Housing development, demolition of historic landmark in Flagstaff delayed
Rising materials costs have delayed phase one of a housing development that will demolish the historic home of one of Flagstaff’s founding families. The five-story, 146-unit affordable housing development proposed by nonprofit Foundation for Senior Living (FSL) was set to break ground at 320 N. Humphreys St. in June, but is now delayed to an […]
Council OKs zoning change for 5-story apartment buildings
Susan Buonsante of Glennwilde told City Council there is already too much traffic on Porter Road. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]Maricopa City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to approve land use and zoning changes for the proposed 536-unit Home at Maricopa apartment project, allowing the developer to build several five-story buildings despite significant public opposition. Councilmembers Henry […]
Phoenix falls in US News Best Places to Live rankings
After gaining some ground in last year’s Best Places to Live rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Phoenix lost all of that and then some this year. SOURCE: https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2022/05/16/phoenix-falls-us-news-best-places-to-live.html AUTHOR: Jeff Gifford
Glendale and Tempe plan to build affordable apartment complexes as rents soar. Here’s how
An apartment complex with more affordable rent is planned in Glendale using COVID-19 related federal funds and a new Arizona low-income housing tax credit. It’s an example of the local, state and national tools some cities and private developers are using to add more affordable housing. Rent increases in metro Phoenix continue to outpace the […]
If cities don’t solve metro Phoenix’s housing crisis, everyone will pay
The conversation is happening on sidelines at soccer games. In classrooms at Arizona State University. Among friends and relatives who are increasingly desperate to find affordable places to live. Between parents and their millennial children who have good paying jobs. In heartbreaking stories of evictions and displacements featured in this very newspaper. Arizona’s housing shortage […]
Tempe election: Council candidates sound off on Coyotes arena deal, 2020 election at Republic forum
Tempe election: Council candidates sound off on Coyotes arena deal, 2020 election at Republic forumPaulina PinedaArizona Republic SKIP Tempe City Council candidates answered questions at a virtual forum hosted by The Arizona Republic and the Tempe Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 12, 2022. SOURCE: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2022/01/13/tempe-city-council-candidates-sound-off-republic-forum/9174999002/ AUTHOR: Paulina Pineda
Scottsdale, Sedona and other cities advocate for more control over short-term rentals
Unruly parties, housing shortages and police calls. Those are a few of the reasons why city leaders in places such as Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Sedona are advocating for more control over short-term rentals. When Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill in 2016 that stripped municipalities’ power to regulate vacation rentals, the idea was to […]
1,420 homes may line 9,671 acres of preserved north Phoenix desert
Bicyclists like Dan Centilli say they ride the two-lane road that carves the remote landscape near the 9,671-acre Sonoran Preserve in north Phoenix for safety and serenity. Hikers trek the 6-mile loop off the Apache Wash Trailhead for the beauty of the cactuses and wildflowers with a mountain backdrop. People move to the closest neighborhoods, […]
Scottsdale OKs first development project in 2022: 4-story, 228-unit apartment complex and retail center
It took two years of negotiations between city leaders and Scottsdale residents, but a four-story apartment complex and retail center will replace Lucky Plaza businesses near the intersection of Osborn and Hayden roads by the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt. The Scottsdale City Council voted 5-2 to approve the Greenbelt 88 project on Tuesday after leaders […]
Mesa to waive $2.3 million in property taxes for apartments planned on old Tri-City Mall parking lot near light rail
Mesa leaders agreed to waive property taxes for a planned housing development along the city’s light rail corridor. In exchange for waiving $2.3 million in property taxes over eight years, city leaders hope to see an apartment complex with 245 “market rate” apartments and “resort-style amenities” north of Dobson Road and Main Street on a […]
