Camelback Corridor Zoning Changes Stir Ire

The Arizona Republic report that some local Camelback Corridor residents are angry over last weeks Phoenix Planning Commission approval of height limits up to 150 and 165 feet. Others are saying that the city should address the entire corridor instead of deciding on individual projects. One of the concerns is that high-rises could eventually march eastward along Camelback and create a canyon made of condos.

One spot to watch is the SW corner of Camelback and 24th Street, where Houston developer Hines has put up for sale its eight story, 300,000 square foot office building, but retained a 2-acre parcel where they are considering a future condo tower. More