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NEWS ................................. 2 Kavanagh pushes short-term rental curbs.
NEIGHBORS ............. 14 Scottsdale athlete's nonprofit empowers women.
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Ortega seeks A little jab will do more public space around downtown canal BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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hortly after taking office, Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega introduced two proposals to preserve – and potentially expand – public open space downtown used for popular events like Canal Convergence. At City Council’s first meeting of the year, he asked his colleagues to consider pre-
see SOLERIPARK page 8
Betty Schlack was one of 63 Scottsdale seniors to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at Granite Reef Senior Center through a partnership between the city and HonorHealth. See page 6 (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)
Scottsdale project would preserve downtown landmark
FOOD...............................21 Brewers Guild seeks support.
NEIGHBORS ..........................................14 BUSINESS ...............................................18 ARTS ........................................................20 FOOD ........................................................ 21 CLASSIFIEDS ........................................22
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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new downtown Scottsdale redevelopment proposal would preserve – not replace – the historic Triangle Building, which once served as Scottsdale’s City Hall. The preservation would come as a trade off of sorts as the Kimsey Triangle project, if approved by City Council, would also signifi-
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cantly increase height and density near Indian School Road and Marshall Way. The $150-million development includes the Triangle Building, designed by famed architect Ralph Haver, and adjacent properties on the north side of Indian School Road in between Marshall Way and Scottsdale Road. It would replace the two-story Howard Johnson motel and The Venue, a four-story event center, with a new seven-story hotel and a seven-story residential building.
Utah-based developer PEG Development is seeking a historic preservation designation from the city for the Triangle Building, also known as the Kimsey Building is one of the remaining examples of Haver’s mid-centurymodern style still preserved in Scottsdale. The developer is working with Ryden Architects to develop a Historic Preservation Plan to ensure any renovations preserve its
see KIMSEY page 10
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