By Wayne Schutsky | Scottsdale Progress
The days are numbered for the dilapidated, yet memorable pueblo-style buildings that make up the old Papago Plaza as a local developer prepares to demolish the structures to make way for a new mixed-use development.
Pivot Development President Lee Mashburn, who has owned the property since 2015, said demolition should begin at some point in September with construction on the first phase slated to start in January 2020.
The first phase of Papago Marketplace, which will go before the development review board on September 5, will include three commercial buildings and a four-story parking garage, according to city records.
The project will also include a 274-unit high-end apartment complex from Alliance Residential and a Springhill Suites by Marriott hotel.
