That's too bad about the phasing. Seems like it will be a looong time until anything could even ideally be done. But here's hoping they're able to keep some momentum until 2018.
Of note from City Council last week, the Maxwell has an uphill climb. It's second public hearing and vote was supposed to be last week, but it was postponed to the next meeting in June. The owner of 707 S. Forest filed an official legal protest, based on the impact that the Maxwell would have on the development plans for 707 S. Forest. As a result, the Maxwell has to get a 3/4 vote (6 out of 7) in order to win approval. It sounds like they are doing their best to reach a consensus with the Council members, but they're not there yet.
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Originally Posted by Jjs5056
I appreciate your efforts, but it will fall on deaf ears. My letters to the Council caught the attention of the project's lawyer who asked me to come speak in support.
So I attended, and spoke at, the council meeting. Prior to me, several business owners pleaded for more residential to be allowed. I focused on the fact that it becomes a simple economics and math exercise when evaluating the crucial need for Tempe to develop denser permanent housing to support retail beyond bars and restaurants that cater to students. I mentioned Tempe voters having bought into a true urban core through the passage of several public projects. And, I mentioned that the City is throwing all of those new State Farm workers straight to Scottsdale. The only response? 1 question: "why would this be successful when Hanover is X% occupied?" my answer: "i have not been employed by the developer to research whether there is sufficient demand, but I imagine they see something if they are fighting for its success. Oh, and Hanover is a disaster of a building."
The opinions they listened to were a combo of "you'll price us out of the neighborhood," "it's too tall!," "traffic. parking.," etc. Nearly everyone was asked what they'd prefer to see there and more than one said they prefer a vacant lot to this kind of project. They were also asked what height they thought it should be, which is ridiculous and an insult to the developer who chose the height based on what works out financially. Answers ranged from 0-9.
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Jjs5056, the NIMBYs are watching you
. A speaker at the City Council meeting got up at the end to air his displeasure at the Council approving 6 townhomes at 9th and Wilson. In speaking, he mentioned that he lurks on this forum, and saw this comment about you being contacted by the attorney in the Farmer Arts project.
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