Attachment E - Support - Z-8-21-8

City of Phoenix — Formal (2021-07-01)

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Enrique Bojórquez-Gaxiola 
South Mountain Village Planner 
City of Phoenix 
Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street 
Phoenix, AZ 85003 
Re: SoMo at Esteban – Z-8-21/GPA-SM-1-21 
I am writing in support of the proposed SoMo at Esteban townhome development. My place 
of work is located at 3230 E Broadway Rd. #B115 and I have worked in the neighborhood for 
almost two years.  
I’ve had the opportunity to speak with the development team and review the conceptual plans 
for the proposed townhome community. SoMo at Esteban is an attractive, well-designed 
townhome community that will provide an excellent transition between the industrial/commerce 
uses in the business park and the single-family homes west of the site. Their proposal is the 
perfect missing piece to tie in with the rest of the community and provide connectivity along 36th 
ST to Esteban Park. 
This proposal is the kind of smart, contextually appropriate development the City and the 
Neighborhood needs, and I am in full support of Avenue North’s application, and their plans to 
further improve the neighborhood with a new housing development.  
Sincerely, 
Alex Pollack 
4/8/2021 
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Enrique Bojórquez-Gaxiola 
South Mountain Village Planner 
City of Phoenix 
Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street 
Phoenix, AZ 85003 
 
Re: SoMo at Esteban – Z-8-21/GPA-SM-1-21  
 
We are writing on behalf of the Cardenas Villas at Yanche Homeowners’ Association Board to 
express our full support for SoMo at Esteban. The proposed project is immediately north of our 
community, and we have had extensive discussions with the development team about this 
proposed project. 
 
They have been extremely thorough in their outreach efforts to our community, reaching out to 
our HOA Board President and knocking doors in our community before they filed a zoning case. 
Since then, they have held multiple virtual neighborhood meetings and met individually with 
members of our community. They have shared their plans with us and worked with our 
neighborhood to address our questions and issues. They took the time to hear and discuss our 
concerns, and more importantly commit to solutions.  
 
SoMo at Esteban is a beautiful community that will fit perfectly in our neighborhood. They have 
taken the time, care, and attention to design a great project, and have been willing to listen and 
make changes to ensure their project is compatible with our neighborhood. Avenue North has 
been an excellent partner in this process and we look forward to them being an excellent 
neighbor as they move forward. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sincerely, 
 
The Cardenas Villas Board Members:  
Chris Holmes, Ana Arzaga, and Nathan Terlisner 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5/10/2021

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Enrique A Bojorquez-Gaxiola
From:
Jessica Carter <jessica@nurtureboss.io>
Sent:
Monday, May 10, 2021 4:16 PM
To:
Enrique A Bojorquez-Gaxiola
Subject:
Re: FW: FW: 36th & Southern outreach to Jimmy
Hi Enrique, 
 
As Andrew said, I will NOT be speaking but I want to be in support. So, if there is another thing I need to do (other than 
register for the call which I already did) to show my support, let me know. 
 
Thanks, 
 
 
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Jessica Carter 
VP of Business Development 
602.299.0661 
 
 
 
On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 4:08 PM Enrique A Bojorquez-Gaxiola <enrique.bojorquez-gaxiola@phoenix.gov> wrote: 
Good afternoon Jessica, 
  
How are you? Thank you for registering to speak on this agenda item. I will add you to the list as a speaker and will 
email you instructions tomorrow morning about the meeting. 
  
Thanks again, 
  
Enrique Bojórquez Gaxiola 
Planner II – Village Planner 
City of Phoenix

Enrique Bojórquez-Gaxiola 
South Mountain Village Planner 
City of Phoenix 
Planning & Development Department 
200 West Washington Street 
Phoenix, AZ 85003 
 
Re: SoMo at Esteban – Z-8-21/GPA-SM-1-21  
 
I am a resident of the Cardenas Villas at Yanche neighborhood and I am writing in support of 
the proposed SoMo at Esteban townhome development.  
 
I’m excited at the idea of the area between my house and Esteban park getting cleaned up with 
a new community and pedestrian improvements. It’s all too common to find garbage, broken 
glass, homeless, and even needles on the ground when we’ve walked up 36th street to the dog 
park. The area is run down, poorly lit, and neither my girlfriend nor myself feel safe walking our 
dogs after dark. 
 
Regarding the development team and their communication with our community, I feel that 
they’ve gone out of their way to thoroughly walk us through their plans and have worked with my 
fellow interested neighbors in addressing all our questions and issues. They took the time to 
hear and discuss our concerns, and more importantly commit to solutions.  
 
I feel that SoMo at Esteban is a community that will be an excellent fit in our neighborhood and 
will benefit the area. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Ryan DeWitt 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Address: 3505 E Wayland Drive