Tempe panel approves 376-unit Emerald Center rezoning; commissioner objects over green-code verification
Sep 9, 2026
The Development Review Commission approved rezoning and a planned area development overlay at the Emerald Center to allow a four-story mixed-use project with 376 units and about 523 bedrooms; the motion passed with Commissioner Camden Young opposed, who sought stronger verification of International Green Construction Code elements.
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The Tempe Development Review Commission voted Sept. 8 to approve a rezoning from General Industrial (GID) to Mixed-Use (MU-4) and a planned area development overlay to allow a four-story mixed-use project at the Emerald Center (approx. 25 acres at the southwest corner of Ruby Drive and Priest Drive).
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