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Tempe strip mall demolition underway in preparation for affordable housing development

Dorsey Station demolition
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TEMPE, AZ — Demolition is underway in Tempe as crews prepare to bring hundreds of affordable apartments and a grocery store to the area.

Dorsey Station will occupy several acres at 1320 E. Apache Blvd. and 1412 S. Dorsey Lane, replacing the Pollack Apache Center.

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Pollack Apache Center, home of a former Food City in Tempe.

Tempe City Council unanimously passed an ordinance for the development overlay for the project — a 400-unit development that is 90% affordable — last year.

It’s the city’s latest effort to bring affordable housing and healthy food back to the transit corridor, which is located along the light rail route.