The Tempe City Council has unanimously approved a work-from-home-focused, 129-unit apartment plan from Holualoa Companies.
Dwell: A Work@Home Community was approved February 10th and will consist of studio, one-bedroom and one-bedroom with built-in office units northwest of Farmer Avenue and 5th Street.
Holualoa representatives said the project fills an important niche for affordable, worker-centric housing in attractive urban areas surrounded by area amenities. They expressed hopes the project format would be picked up and implemented in other communities.
As such, Dwell will not have a pool or some other high-end features, a rarity for Phoenix-area developments. It will, however, offer a dog run and a fitness center. Developer representatives said the goal was to make downtown Tempe, itself, a primary amenity for residents. (Source)
