A seven-story apartment building planned west of the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Bell roads in east Phoenix received approval from the Phoenix Planning Commission last week. Phoenix City Council still needs to give final approval.

The 315-unit apartment building, by developer Fifield Companies, will replace a strip mall that is on a 4.32-acre property near the intersection on the Phoenix-Scottsdale border. This map shows the 4.32-acre property west of the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Bell roads where a seven-story apartment building is planned. (Courtesy city of Phoenix)

Planning Commission Vice Chair Ryan Boyd spoke to the enthusiasm the project has received from many in the community.

“In recognition of a really exciting apartment PUD with 170 pages of supportive com

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