44th Street & Camelback gets approval from Planning Commission
October 11, 2007 | Filed Under Vertical Profiles
The redevelopment of Camelback and 44th St. takes a major step forward: Camelback, 44th projects get first approval
The intersection of 44th and Camelback could get a new look soon, as the Phoenix Planning Commission approved projects on three of the corners. The recommendations now go to the Phoenix City Council for final approval.
In a meeting that went late into the night, the commission:
• Unanimously approved a project on the southwest corner that wraps around the existing Londen Center. Commissioners and the public praised the company for working closely with neighbors.
• Approved with one dissent a retail and condo building on the southeast corner, with preservation of the Chase Bank building. Public opponents said the project would put up a wall between their neighborhoods and the intersection, agreeing with Commissioner Tom Awai.
• Approved on a 5-3 vote a large mixed-use project on the northwest corner. The project remains as planned except that proposed heights of 98 feet in the center were reduced to 70 feet to conform with the Londen building across the street.
