By Roland Murphy | Arizona Builders Exchange
The last vacant parcel in Tempe’s Liberty Center development area may soon be filled with a two-story, 72KSF specialty medical office and headquarters building for Donor Network of Arizona.
The Tempe Development Review Commission late last month recommended approval for an Amended Planned Area Development Overlay to reduce required parking and a Development Plan Review for the proposal project at 2010 West Rio Salado Parkway. The proposal was submitted on Donor Network of Arizona’s behalf by Benjamin Ayers of Shepley Bulfinch.
The proposal had undergone multiple preliminary reviews and recommendations prior to the November consideration. The first was conducted in August. Since the proposed plan did not meet requirements for parking, staff recommended reorienting the parking lot for more efficient circulation. The developers chose to keep their proposed layout and reduce the amount of paving and parking, which necessitated the PAD amendment.
