Planning Commission OK's Heights For Trump Hotel

The Phoenix Business Journal reports that the Phoenix Planning Commission approved a 150-foot height limit for the Trump International Hotel & Residences Phoenix project at the southeast corner of Camelback Road and 26th Street. The commission also approved a 165-foot limit for a residential tower proposed at the Biltmore Fashion Park by Westcor.

"We got everything we asked for," said former Arizona attorney general Grant Woods, who in April joined the legal team of New York developer Donald Trump and partner Bayrock Group. Trump plans to start construction within a year of city council approval. The existing height limit of 56 feet has existed for years in the corridor. Trump's original proposal was for 190-feet, but those numbers were lowered to 150 feet earlier this week. More...