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Council OKs 417-unit Ahwatukee apartment complex 138-unit senior complex proposed at St. Benedict’s ............................. See page 16 BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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Ahwatukee company to give a veteran a free roof.
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ith nary a word beyond “yes,” Phoenix City Council last week unanimously paved the way for a 417-unit apartment complex on 50th Street between Ray Road and Chandler Boulevard. Council’s approval May 3 of a rezoning application by P8 Phoenix Foothills Holdings LLC follows a unanimous recommendation by the city Planning Commission in February
and a 6-2 recommendation for approval by the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee the previous month. New Councilman Kevin Robinson joined council's action with his first vote on an issue directly affecting Ahwatukee. The project got an enthusiastic review by the city Planning and Development Department, which agreed with developers P.B. Bell and Everest Holdings that the project will transform a 14.3-acre site now hosting a largely empty two-building office complex. “The project will redevelop an underutilized property and provide a high-quality multifamily residential development which is con-
sistent with the surrounding land uses,” the department said. “The proposal will allow for additional housing opportunities in the Village and will help alleviate the housing crisis.” The plan calls for four three-story buildings surrounding two four-story buildings that will stand about 48 feet. Also in the center of the complex will be a 12,000-square-foot clubhouse with a pool and other amenities. Together with a three-building light industrial complex already under construction not far from the apartment complex, it also means an additional 2,000 vehicle trips a day on that
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Ahwatukee man’s genealogical journey sparks grave project SPORTS .............. 41 2 Thunder teens tops in Arizona girls tennis.
GETOUT............. 43 Rebranded local theater gives the grown-ups a spotlight. COMMUNITY ............................ 28 BUSINESS ................................ 35 OPINION ................................. 39 SPORTS ................................... 41 GETOUT ................................... 43 CLASSIFIEDS ........................... 51
READY FOR THE
FUTURE
BY PAUL MARYNIAK AFN Executive Editor
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or over a decade, history and genealogy have been an adventure and almost an obsession for Jack Armstrong. He built and continues to grow a micro-museum in his Ahwatukee home that enshrines memorabilia from as far back as the Revolutionary War along with decades-old artifacts
see ARMSTRONG page 12 Jack Armstrong of Ahwatukee, right, stands with Henry Robinson, the head of the Ballinamallard Historical Society in Northern Ireland. He considers Robinson “a saint” for helping him in his quest to uncover his ancestral roots in a timeworn cemetery in the tiny Irish village. (Courtesy of Jack Armstrong)
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