Apartments for art lovers coming to Central north of downtown

• Additionally, the development will include a 2,500-square-foot art gallery that'll be open to the public.
• The project is catty-corner from the Phoenix Art Museum and along the light rail line, so the gallery is "something that made sense," zoning attorney Nick Wood, who represents the project, told Axios Phoenix.

Of note: Aspirant is the developer behind a number of other major projects in the area including The Stewart, Aspire and the Astra high-rise, which Wood noted will be Arizona's tallest building once completed.

Flashback: The site was previously home to the Donnelley Financial Solutions building, but has been vacant for several years since the building was demolished.

What's next: Aspirant expects construction to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024 and to last about two years.

• Phoenix's Planning and Development Department is reviewing the plans.