The Scottsdale Development Review Board approved site plans for two residential and mixed-use developments at its Nov. 20, 2025, regular meeting, held at City Hall Kiva Forum, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd., according to the board's marked amended agenda.

The larger of the two approvals, The Parque Phase One, cleared the board 5-0 under case 6-DR-2025. The project calls for a mixed-use development consisting of restaurant, retail, fitness, and residential uses within a total building area of 690,968 square feet on a site of approximately 27.61 acres at 16001 N. Scottsdale Road, parcel APN 215-44-002F. The development includes 159 dwelling units. The property carries Planned Airpark Core Development-Airpark Mixed Use Residential, Planned Shared Development Overlay zoning, recorded in the agenda as PCP-AMU-R-PSD. Commissioner Michal Ann Joyner moved to approve; Board Member David Mason seconded. Vice Chair Jeff Brand and Board Member Ali Fakih recused from the vote. Staff contact for the case is Meredith Tessier, reachable at 480-312-4211; applicant contact is Jeff Brand at 480-949-6800.

The board also approved case 32-DR-2024, The Arden Scottsdale, on a 7-0 vote. That application covers a 23-unit multifamily residential development in five three-story buildings on approximately 1 acre at 7601, 7607, and 7616 E. Polk St., parcels 131-15-001S, 131-15-001F, 131-15-001N, and 131-15-001L. The site carries Multiple-family Residential R-5 zoning. Vice Chair Brand moved to approve; Commissioner Joyner seconded. Staff contact is Chris Zimmer, 480-312-2347; applicant contact is David Free, 602-799-7711.

Board Member Fakih attended the meeting remotely; all other members were present in person, according to the roll call notation in the agenda. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. and adjourned at 1:39 p.m.

On the consent agenda, the board voted 7-0 to approve the Development Review Board 2026 Calendar. The board also voted 7-0 to approve minutes from the Nov. 6, 2025, regular meeting. No public comment was received on non-agendized items. The administrative report was presented by Brad Carr, AICP, LEED-AP.

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  1. https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/ScottsdaleAZ/Boards/Development/agendas-minutes/2025-agendas/11-20-25-regular-agenda.pdf retrieved 2026-05-01T21:57:58.469593+00:00

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