Townhome Development Planned for Gilbert

By Cecilia Chan for Gilbert Sun News  A developer wants to build a gated 207-unit townhome community at the SWC of Lindsay and Germann roads on land zoned for office use.  The applicant, Norris Design, is seeking a minor General Plan amendment and rezoning of the 14.53 acres currently used for agricultural, according to staff at a Planning Commission […]

40th Street Quik Trip Plan Nears Approval

By Paul Maryniak for Ahwatukee Foothills News More than 18 months after homeowners in the 185-home Foothills Paseo II subdivision launched an effort to derail a plan for Quik Trip on 40th Street, the gas station giant appears all but certain to win. The city Planning Department is only a few weeks from giving final […]

Dropping Appeal Will Kill Southbridge Referendum

By Wayne Schutsky for Scottsdale Progress  Southbridge Two developer Carter Unger has dropped plans to appeal a Maricopa County judge’s decision upholding the referendum to put the downtown Scottsdale development before voters.  But it is still unlikely the issue will actually make it to the ballot in November as Unger has asked the City Council to repeal its initial approval […]

Residents, Developers at Odds over S. Tempe

By Joyce Coronel for Wrangler News A vacant lot at the NWC of Rural and Warner roads stands at the center of a long- swirling controversy that has bitterly divided a South Tempe neighborhood. When a chain link fence popped up days ago along much of the lot’s perimeter, and a large trailer and neatly stacked pile […]

Market Exacerbate Shortage of Afford. Housing

By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX The Arizona Planning Association hosted a two panel, half-day symposium discussing housing in Arizona on Thursday, November 21st, 2019. The aim of the event was to encourage dialogue about the state of housing in Arizona and potential solutions to creating a diverse mix of all forms of housing that are […]

Phx Rescue Mission Expansion Feels Pushback

By Tristan Ettleman for The Arizona Republic Phoenix Rescue Mission is planning to expand its men’s facility in southwest Phoenix. But some of its business neighbors are fighting the proposal, saying it’s bad for the neighborhood. The mission plans to add three new buildings to accompany the existing structure on the mission’s property at 35th Avenue and Cocopah Street. […]