Tempe Town Lake may soon see further residential development
on its shores, as the Development Review Board recently reviewed and approved a
request for a new multi-family/mixed-use project at the southwest corner of
Rural Road and the Red Mountain Freeway. Transwestern,
the developer of the project, is seeking the following entitlements: Rezoning from General Industrial to Mixed-Use/High Density, Planned
Area Development Overlay to allow mixed-use development with a density of 65
dwelling units per acre, Subdivision Plat to consolidate multiple parcels, and
a Development Plan Review for the overall design of the site. The project, which
is to be known as Tempe
Lakeside Apartments, is planned for 290 multi-family units, 3 live/work spaces
and 4 commercial suites within two buildings ranging from three to five stories
in height. More specifically, 3.7% of the total building will be dedicated for
commercial use, while the remaining 96.3% will be used for residential units.
Parking for the complex will be provided within an attached parking structure
with 420 spaces.
Rendering of Tempe Lakeside Apartments
The 4.49 acre project site, which has been operated as the Papago
Riding and Boarding Stables since 1965, would be the first multi-family
development on the north shore of the lake that is west of Rural Road. This
portion of the lakeshore is largely vacant, and is quite possibly the only
remaining location on the north side of the water that has enough vacant land
for development of this scale. The proposed development would be similar to
existing lakeside properties such as Playa del Norte and Hayden Ferry Lakeside,
in that residents will reside in higher-end dwelling units and have
resort-quality amenities.
Vicinity Map of Project Site
By:
Cody Weisel
Planning & Zoning Analyst
Vizzda
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