Tempe City Council has approved Swire Coca-Cola’s request to build the equivalent of a 16-story production and storage facility on 42.5 acres northeast of Interstate 10 and West Elliot Road.
Editor’s Note: AZBEX was the first outlet to report on this project when it was publicly introduced earlier this year. (AZBEX, June 7)
The redeveloped Coke plant will now be the tallest building within a 7.5-mile radius stretching to downtown Tempe. A planned area development modification of height standards to 160 feet from 90 was sought. The plant already fits the location’s zoning requirements.
Redevelopment is being requested as the plant’s production massively outweighs its storage potential. This project will allow the site to expand vertically and technologically, implementing more energy-efficient structures as well as new equipment.
The property will also receive more landscaping than is required by code to compensate for the height and scale of the new building.
Tempe is not incentivizing or funding the project. Public improvements to the street are a part of the developer’s costs.
Swire Coca-Cola is the owner. The design firm is Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors. The general contractor is Whiting-Turner. (Source)
