[Source: Medlock Place Neighborhood Association] — What were plans for three 22 story buildings, each over 200 feet high, have been expanded and are now seeking formal approval to be built to heights of as much as 400 feet. Slated to begin rising in December, the expected completion date of the light rail, the project [...]
Archive for July 9th, 2008
Got creativity? Help “spice up” Downtown Phoenix Plan
July 9, 2008Okay, we all know about plans and what happens to many plans (i.e., they just sit on a shelf collecting dust). Well, the City of Phoenix Planning Department wants to make sure that doesn’t happen to its Downtown Phoenix Plan, adopted by the Phoenix City Council on July 2.
The Plan is a policy document that will [...]
City, Phoenix Suns rethinking destruction of historic Sun Mercantile? Perhaps…
July 9, 2008Staff of the City of Phoenix Development Services Department and Historic Preservation Office met with Phoenix Suns representatives to discuss retrofitting the historic Sun Mercantile Building at 232 S. Third Street for events related to the NBA All-Star Game slated for mid-February 2009. The building would be used for dining and food service during the game [...]
Phoenix gets real (Republic editorial)
July 9, 2008[Source: Arizona Republic, July 9, 2008] — Want to build a cool project in downtown Phoenix? Start applying for zoning variances. You’ll need as many as 18 to carry out an appealing urban, people-friendly plan — even though it is exactly the type of development the city is so eager to attract.
We have a huge [...]
