By Paul Maryniak | Ahwatukee Foothills News
One down and one to go.
While one of two apartment complexes planned near Ahwatukee’s eastern border, has cleared its last big government hurdle, another will have to wait until May.
With nary a word, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to convert the Four Points by Sheraton Phoenix South Mountain hotel into a hi-rise apartment building and add adjacent buildings for a 184 to 188-unit complex on 7.8 acres at 51st Street and Elliot Road.
But Phoenix City Council has delayed until May 3 consideration of rezoning request that would allow for a 417-unit complex that would replace a two-building office complex on 50th Street near Thistle Landing Drive between Ray Road and Chandler Boulevard.
No reason was given for council’s delay on the project, which already has the unanimous approval of the city Planning Commission and majority approval of the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee.
How soon Scottsdale-based Caliber Development Company will begin conversion of the Sheraton site is unknown.
Asked about its timeline for construction, Caliber Senior Vice President Kelly McAndrew told AFN last week, “At this time, we don’t have any update to share with you.”
