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SUN CITY, Ariz. A new Starbucks is coming to Sun City along Grand Avenue.
A developer won approval for the project at the corner of Grand and 10th avenues Oct. 30, according to Maricopa County Deputy Director of Planning and Development Darren Gerard, although the applicant, listed as 107th and Grand, LLC, is still in the process of obtaining a building permit.
They have an approved site plan, Gerard said Monday.
The new Starbucks will include a drive-thru. The lane will funnel drivers off southeast-bound Grand Avenue and around the building, bringing them back out next to the entrance. Drivers will have the option of exiting back onto Grand or proceeding to the back of the parking lot, exiting onto southbound 107th and making a U-turn, according to the site plan.
The coffeehouse would go up on property now occupied by a former gas station and auto-repair center that has been abandoned for over two years and became something of a community eyesore, according to Sun City Homeowners Association director Jim Powell.
Weve been worried about that corner for years. Its a main thoroughfare. We had transients living there. There was graffiti on the building. We think thats (Starbucks) a big addition. Were really happy about it. And, Im not a coffee drinker, Powell added with a chuckle.
It would be the Seattle-based coffeehouse companys second free-standing location in Sun City, joining one on Bell Road between Boswell Boulevard and 99th Avenue. An in-store Starbucks kiosk is located within both the Frys supermarket at 107th and Grand avenues and Safeway in the Bell Camino Center on Bell Road west of Del Webb Boulevard.
A call and email to Starbucks Seattle offices were not immediately returned.
Marinos Service Center operated for more than 35 years at the Grand and 107th avenues corner before closing Aug. 14, 2013. The most recent owner was Paul Taccone, a Roseville, Calif., mortgage company representative.
Underground fuel-storage tanks were removed from the property April 2. At the time, Cynthia Ribitzki-Davis, an underground tank inspector with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, said the containers had been there since the mid 1980s. Jacob Avila, a deputy Arizona state fire marshal, said at the time of removal, there appeared to be no leaks.
From what I could see, there were none, he said.
Contact reporter Jeff Grant at 623-876-2514 or jgrant@yourwestvalley.com.
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