By Ahwatukee Foothills News
An elder care facility on the campus of St. Benedict’s Church got final approval last week from Phoenix City Council while a zoning change for a mammoth light industrial complex in Ahwatukee won a thumbs-up from the city Planning Commission.
With no discussion, the council unanimously approved Shea Connelly Development’s request for a minor General Plan amendment and zoning reclassification to make way for a 138-unit senior care facility on 4.62 acres of the 19.2-acre church campus on 48th Street near Frye Road.
The facility will be run by a major Canadian real estate investment and development company’s affiliated chain of elder care homes throughout North America.