Construction set to begin on Gilbert's tallest building

Construction will begin Aug. 31 on Gilbert's tallest building.

Rome Towers, at Pecos Road, east of Val Vista Drive, will stand five stories, or 85 feet tall, when it opens in mid-2007. It will be the centerpiece of the Spectrum at Val Vista, a master-planned community complete with 2 million square feet of high-end specialty retail space. A parking structure also will be built on site.

Rome Towers LLC is the project developer, The Weitz Co. is the contractor, Patrick Hayes Architecture is the architect and Carl Walker Inc. is the architect for the parking structure.