Credit: Biltform Architecture/City of Phoenix
By Roland Murphy | AZBEX
While, for a variety of reasons, the more recently completed sections of light rail around the Valley have not seen neighborhood redevelopment at the same pace as the original segments, a new proposal could add some momentum to the northwest light rail area near Metrocenter.
Sason Organization is planning a 345-unit, four-building multifamily development on 7.2 acres near the NWC of 23rd and Townley avenues, just south of Dunlap Avenue. The company has requested a rezoning from Commercial Office to Walkable Urban Code, Transect 5:5 District to allow the development to proceed. Building heights are planned for four stories.
Surrounding uses include office, a fire station, a storage facility and other multifamily residential. The site is currently occupied by an office building used by Brookline College. The 25th Avenue and Dunlap light rail station is less than a quarter mile from the planned site.
