The development company, led by Mark Madkour, has been workingon assembling land and pulling together the necessary permits forthe better part of two years. The development site is located atthe intersection of Scottsdale and Camelback roads.

The developer is seeking permission to strip the Salt RiverProject's electrical substation from his land and rebuild it aboutone mile away on another tract that he owns at 68th Street andIndian School Road. The developer plans to foot the bill for thenew substation, but the city does need to abandon an alleyway sothere is enough room.

A spokesman for the local developer says the continuance wasrequested so there was more time to review comments by city staffand get more feedback from the public. The request will go beforethe planning commission Oct. 22. The project tentatively isscheduled for a city council vote Nov. 18.