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Cole retires from Village Planning Committee

Cole retires from Village Planning Committee

The city’s longest serving member of a village planning committee, Doug Cole, has retired from the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee after accepting an agreement with The True Life Companies

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Neighborhood Opposition: Faux or Real

Neighborhood Opposition: Faux or Real

An army of red shirts. Yellow slogan pin-buttons. Protest signs and opposition websites. Professional, paid opposition organizers. Legal counsel. Facebook and Twitter pages. These efforts describe the recent increase in

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Paradise Valley OKs commission scope of Ritz-Carlton evaluation

Paradise Valley OKs commission scope of Ritz-Carlton evaluation

Five Star Development Inc. has submitted a plan for the Paradise Valley Ritz-Carlton resort community and now the evaluation of proposed heights and density for the 82-acre resort is under the

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Paradise Valley Town Council begins Ritz-Carlton proposal scrutiny

Paradise Valley Town Council begins Ritz-Carlton proposal scrutiny

Paradise Valley Town Council Thursday, May 28 held its first public review of what town leaders call a Statement of Direction (SOD). Paradise Valley Town Council is expected to approve

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Development in a Recovering Economy

Development in a Recovering Economy

Withey Morris chaired the 2015 Land Use Law Conference in Phoenix to answer some of the biggest issues facing the field today. Attorneys in private practice, developers, architects, brokers, city and state

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City Council approves CVS

City Council approves CVS

Just when it looked as though a vote on CVS was going to once again be postponed, things got interesting. After more than an hour discussion, the Sedona City Council

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Scottsdale developer launches Paradise Valley Ritz-Carlton bid

Scottsdale developer launches Paradise Valley Ritz-Carlton bid

Paradise Valley planning staff are expected to complete their review Thursday, May 21 of a special-use permit amendment pursued by Scottsdale-based Five Star Development Inc. for the creation of a Paradise Valley Ritz-Carlton

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AC by Marriott Hotel at Hayden Ferry Lakeside

AC by Marriott Hotel at Hayden Ferry Lakeside

Land use entitlements and Development Agreement Amendment for a new mid-rise hotel in the Hayden Ferry Lakeside project in the City of Tempe. The 85,435 square foot, 6-story hotel includes

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American Furniture Warehouse

American Furniture Warehouse

Land use and zoning approvals for two approximate 600,000 sq. ft. furniture stores and warehouse centers, located in Gilbert, AZ and Glendale, AZ. Representation also included the negotiation and drafting

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