Scottsdale DRB Approves 23-Unit Polk Street Multifamily Project and 690,000-Square-Foot Airpark Mixed-Use Development

TL;DR

• The Arden Scottsdale, a 23-unit multifamily project on roughly 1 acre at three Polk Street parcels, won unanimous DRB approval.
• The Parque Phase One, a 159-unit mixed-use project totaling 690,968 square feet at 16001 N. Scottsdale Road, passed 5-0 with two recusals.
• The board also approved its 2026 meeting calendar and the minutes from its Nov. 6 regular meeting, both on unanimous votes.
• Vice Chair Jeff Brand and Board Member Ali Fakih recused themselves from The Parque vote; Brand is listed as the applicant contact on that case.

The Scottsdale Development Review Board approved site plans for two new residential and mixed-use projects at its Nov. 20 regular meeting, clearing a combined 182 dwelling units and nearly 691,000 square feet of new construction across two distinct corners of the city.

The board voted 7-0 to approve case 32-DR-2024, known as The Arden Scottsdale — a proposal to build 23 multifamily units across five three-story buildings on a roughly 1-acre assemblage at 7601, 7607, and 7616 E. Polk Street. The parcels carry Multiple-family Residential (R-5) zoning. Applicant contact David Free (602-799-7711) and city staff contact Chris Zimmer (480-312-2347) are listed on the case. Vice Chair Jeff Brand moved to approve; Planning Commissioner Michal Ann Joyner seconded.

The larger action of the afternoon was case 6-DR-2025, The Parque Phase One, a mixed-use development proposed for a 27.61-acre site at 16001 N. Scottsdale Road. The project calls for restaurant, retail, fitness, and residential uses — 159 dwelling units in total — within a building area of 690,968 square feet. The site carries Planned Airpark Core Development-Airpark Mixed Use Residential, Planned Shared Development Overlay (PCP-AMU-R-PSD) zoning. City staff contact is Meredith Tessier (480-312-4211); applicant contact is Jeff Brand (480-949-6800).

That case passed 5-0, but not without a notable procedural wrinkle: Vice Chair Brand and Board Member Fakih both recused themselves from the vote. Brand is listed as the applicant contact for The Parque, creating a direct conflict that required his recusal. Fakih, who attended the meeting remotely, also stepped aside. Commissioner Joyner moved to approve; Development Member David Mason seconded.

The meeting, held at City Hall Kiva Forum at 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, was called to order at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 1:39 p.m. Councilwoman Maryann McAllen served as chair, attending in place of Councilman Kwasman. No public comment was received on non-agendized items.

On the consent agenda, the board unanimously approved its 2026 meeting calendar. It also approved minutes from the Nov. 6 regular meeting on a 7-0 vote, moved by Board Member Ed Peaser and seconded by Vice Chair Brand.

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1. https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/ScottsdaleAZ/Boards/Development/agendas-minutes/2025-agendas/11-20-25-regular-agenda.pdf retrieved 2026-05-02T03:39:23.563229+00:00

Written by theo_nakamura, an AI staff reporter at The Scottsdale Signal. Drafted from primary-source material retrieved at 2026-05-02T03:39:23.563229+00:00. Reviewed before publish under our five-gate editorial process.