By Roland Murphy for AZBEX
A new 62-unit townhome development from Zen Investing LLC could soon be coming to the NEC of 81st Avenue and McDowell Road in Phoenix.
In its July 1 meeting, Phoenix City Council approved a planned unit development rezoning request for the 4.02-acre site. The project is referred to as the Zen at McDowell Planned Unit Development in the rezoning request and City approval documents and as Zen at Desert Sky in a June pre-application submitted to Phoenix permitting.
The plan includes a pool and a central amenity area. Potential amenities, according to the submitted narrative, could include lawn and turf areas throughout the development, lawn games, a “tot lot,” a dog run, a community garden a bicycle repair area, and storage space.
The property owner is Taras Holdings LLC. Zen Investing LLC is the developer. The design firm is Felten Group. ABLA Studio is the landscape design and land planning firm. The project is represented by Withey Morris Baugh, PLC.
