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Unger sells piece of Southbridge II land BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
NEWS................................. 4 A look back at Scottsdale and 2021.
Sunday, December 26, 2021
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he future of a portion of the property belonging to the ill-fated Southbridge Two project is no longer in the hands of developer Carter Unger. Unger sold 4.5 acres of the nearly 10-
acre property for $38 million to developer Creative RE, which is led by Bob Agahi and David Sellers, according to an announcement made last Wednesday. “We fully understand the sensitivities and dynamics of these properties and this neighborhood. That’s why our capital and approach will be a patient one,”
Agahi said. Agahi and Sellers said they are not looking to rush into any project and want to accommodate tenants already on the property. Agahi anticipated maybe starting a conversation with the city about
see UNGER page 8
Scottsdale woman, 81, faces homelessness in a week BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
NEIGHBORS.............18 Scottsdale docs help med school students.
BUSINESS.....................21 Hotels, eateries ready to party down.
NEIGHBORS...........................................18 BUSINESS................................................ 21 SPORTS................................................... 24 ARTS............................................26 FOOD............................................ 27 CLASSIFIEDS...............................28
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t 81 years old, Joan Holdsworth looks back on a humble but happy life. She would make care packages for homeless folks through her church, then beef them up a little with her own special touches with little things like a new pair of socks. She would drive her pickup truck around Scottsdale to deliver the packages and drop off her rent check. Then in June she had a stroke, then another two weeks later and a third at the end of August. Now, she needs help with everything except brushing her hair and teeth, said her daughter, Marcia Uddoh. Uddoh dropped her studies in Tucson and moved up to Scottsdale to care for her mother after the first stroke. Then the other shoe dropped. Holdsworth got a letter dated Nov. 29 from
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At 81, Joan Holdsworth sits in the Scottsdale apartment she calls home for less than another week because her landlord is evicting her. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
West USA Realty, which handles her property for her landlord, saying she has until Jan. 1 to vacate the apartment located near N. Scottsdale and E. Chaparral roads.
She says she wasn’t late on her rent and she doubts anyone complained about her.
see EVICT page 10
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