Site History

This vacant property on the northwest corner of N. 11th Avenue and W. 1st Street in the Dunbar Spring neighborhood is the former site of the Salvation Army Hospitality House, now located adjacent to the west. The zoning review for the relocation of the Hospitality House required an administrative Special Exception review process. Approval of the Special Exception included a condition that the City of Tucson work with the Dunbar Spring neighborhood to develop affordable and/or market-rate housing on the site. A neighborhood association subcommittee focused exclusively on developing design guidelines to help guide the development of the site.

Current Project

Given the site’s history and the City’s commitment to construct affordable housing there, the City of Tucson is interested in pursuing affordable housing that is compatible with the history and character of Dunbar Spring.