963-1964.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|Del Webb's Towne House (now Golden State County Plaza)
|Fresno, CA
|1963-1964
|developer/contractor/owner
|Towne House Hotel owned by Webb 1964–1981.
|-
|[[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]]
|Los Angeles, CA
|1963-1964
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|Pasadena Mutual Savings Building
|Pasadena, CA
|1963-1964
|contractor
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|Black Canyon-Bell Road Industrial Park
|Phoenix, AZ
|1963-1964
|developer/contractor
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Westfield Century City|Century City Mall]]
|[[Century City, Los Angeles|Century City]], Los Angeles, CA
|1964
|contractor
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|Pacific Plaza Apartment Building
|Santa Monica, CA
|1964
|contractor
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|Memorial Towers Senior Apartments
|Phoenix, AZ
|1964
|contractor
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|First State Bank
|Clear Lake City, TX
|1964
|contractor
|now Mogul Indian Restaurant
|-
|[[Phoenix Municipal Stadium]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1964
|contractor
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Del E. Webb Corporation Photographs {{!}} ASU Digital Repository |url=https://repository.asu.edu/collections/180 |access-date=2017-08-07 |website=repository.asu.edu |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Madisons Chevrolet
|Scottsdale, AZ
|1964
|contractor
|
|-
|Hughes Communication Division
|Fullerton, CA
|1964
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|Herbert Gerson Public Housing
|Las Vegas, NV
|1964-1965
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Oak Brook, Illinois]]
|DuPage County, IL
|1964-1977
|developer
|Joint development with the Butler Co. of Chicago.
|-
|[[Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe|Sahara Tahoe Hotel and Casino]]
|Stateline, NV
|1965
|developer/contractor/owner
|now [[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Stateline)|Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Lake Tahoe]]
|-
|[[The Mint Las Vegas|The Mint]], hotel tower addition
|Las Vegas, NV
|1965
|developer/contractor/owner
|Occurred after Webb bought the property in 1961.
|-
|[[Ed W. Clark High School|Clark High School]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1965
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Valley High School (Winchester, Nevada)|Valley High School]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1965
|contractor
|
|-
|Ed Von Tobel, William Orr, and James Cashman Junior High Schools
|Las Vegas, NV
|1965-1966
|contractor
|
|-
|Bonanza Airlines Corporate Headquarters, [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Sky Harbor International Airport]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1965-1966
|contractor
|
|-
|Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant
|Flagstaff, AZ
|1965-1966
|contractor
|
|-
|[[George Air Force Base]] Housing
|Victorville, CA
|1965-1966
|contractor
|
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing
|Pearl City, HI
|1965-1966
|contractor
|
|-
|Tri-Tronics Inc. Building
|Oak Brook, IL
|1965-1966
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Angel Stadium of Anaheim|Anaheim Stadium]]
|Anaheim, CA
|1966
|contractor
|Built as the new home of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]].
|-
|Hughes Aircraft Plant
|Torrance, CA
|1966
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Loma Linda University Medical Center|Loma Linda University Hospital]]
|Loma Linda, CA
|1965-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|[[One Wilshire]]
|Los Angeles, CA
|1965-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Airport Center Building
|Los Angeles, CA
|1965-1967
|developer/contractor
|Part of Webb's Airport Center. (now Hyatt Place LAX / Century Blvd Hotel)
|-
|Raymond W. Bliss Army Hospital
|Fort Huachuca, AZ,
|1965-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Chamelecon River Bridge
|Honduras
|1965-1967
|contractor
|Joint venture with ICCA.
|-
|Kate Lindsay Hall expansion, [[Loma Linda University]]
|Loma Linda, CA
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Anaheim Convention Center]]
|Anaheim CA
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Xerox Corporation Building
|Oak Brook, IL
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Swift & Co. Research Center
|Oak Brook, IL
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|RCA-Whirlpool Corporation Building
|Oak Brook, IL
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Polaroid Corporation Building
|Oak Brook, IL
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|United Artists Theater
|Oak Brook, IL
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|College of Medicine, [[University of Arizona]]
|Tucson, AZ
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Biological Sciences Building, [[Northern Arizona University]]
|Flagstaff, AZ
|1966-1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Manzanita Hall, [[Arizona State University]]
|Tempe, AZ
|1966-1967
|contractor
|Tallest building in Tempe at the time.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Armstrong Hall, Arizona State University
|Tempe, AZ
|1967
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Coconino High School]]
|Flagstaff, AZ
|1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Hughes Flight Test Facility
|Carlsbad, CA
|1967
|contractor
|
|-
|Ypsilanti Apartments
|Ypsilanti, MI
|1967
|contractor
|Joint venture with Kassuba Development Corp.
|-
|Foothills Apartments
|Bellevue, WA
|1967
|contractor
|Joint venture with Kassuba Development Corp.
|-
|[[Madison Square Garden]]
|New York, NY
|1964-1968
|contractor
|Joint venture with [[Turner Construction]].
|-
|Santa Monica Shores Apartments
|Santa Monica, CA
|1965-1968
|contractor
|
|-
|Executive Plaza
|Oak Brook, IL
|1965-1968
|developer/contractor/owner
|Also owned/managed by Webb.
|-
|United States Post Office, Buckeye Road
|Phoenix, AZ
|1966-1968
|contractor
|
|-
|Memorial Hospital expansion
|Glendale, CA
|1966-1968
|contractor
|
|-
|Ulua River Bridge
|San Pedro Sula, Honduras
|1966-1968
|contractor
|Joint venture with ICCA.
|-
|Aguan River Bridge
|Durango, Honduras
|1967-1968
|contractor
|Joint venture with ICCA.
|-
|U.S. Coast Guard Housing, Red Hill
|Oahu, HI
|1967-1968
|contractor
|
|-
|Mathematics Building, Arizona State University
|Tempe, AZ
|1967-1968
|contractor
|
|-
|Business Administration Building, Arizona State University
|Tempe, AZ
|1967-1968
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Valleywise Health|Maricopa County General Hospital]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1967-1968
|contractor
|
|-
|Gran Hotel
|San Pedro Sula, Honduras
|1967-1968
|contractor
|Joint venture with ICCA.
|-
|La Libertad Pier
|La Libertad, El Salvador
|1968
|contractor
|Joint venture with ICCA.
|-
|Plaza Jarden
|San Salvador, El Salvador
|1968
|contractor
|Joint venture with ICCA.
|-
|Milwaukee Apartments
|Milwaukee, WI
|1968
|contractor
|Joint venture with Kassuba Development Corp.
|-
|West Allis Apartments
|West Allis, WI
|1968
|contractor
|Joint venture with Kassuba Development Corp.
|-
|Redmond Condominumns
|Redmond, WA
|1968
|planner/contractor
|Joint venture with Diversified Industries Development Corp.
|-
|[[The Broadway|Broadway Department Store]], [[Biltmore Fashion Park]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1968
|contractor
|now Macy's<ref name=":3" />
|-
|Norwalk Courthouse
|Norwalk, CA
|1968
|contractor
|
|-
|Oak Brook Villas
|Oak Brook, IL
|1968
|contractor
|
|-
|National Heritage Life Building
|Oak Brook, IL
|1968
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Norton Simon Museum|Pasadena Art Museum]]
|Pasadena, CA
|1967-1969
|contractor
|now [[Norton Simon Museum]]
|-
|Pima County Health and Welfare Building
|Tucson, AZ
|1967-1969
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Cholla High School]]
|Tucson, AZ
|1968-1969
|contractor
|
|-
|Terminal Expansion, [[Los Angeles International Airport]]
|Los Angeles, CA
|1969
|contractor
|
|-
|Camel Square Business Park
|Phoenix, AZ
|1969
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing, [[Treasure Island, San Francisco|Treasure Island]]
|San Francisco, CA
|1968-1970
|contractor
|
|-
|Biological Sciences Building, University of Arizona
|Tucson, AZ
|1968-1970
|contractor
|
|-
|Walter O. Boswell Memorial Hospital
|Sun City, AZ
|1968-1970
|contractor
|now Banner Boswell Medical Center
|-
|U.S. Marine Corps Housing
|Yuma, AZ
|1969-1970
|contractor
|
|-
|Motorola Government Building expansion
|Scottsdale, AZ
|1970
|contractor
|
|-
|Fellowship Towers
|Phoenix, AZ
|1970
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Straub Medical Center|Straub Clinic Hospital]]
|Honolulu, HI
|1970
|contractor
|
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing, Hokulani
|Honolulu, HI
|1970
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Hickam Air Force Base]] Housing
|Pearl Harbor, HI
|1970
|contractor
|
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing, Camp Smith
|Oahu HI
|1970
|contractor
|
|-
|[[McDonald's]] Plaza
|Oak Brook, IL
|1970
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Banner University Medical Center Tucson|University of Arizona Hospital]]
|Tucson, AZ
|1968-1971
|contractor
|Now [[Banner University Medical Center Tucson]]
|-
|Hughes Engineering, Processing, Fabrication and Assembly Plant
|Fullerton, CA
|1969-1971
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|Sheraton Oak Brook
|Oak Brook, IL
|1969-1971
|contractor
|Now Chicago Marriott
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing, Hale Ola Apts.
|Oahu, HI
|1969-1971
|contractor
|<ref name=":4" />
|-
|Hale Aloha Lehua Dormitories, [[University of Hawaii at Manoa|University of Hawaii]]
|Honolulu, HI
|1970-1971
|contractor
|
|-
|Trash Incinerator
|Honolulu, HI
|1970-1971
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Beverly Wilshire Hotel]] expansion
|Beverly Hills, CA
|1971
|contractor
|
|-
|Old Clark County Courthouse expansion
|Las Vegas, NV
|1971
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Massanutten, Virginia|Massanutten Community]]
|Rockingham County, VA
|1971-1977
|developer
|A masterplan ski, golf and home community.
|-
|[[Kansas City International Airport]]
|Kansas City, MO
|1968-1972
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Arrowhead Stadium]]
|Kansas City, MO
|1968-1972
|contractor
|Joint venture with, Sharp-Kidde.
|-
|[[Phoenix Convention Center|Phoenix Civic Center]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1969-1972
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Phoenix Symphony Hall]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1969-1972
|contractor
|
|-
|Prudential Plaza
|Denver, CO
|1970-1972
|contractor
|
|-
|Ramada Inn Oak Brook
|Oak Brook, IL
|1970-1972
|contractor
|Later Hyatt Regency, now Double Tree Oak Brook<ref name=":4" />
|-
|[[Turtle Bay Resort|Del Webb's Kuilima Resort Hotel]]
|[[Kahuku, Hawaii|Kahuku]] Oahu, HI
|1970-1972
|developer/contractor/owner
|Owned by Webb until the late 1970s, now [[Turtle Bay Resort]].
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing, Schofield Barracks
|Oahu, HI
|1970-1972
|contractor
|<ref name=":4" />
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing, Ohana Nui
|Oahu, HI
|1970-1972
|contractor
|
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing, Camp Stover
|Oahu, HI
|1970-1972
|contractor
|
|-
|Federal Aviation Administration Building (aka GSA Building)
|15000 Aviation Blvd. Hawthorne, CA
|1972
|contractor
|[[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal Building |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/99dd7415-4441-4974-92cb-eff942323b2a}}</ref>
|-
|U.S. Navy Housing, Catlin Park
|Honolulu, HI
|1972
|contractor
|
|-
|Merlin Hotel expansion
|Singapore
|1972
|contractor
|now PARKROYAL on Beach Road
|-
|[[Kauffman Stadium]]
|Kansas City, MO
|1968-1973
|contractor
|Joint venture with, Sharp-Kidde.
|-
|Commerce Plaza
|Oak Brook, IL
|1970-1973
|developer/contractor/owner
|Also owned/managed by Webb.
|-
|[[Las Vegas City Hall (1973)|Las Vegas City Hall]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1971-1973
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Chaparral High School (Paradise, Nevada)|Chaparral High School]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1971-1973
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] Mental Health Center
|Los Angeles, CA
|1972-1973
|contractor
|
|-
|Beverly Hills National Bank Building
|Beverly Hills, CA
|1972-1973
|contractor
|now Wells Fargo Building<ref name=":3" />
|-
|[[The Broadway|Broadway Department Store]], [[Metrocenter (Phoenix, Arizona)|Metrocenter Mall]]
|Phoenix, AZ
|1973
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|Broadway Department Store, [[Park Place (Tucson, Arizona)|Park Place Mall]]
|Tucson, AZ
|1973
|contractor
|now Macy's
|-
|Theta-Com Plant Expansion
|Phoenix, AZ
|1973
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Caesars Palace]] expansion
|Las Vegas, NV
|1973-1974
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Rancho San Diego, California|Rancho San Diego]]
|San Diego County, CA
|1973-1982
|developer
|Joint development with [[Citibank|First National City Bank]] of New York.<ref name=":3" />
|-
|Val-Moritz Village
|Granby, CO
|1974
|developer
|
|-
|Hughes Aircraft Facility
|Carlsbad, CA
|1974
|contractor
|
|-
|Pinal General Hospital
|Florence, AZ
|1974
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Hyatt Regency Dearborn]]
|Dearborn, MI
|1973-1975
|contractor
|
|-
|Physics and Geology Building, [[Arizona State University]]
|Tempe, AZ
|1974-1975
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Riverside Convention Center|Raincross Square]]
|Riverside, CA
|1974-1975
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|Saint Agnes Medical Center
|Fresno, CA
|1975
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Yuma Regional Medical Center]] expansion
|Yuma, AZ
|1975
|contractor
|
|-
|Ina Road Wastewater Treatment Plant
|Tucson, AZ
|1975-1976
|contractor
|Joint venture with University Mechanical.
|-
|Tahoe-Truckee Water Reclamation Plant
|Tahoe Vista, CA
|1975-1976
|contractor
|Joint venture with University Mechanical.
|-
|KLAS-TV Broadcast Station
|Las Vegas, NV
|1975-1976
|contractor
|
|-
|Hughes Charter Air Terminal, [[McCarran International Airport]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1975-1976
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Aladdin (hotel and casino)|Aladdin Hotel and Casino]] "Tower of Magasty"
|Las Vegas, NV
|1976
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Rivera Hotel and Casino]] San Rimo Tower
|Las Vegas, NV
|1977
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Adventist Health Portland|Seventh Day Adventist Hospital]]
|Portland, OR
|1974-1978
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Bally's Lake Tahoe|Park Tahoe Resort]]
|Stateline, NV
|1974-1978
|contractor
|Now [[MontBleu|Bally's Lake Tahoe]]
|-
|[[Las Vegas Hilton]] expansion
|Las Vegas, NV
|1977-1978
|contractor
|644-room, 30-story expansion.<ref name=":3" />
|-
|[[The Montage Reno|Sahara Reno Hotel and Casino]]
|Reno, NV
|1977-1978
|developer/contractor/builder
|now [[The Montage Reno]]
|-
|[[University Medical Center of Southern Nevada|Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital]] expansion
|Las Vegas, NV
|1977-1979
|contractor
|
|-
|Anaheim City Hall
|Anaheim, CA
|1978-1980
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Sun City West, Arizona|Sun City West]]
|Maricopa County, AZ
|1978-1998
|planner/developer/contractor
|Started after the original Sun City was built out, followed the same principals as the original as well.
|-
|[[Horizon High School (Scottsdale, Arizona)|Horizon High School]]
|Scottsdale, AZ
|1979-1980
|contractor
|
|-
|[[The Claridge Hotel (Atlantic City)|Claridge Hotel]] expansion
|Atlantic City NJ
|1977-1981
|developer/contractor/owner
|Occurred after Webb acquired the property in 1977.
|-
|Hughes Engineering Office Building
|Fullerton, CA
|1979-1981
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[707 17th Street|707 17th Street Tower]]
|Denver, CO
|1979-1981
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Grand Sierra Resort|MGM Grand Reno]] expansion
|Reno, NV
|1981
|contractor
|900-room, 26 story expansion.<ref name=":3" />
|-
|[[Harold Washington College|Loop and City Wide College]] Tower
|Chicago, IL
|1981-1982
|contractor
|
|-
|Biltmore Commerce Center
|Phoenix, AZ
|1981-1982
|contractor
|
|-
|Sky Chefs Kitchen at [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport]]
|Dallas, TX
|1982
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Gladewater High School]]
|Gladewater, TX
|1981-1982
|contractor
|
|-
|[[Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center|Dallas Convention Center]] expansion
|Dallas, TX
|1982-1984
|contractor
|
|-
|Hiram Clarke Transit Center
|[[Hiram Clarke, Houston]], TX
|1982-1984
|contractor
|
|-
|Nissan US Headquarters expansion
|Carson, CA
|1983-1984
|contractor
|
|-
|Westin Hotel, Taber Center
|Denver, CO
|1983-1984
|contractor
|
|-
|Mech-Tronics Plant
|Phoenix, AZ
|1985
|contractor
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Desert Sun 19 Oct 1985, page 31 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/748479021/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Crescent Hotel
|Phoenix, AZ
|1985-1986
|contractor
|now Sheratan Crescent Hotel<ref>{{Cite web |last=Braam |first=Joann |date=January 8, 1986 |title=Crescent Hotel is taking shape near Metrocenter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/120276213/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital
|Sun City West, AZ
|1986-1987
|contractor
|now Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center
|-
|[[Goldwater's|Goldwater's Department Store]] expansion, [[Scottsdale Fashion Square]]
|Scottsdale, AZ
|1987
|contractor
|Demolished
|-
|[[Sun City Summerlin, Nevada|Sun City Summerlin]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|1989-1999
|planner/developer/contractor
|
|-
|[[Sun City Palm Desert, California|Sun City Palm Desert]]
|Palm Desert, CA
|1992-2002
|planner/developer/contractor
|
|-
|[[Sun City Texas]]
|Georgetown, TX
|1995
|planner/developer/contractor
|
|-
|Sun City MacDonald Ranch
|Henderson, NV
|1996-2001
|planner/developer/contractor
|
|-
|[[Sun City Grand]]
|Surprise, AZ
|1996-2005
|planner/developer/contractor
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sun City Grand - |url=http://www.grandinfo.com/ |access-date=2017-08-31 |website=www.grandinfo.com}}</ref>
|-
|Sun City Anthem
|Henderson, NV
|1998-2008
|planner/developer/contractor
|
|-
|[[Anthem, Arizona]]
|Maricopa County, Arizona
|1999
|planner/developer/contractor
|
|-
|Del Webb's Sun City
|[[Huntley, Illinois|Huntley, IL]]
|2000
|planner/developer/contractor
|
|}

== Properties ==
== Properties ==
Properties owned, managed and/or operated by Del E. Webb Corporation.<ref name=":3" />
Properties owned, managed and/or operated by Del E. Webb Corporation.<ref name=":3" />

Latest revision as of 21:49, 17 June 2024

Del E. Webb Construction Company
Company type
  • Private company (1928-1960)
  • Public company (1960-2001)
NYSE: WBB
Founded1928
FounderDel Webb
Defunct2001
FateAcquired by Pulte Homes
SuccessorDel Webb, a brand of Pulte Group
HeadquartersPhoenix, Arizona, United States
Area served
  • United States
  • Honduras
  • El Salvador
  • East Asia
Key people
  • Del Webb
  • L. C. Jacobson
  • R. H. Johnson
Services
  • Construction
  • Development
  • Property Management
Number of employees
1,800
DivisionsDel Webb Hotels
Subsidiaries
  • Del E. Webb Development Co. (formed 1952)
  • Del E. Webb Realty & Management Co. (formed 1970)
  • Sahara-Nevada Corporation (acquired 1961)

The Del E. Webb Construction Company was a construction company that was founded in 1928 and developed by Del Webb. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, it became the Del E. Webb Corporation a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 1960. The same year, the corporation unveiled Sun City, outside Phoenix, as the first community designed for senior citizens. Many more Sun Cities were built by the corporation in the following decades. Along with construction, the corporation was also involved in real estate and owned several hotels and casinos which were built and/or expanded by the company. The company was purchased in 2001 by Pulte Homes.[1] Pulte Homes since merged with Centex Corp. and became PulteGroup.[2] Del Webb continues as a brand of PulteGroup.[3][4]

History

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Founding

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After moving from Fresno to Phoenix in 1928, Del Webb began working for a small contractor who was building a grocery store. The contractor eventually left town without paying Webb or completing the grocery store, so Webb took over the business to complete the job. This became the foundation of his namesake construction company.[5] Among his earliest commissions were grocery store buildings for the Basha family.[6] Webb soon became known as a grocery store builder. However, Webb sought to expand his firm and eagerly sought out public sector jobs during the Great Depression of the 1930s. In 1937 the firm opened a small branch office in Los Angeles to oversee construction of a high school there. With the onset of World War II the firm constructed several airfields throughout Arizona, as well as an internment camp for Americans with Japanese lineage at Poston (Poston War Relocation Center).[7][8][9] In 1943, Webb made trusted employee L. C. Jacobson a 25 percent partner. Jacobson eventually became vice president. In 1946 Webb was contracted by mobster Bugsy Siegel to build the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.[10] From 1947 to 1948 Webb built distribution centers and warehouses throughout the United States for the Kraft Foods Company. In the early 1950s Webb would be contracted to build facilities for Howard Hughes. The Webb firm would go on to build several plants for Hughes.

In 1952 the company founded its first subsidiary, the Del E. Webb Development Company, responsible for the design and construction of housing tracts and shopping centers. In 1953 the development company would begin construction on San Manuel, Arizona a mining town built out of nothing. In 1955 the Webb corporation began constructing hotels for the Flamingo Corporation, which Webb was part owner. The following year Webb constructed the first Hiway House Hotel, which was a company owned jointly by Webb and Flamingo. On March 1, 1958, Webb sold his share of the Flamingo hotels and Flamingo sold its share of Hiway House. Thus Webb became full owner of Hiway House, the hotel chain would be sold off in the early 1960s. As well as housing, during the 1950s, the construction company would build hospitals, hotels, and other large and small scale projects.[3][4]

Sun City

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Inspired by the construction of Youngtown, Arizona, Del E. Webb began planning the construction of a retirement community for senior citizens in 1959. The development was planned as an age-restricted community of modern ranch-style houses, with facilities such as a shopping center, golf course, motel, and swimming pool.[11] On January 1, 1960, the development company unveiled Sun City, Arizona as the first community designed for senior citizens. More than 100,000 senior citizens were present at the community's unveiling, which marked the first planned retirement community in the United States. Sun City was a success, with the company selling 237 homes within its first three days of opening.[12] It was followed by Sun City, California, the Kern City, Sun City Center, Florida, and similar developments in Nevada, Illinois, and Massachusetts.[13]

Public incorporation

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In December 1960, the Del E. Webb Construction Company went public on the New York Stock Exchange trading as WBB. The company also became known as the Del E. Webb Corporation at this time. In 1961, the Webb Corporation acquired the Sahara Nevada Corporation and its holdings of the Sahara and Mint hotels in Las Vegas. This made Webb the first publicly held corporation to be involved in Las Vegas gaming.[5] Webb would go on to purchase, build, and expand several properties throughout Nevada. In the 1960s Webb would develop a chain of high-end, multi-story hotels called Towne House. During this time, the corporation was also deeply involved in the development of Oak Brook, Illinois, Clear Lake City, Texas and Alamaden, California. In the late 1960s, the corporation entered a joint venture building infrastructure for several South American countries, which was the firm's first engagement outside the United States. Also at this time, the corporation formed an additional subsidiary, the Del E. Webb Building Management Company, which was responsible for building management and would eventually become the Del E. Webb Realty and Management Company when the subsidiary expanded to include holding leases on public buildings. In 1971, the corporation acquired Merlin Hotels, which had many properties throughout East Asia. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, the corporation continued to construct many large and small scale projects including housing, schools, hospitals, hotels, high rises, convention centers, athletic venues, and airports. The company would also continue to keep close ties to Las Vegas and its gaming industry, working on a major expansion of Caesars Palace in the mid-1970s.[5][3][4][14]

The company was involved in a number of construction projects commissioned by the United States government, including the construction of a rocket engine test stand at Edwards Air Force Base. The company also built military housing on Offutt Air Force Base, Whiteman Air Force Base and Vandenberg Air Force Base. The company's founder, Webb was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson as recognition for these projects.[5]

Reorganization and sale to Pulte Homes

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In 1987, the decision was made to divest the gaming, hotel, and realty management sections of the corporation, all of the Webb-owned properties were sold off, and the corporation was reorganized to focus solely on the concept of master-planned communities for senior citizens. New communities opened in Arizona, Nevada, California, and Texas. During the 1990s, Marco Rubio began holding speaking engagements at these retirement communities, for which the company tried to reward him by nicknaming a star after him in 1993.[15] In 2001 the corporation was purchased by Pulte Homes. The Del Webb name is used by Pulte as a brand name for its age-restricted communities.[14]

Works

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Works built by the Del E. Webb Construction Company, (1928-1960) later the Del E. Webb Corporation (1960-2001) are listed in the table.[4][16] Several works by the firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[17]

Properties

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Properties owned, managed and/or operated by Del E. Webb Corporation.[4]

In the 1950s Webb began building shopping centers which were also owned or jointly owned by Webb through several wholly owned subsidiaries. The Del E. Webb Building Management Co. was created in 1968 as a subsidiary. It then became the Del E. Webb Realty & Management Co. in 1970.[18][4] Major properties that fall under this umbrella Include Uptown Plaza Shopping Center, Camelback Village Square, Christown Mall and the Rosenzweig Center all in Phoenix, Campbell Plaza and Wilmont Medical Center in Tucson, Executive and Commerce Plazas in Oak Brook and the Stardust Country Club (renamed Sahara-Nevada Country Club) in Las Vegas. The Webb Corp. also served as leasing agent to many large companies including Prudential Insurance, Travelers Insurance, Arizona-Colorado Land & Cattle Company, Valley National Bank, Feau Realty & Development and Hartford Insurance Company. The company's interest in commercial properties continued until 1987 at which time these properties were sold.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hoover's Handbook of American Business. Vol. 1–2. United States: Reference Press, Incorporated. 1998. p. 1178.
  2. ^ Paeprer, Stephanie (May 1, 2011). "Del E. Webb: A Pioneer In Arizona's Construction Industry". Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "History of Del Webb Corporation – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "NEWSLETTERS – "Webb Spinner" – Del Webb Sun Cities Museum". delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ^ a b c d Hyman, Harold (1974-07-05). "Builder Del E. Webb Dies - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  6. ^ "Pike Prepares Plans for Store in Coldwater". Newspapers.com. November 24, 1929. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  7. ^ Naylor, Roger. "Arizona's Japanese-American internment camp: Thousands of U.S. citizens were imprisoned at Poston Relocation Center". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  8. ^ Hiland, Andrea. "Thunderbird campus once training airfield for pilots". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. ^ "Luke Air Force Base - History". 944th Fighter Wing. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  10. ^ Hyman, Harold (1974-07-05). "Builder Del E. Webb Dies". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  11. ^ Williamson, June; Dunham-Jones, Ellen (2021-01-15). Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Strategies for Urgent Challenges. John Wiley & Sons. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-119-14918-7.
  12. ^ McKeand, Bret (2011). Sun City. Arcadia Publishing. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7385-7951-1.
  13. ^ Goldfield, David (2007). Encyclopedia of American Urban History. SAGE. p. 682. ISBN 978-0-7619-2884-3.
  14. ^ a b c "Del Webb History" (PDF). Pulte.com. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  15. ^ "The Rising Stars of Politics". The New Yorker. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  16. ^ "Del E. Webb Corporation Photographs 1941-1987 Del E. Webb Corporation Photographs". www.azarchivesonline.org. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  17. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  18. ^ "History of Del Webb Corporation – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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