Chandler City Council approved a development agreement with Houston-based Hines on Monday, giving Hines long awaited approval to demolish Elevation Chandler and setting a March 16, 2015 deadline for completion of the process.
Annie Z. Yu, The Arizona Republic reports demolition of the skeleton of the unfinished mixed-use complex northwest of the Loop 101/Loop 202 interchange, just south of Chandler Fashion Center, is expected to start in January 2015.
The concrete shell of Elevation Chandler, a failed hotel, has sat unfinished for almost a decade
Chandler Veridian development will have retail, office buildings and 335 multi-family residential units
“Hines is extremely excited to move this project forward, and finally, after all these years, participate in the demolition of that hideous structure,” Hines representative Nick Wood said.
