A 418-unit apartment complex has been approved for the northwest corner of Loop 101 and Bell Road on the Glendale-Peoria border.
Glendale City Council unanimously approved a general plan and zoning change Tuesday for the property in the New River channel for apartments to be called Evergreen Loop 101 and Bell. Before it builds, the developer must get preliminary approval for any changes to the river from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The 16-acre property was designated for office space in 2009 for a development that never happened. Since then no other office developers have been interested. A lawyer for the apartment developer said the property has been undesirable for commercial developers because of the site's size and shape as well as its proximity to the wash, the fact that its elevation is lower than the surrounding land and the FEMA requirements. City planner George Gehlert agreed, calling it a “difficult infill site.”
