This article originally appeared in the Phoenix Business Journal.
Even before Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. bought its land in north Phoenix for its massive chipmaking plant, the city of Phoenix and the Arizona State Land Department had identified and begun rezoning sites for suppliers that will work in tandem with the tech giant.
The first of the supplier sites, two noncontiguous parcels totaling roughly 224 acres located near Seventh Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road, was bought by Mack Real Estate Group at a state land auction in March. But, before the auction, Jason Morris, founding partner of Withey Morris and the zoning attorney for Mack, said there was a lot of work behind the scenes that had to be done to make sure the developer could hit the ground running.
“It is impressive what the city of Phoenix has done,” Morris said. “They are putting a lot of resources into TSMC, so it only made sense if they are able to reap the rewards, not only from TSMC but also the suppliers.”