By AZBEX
A 3.14-acre site on Scottsdale Road south of McKellips Road in Tempe that was originally developed as a multifamily/hotel site and then converted to hotel/small retail in the 1970s could be on its way to redevelopment as a new multifamily community under an adaptive reuse proposal before the Tempe Development Review Commission.
In its May 12 meeting, DRC members will consider a request from owner HK 24th Street, LLC, which traces to the Pham Family Trust, to convert the site at Scottsdale Road and East Lilac Drive into a 142-unit multifamily community, retaining the footprints of the existing seven buildings and introducing “site and architectural improvements that will enhance the functionality for the property’s new use,” according to the submitted project narrative.
The site has the required zoning already in place, following an up-zoning approval in 2022. There are, however, no development standards in place for the site. The request seeks the establishment of a planned area development overlay to implement the development standards so the project can proceed with the final development plan review. There have been two preliminary site plan reviews and two formal minor development plan reviews so far.
