California developer seeks extension before construction on long-planned Phoenix project
Feb 19, 2024, 5:45 AM
A California developer is moving forward with plans for a new multifamily and retail project near the southwest corner of Camelback Road and Central Avenue. (Jim Poulin/Phoenix Business Journal)
(Jim Poulin/Phoenix Business Journal)
A years-long effort to develop a prominent infill project called Omninet West along a light rail corridor on Central Avenue in Phoenix could be delayed by another two years.
A 3-acre site located at the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Pierson Street — just south of the Camelback Road intersection — has been in a state of flux since plans for the site were approved in 2015 for 283 multifamily units and 15,000 square feet of commercial space including ground-floor retail.
The owner of the site, Beverly Hills, California-based Omninet Capital LLC, was approved to start construction on the development by the end of 2022 and received an extension to start by 2023.
Now the owner, through Burch & Cracchiolo attorney Ed Bull, has applied to the city of Phoenix planning hearing officer for an additional two-year extension for commencing construction.
A public hearing for the developer’s request is scheduled to be voted on by the Phoenix planning hearing officer during the Feb. 21 meeting.
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