Interesting, that 350 unit complex on 16th and Highland is significantly more dense than the one on 7th Ave and Fillmore.
Here's its PUD narrative:
https://www.phoenix.gov/pddsite/Documents/Z-127-14n.pdf
The Planned Unit Development district passed with little fanfair several years ago. It's how many of these newer projects are possible, and is well on its way to significantly reshaping Phoenix.
It's almost mind-boggling to realize how many single-family houses were torn down for the parking lot that preceded this project. Google Streetview shows a ramshackle single family neighborhood several years ago. It's quite nice to watch the city infill like that, especially when crummy single family homes get razed en masse.
This is also a *huge* project, I'm really surprised it got approved in Phoenix. It fills up its lot almost entirely, and it's just a big building over all, with like a 500' frontage.
As for that RED project, I'm not sure why a grocery store would be a good idea on that lot when the residential core of downtown is evolving in the north.