Developer Seeks Control Of Tempe Flour Mill Project

A winery and an Italian-style bakery could join boutiques, non-chain stores and mid-rise condos by the Hayden Flour Mill site in Tempe. Avenue Communities tonight will seek Tempe's approval of an agreement that would transfer the flour mill site from MCW Holdings to Avenue Communities.

The land has the potential to be a high-profile development, said Ken Losch, a principal for Avenue Communities. "The mill site is the most interesting property in the whole Valley," he said.

The prospective winery would be with Signorello Vineyards in Napa Valley.

Avenue Communities is also developing the Centerpoint Condo project in Tempe containing 30-story towers. More...