The owner of a nearly four acre parcel located on the North side of Carefree Highway, between 48^th and 49^th Streets has recently broken ground. The commercial development will house several businesses, with Verizon Wireless and Harbor Freeight reportedly being two of them.

The project will use the existing traffic light at 48^th street, (Black Mountain Pkwy) and offer ingress and egress off of both Carefree Highway, and 48^th and 49^th Streets.

The developers’ original site-plan indicated two 4500 sq ft “quick serve” restaurants with drive thru lanes, and a larger 14,000 square foot retailer abutting 49^th Street.

However after Starbucks opened,  local resident outcry and feedback convinced the council to vote against allowing drive-thrus in the commercial project to the west, which abuts million dollar homes in the Estado De Cholla neighborhood.

The third retailer, if established has yet to be identified by the developer.