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The Phoenix City Council unanimously rejected this proposed project in the Phoenix Country Club parking lot. / Sunbelt Holdings / Phoenix Business Journal
Move sends developer back to the drawing board
By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal
Phoenix City Council unanimously voted against a controversial high-rise zoning request — but left the door open for future discussions.
Sunbelt Holdings Inc.’s plans to build a 125-unit, $75 million high-rise condominium tower on the parking lot of the Phoenix Country Club was strongly opposed by many residents, who maintained in campaign-style signage posted on street corners in the area that “height is blight.”
Instead, Council voted to deny the high-rise zoning request as well as capping any future developments at the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Thomas Road to 110 feet — essentially cutting in half what Sunbelt requested.