17 North Corporate Center

What 17 North Corporate Center's governing documents say

17 North Corporate Center is a large master-planned commercial and residential development in Phoenix, AZ, built on land leased from the State of Arizona. Tracts 1-4 are for offices, retail, restaurants, and hotels; Tract 5 is for residential rental apartments. The rules bind the leasehold owners (typically commercial or residential developers) and their tenants, not individual homeowners. This document sets permitted uses, design standards, maintenance responsibilities, and an assessment system for the entire property.

• Permitted uses by tract: Tracts 1-4 may be used for business offices, retail, restaurants, and hotels (with exclusive rights for Tract 4 as the only hotel location as long as it operates). Tract 5 is for residential purposes only—rental apartments or owner-occupied units—and no other tract may be used for residential. Hotel use (including extended-stay) is not considered residential. No outdoor uses are allowed except ancillary ones like parking or restaurant dining.
• Lease restrictions on residential apartments: On Tract 5, no lease for an apartment may be for a term shorter than one month. There is no minimum lease term for commercial tracts, but hotels are rented for periods less than one month.
• Architectural and design standards: All construction, reconstruction, or exterior alterations require prior written approval from the Administrative Agent. Plans must include elevations, site plan, and landscape plan, and must comply with detailed Design and Landscape Guidelines (Exhibit C). The guidelines specify approved and prohibited materials, colors (light reflectance value of 35 or greater), roofing, screening of equipment, and landscaping with drought-tolerant plants. The Administrative Agent can grant variances.
• Assessment structure for commercial vs residential: Annual assessments are levied based on the budget and paid quarterly. Costs are apportioned among tracts: common landscaping and roadway costs are split by land area (excluding the residential tract if it maintains its own landscaping); parking lot and other common area costs are based on rentable area of developed commercial parcels only; freeway sign costs are allocated by sign space used. No assessments are levied against returned parcels (if the State takes back land).
• Parking and vehicles: Each parcel must provide sufficient parking per Declarant's approval; for Tract 5, the number must comply with Phoenix zoning. Parking spaces cannot be used for park-and-ride purposes. No vehicles may park on roadways or drive aisles. Parking structures may limit access to authorized users.
• Enforcement and penalties: The Administrative Agent (initially Declarant, later an owners' association) enforces the restrictions. If the Agent fails to act after 30 days' written demand, an affected owner may enforce. Violations trigger a 30-day cure period (plus up to 60 more if diligently pursued), after which the enforcing party may enter the parcel, abate the violation, sue for injunction or damages, and recover attorneys' fees. Unpaid assessments are secured by a lien on the leasehold interest.
• Duration and amendments: The declaration runs until September 10, 2100. Amendments require the written consent of owners of at least two-thirds of the land area, the Declarant (if still an owner), and the State of Arizona. No amendment can materially impair the rights of an owner without its consent, including the exclusive hotel right for Tract 4 and the residential-only use for Tract 5.

Plain-language summary generated from the governing documents on file for this community. It may be incomplete and is not legal advice — read the full documents below or consult the official recorded versions.