By Roland Murphy for AZBEX
Liv Communities and Vintage Partners have submitted pre-application materials to the City of Phoenix for a plan to develop nearly 21 acres at the NWC of 59th Avenue and Elliot Road with a mixed-use development of 362 multifamily units on 17.72 gross acres and supporting commercial uses on 3.27 gross acres.
The partners plan to request height and density waivers for rezoning, as well as a General Plan amendment to allow the development to proceed.
According to the pre-application narrative, the multifamily component will include single-story amenity buildings and residential buildings of two- and three-stories with a maximum building height of 40 feet. The planned unit mix calls for 27 studios, 159 one-bedroom, 123 two-bedroom and 27 three-bedroom townhome units.
Planned amenities include a leasing office, a fitness center, a pool and ramada area, a clubhouse, a dog park and other open spaces. The development vision considers the entire development as an amenity for residents, with seamless access to the hospitality and destination retail component.
The supporting commercial area is tentatively planned for a Chicken N Pickle restaurant with indoor and outdoor pickleball courts and a dining area, although a similar restaurant concept could be added in its place.
A May 29 article in the Arizona Republic lists the planned unit count as 362, rather than the 336 specified in the pre-app narrative and the conceptual site plan. This may be due to the fact the Republic had direct access to Vintage Partners officials and also to rezoning and other documents that have not yet been published by the City. We have filed a public records request and will update the DATABEX project database with any new information as it becomes available.
According to the Republic, Vintage Partners bought the land in 2021 from the Arizona Department of Transportation and brought in Liv Communities to develop the multifamily component while continuing to serve as lead developer for the overall project.
The article reports Vintage Partners had difficulties lining up an entertainment operator to join the project until Vestar’s recent announcement that it planned to build the 40-acre Laveen Towne Center retail development less than a mile to the north. Several other residential and commercial developments are also planned for the area.
The new mixed-use proposal is tentatively scheduled to go before the Laveen Village Planning Committee in the fall and then to the Phoenix Planning Commission this winter. City Council will likely take up the matter in early 2024.
