A controversial project aimed to provide workforce housing near a local hospital was denied by the Scottsdale City Council amid resident complaints about traffic and abandoning the area’s character.
The Mercado Courtyards, a 262-unit multifamily project proposed by Scottsdale-based Caliber Cos., was pitched as a way to provide housing for essential workers — nurses, firefighters, teachers and police officers — with a location across the street from HonorHealth’s Shea campus.
Councilors voted 5-2 to reject the project, with Councilmember Linda Milhaven and Vice Mayor Tom Durham dissenting. The denial came after a failed vote to continue the project.
