Plan for apartment complex clears hurdle

Gray Development Group's scaled-down proposal for its Blue Sky luxury apartment complex east of Scottsdale Fashion Square cleared the first of three hurdles Thursday with a unanimous favorable recommendation by the city's Development Review Board. The changes Gray has made were in response to negotiations with surrounding property owners, ST Residential and Triyar Properties. Their legal protests forced a supermajority vote of 6-1 for City Council approval. Neither protest has been pulled. In November, the council voted to postpone Gray's proposal indefinitely. Because the plan includes numerous changes, it was sent back for reconsideration by the Development Review Board and the Planning Commission before heading to the council later this month. Gray's original proposal included 1,196 apartment units and a maximum building height of 133 feet excluding an additional 15 feet for rooftop mechanical needs.

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