The city of Fresno is giving a developer another chance to build a mixed-use project south of Chukchansi Park.

The Fresno City Council voted 7-0 on initial approvals for The Park @ South Stadium, an eight-story, 0.77-acre project at Inyo and Fulton streets in downtown.

The project was initially proposed in 2009, and developer Mehmet Noyan planned to build housing and retail. In 2022, the council killed the project by not extending financing deadlines.

Another challenge was that Noyan’s partner, Terance Frazier, was in litigation against the city over his nonprofit’s operation of the Granite Park sports complex. The litigation is ongoing.

This time, Noyan, through The Park Partners LLC, is working with partner Jeff Isenstadt. The project will be larger — 160 units, up from the original

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