Plans for luxury apartments spark downtown height debate

A Valley developer's plan to build up to 1,100 luxury apartments at Scottsdale and Camelback has resurrected a debate over the height of buildings in the downtown area. Gray Development Group was scheduled to submit plans Friday for Scottsdale Riverwalk, a two-building apartment complex just east of Scottsdale Fashion Square. It would occupy a 4.3-acre site originally planned for phase two of the Safari Drive condominiums. The 1,100 apartments planned for the $200 million project would be in addition to nearly 500 condominiums the Scottsdale City Council approved this week for Optima Sonoran Village at 68th Street and Camelback.

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