Scottsdale Airpark: No Where To Go But Up?

As land vanishes around the Valley Of The Sun...

The Scottsdale Arizona Republic reports that Scottsdale Airpark is running out of developable land. This leaves developers with only one option, tearing down older structures and building up.

Currently, Scottsdale Airpark has a 36-foot height limit, and developers are asking the city to raise this to 65-feet. They cite the fact that the city of Phoenix has allowed an 11-story building, Westin Kierland Resort, on its side of Scottsdale Road. The Airpark is in the early stage of redevelopment, with only about 100-acres of undeveloped land remaining. More...

In the past two decades, Scottsdale Airpark has grown from 2.58 million square feet of buildings with 5,320 employees to 20.5 million square feet and 47,218 workers.