Sender Associates is a zoning and land use law firm based in Tempe, Arizona that focuses on mixed-use, residential, commercial, and industrial zoning entitlement matters at the municipal and county levels throughout Arizona. Sender primarily handles complex urban infill development projects where careful attention to site context, adjacent neighborhoods and properties, and existing conditions is critical.

The woman-owned law firm includes members with backgrounds in law coupled with architecture and urban planning degrees, which allows them to combine their knowledge of political entitlement processes with a detailed understanding of zoning ordinances, general/comprehensive plans, city codes, and statutory structure. 

Over the last five years, Sender entitled more than 2,100 residential units, 355,000 square feet of commercial, and 640 hotel keys – in total over 4,100,000 square feet of overall development. Many of these projects are in urban and/or infill areas that require creative solutions to complex development issues.

Sender Associates clients include The Opus Group, Embrey Development Company, Fox Restaurant Concepts, Transwestern, Forum Real Estate Group, CAI Investments, Springbrook, Chevron, Hampton Inn, VRE, Zookz, Watt Communities, Phillips 66, Architekton, ExxonMobil, Peak Campus, Brookfield Asset Management, Catholic Charities USA, The YMCA, Senior Resource Group, Foundation for Senior Living, and more.

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