By Corina Vanek | Arizona Republic
A goal to develop a piece of city-owned land near Park Central Mall is the latest step in Phoenix’s plan to grow and preserve affordable housing in the city.
The city is preparing to seek proposals to build a mixed-income housing development on the 3.2-acre site near Central and Columbus avenues. The site is one of about 20 city-owned pieces of land identified in Phoenix’s 2020 housing plan as suitable for affordable housing development.
Phoenix is aiming to create or preserve 50,000 housing units, across all ranges of pricing, by 2030. One strategy involves leveraging city-owned property that could serve as a location for affordable development. The site on Central and Columbus is the second to go through the process of seeking a developer for new affordable and mixed-income housing.
