Master Planned Communities and Subdivision Projects

Our Practice - What We Do
Our experience in development projects in the West is extensive. We handle all aspects of master planned community and subdivision projects, including planning, entitlement, development, sale and leasing issues in residential and commercial developments. These communities range from destination resorts to large and small mixed-use developments and residential projects.

Our Attorneys - Who We Are
The legal services our attorneys provide to developers of master-planned community and subdivision projects vary, depending upon the project size and complexity of issues. We are prepared to take a project through the following stages:

• Acquisition, assemblage and sale of project lands
• Consultation in platting, development, water, environmental and utility issues
• Preparation of community documents, including restrictive covenants, easements, and community association governing documents
• Negotiation and preparation of construction and architectural contracts
• Land use, zoning and related regulatory and entitlement matters, including the preparation and negotiation of development agreements and practice before municipal and county governmental agencies
• Redevelopment of Brownfield or Superfund site
• Representation of community associations during developer ownership and transition to homeowner control
• Preparation of filings with the Arizona Real Estate Department
• Obtaining Certificates of Convenience and Necessity for those developers who wish to also provide water, wastewater, or telecommunications services

Our Clients - Who We Represent
Our extensive experience working with developers of planned communities, industrial and commercial centers and residential subdivisions has provided our attorneys with special insights that benefit our clients who plan to purchase, lease, construct and/or operate land, improvements and businesses in other planned communities.

Our Experience - What We've Done
Representative Experience:

Arizona - Pima County

• Canada Hills Golf Community - 800 acre master-planned community that includes residential, multi-family and commercial projects
• Civano Community - 800 acre master-planned community meeting strict environmental and energy efficiency standards
• Coyote Creek - 1000 acre planned community with hiking and equestrian trials
• Green Valley Golf Communities - 1800 acre master-planned projects surrounding the Canoa and San Ignacio Golf Courses
• La Paloma - numerous subdivisions within luxury golf and destination resort community, including Paloma del Sol, Blocks 1,2, 4 and 5

Arizona - Maricopa County

• Anthem - 5,800 acre master-planned community with office, retail, medical, multifamily and church sites and single-family subdivisions located on I-10 north of Phoenix
• Gainey Ranch - 560 acre luxury single-family and multi-family residential and commercial project, with resort and 27-hole golf course, located in Scottsdale
• Mountain Park Ranch - a large planned community with commercial and multi-family projects and single-family subdivisions located on the southern slopes of South Mountain in Phoenix
• Scottsdale Ranch - 1,200 acre master-planned community with man-made lake amenity located in Scottsdale
• Sun City Grand - an active adult community in Surprise
• Troon - master-planned development in Scottsdale, with custom home sites, and golf courses

Utah

• Canyon Springs Estates - 39 exclusive, high-end lots with custom homes located adjacent to the Virgin River at the entrance to Zion National Park in Springdale
• Coral Canyon Resort in Hurricane - 2000 acre master-planned community built on state owned land in Washington County including public golf course, and residential, commercial, and civic uses
• Kayscreek Estates - master planned community in Kaysville including various residential communities
• Old Shepard Commons - master planned commercial/retail and residential community in Farmington
• Promontory - The Ranch Club - Over 6,000 acre Master planned golf club and luxury home community in Summit County

California

• Active Senior Community Palm Springs - 500 acre project involving complex land assemblage
• Equestrian Development in Riverside County - 500 acre subdivision with unique attributes designed to accommodate equestrian use, covenants related to animals and keeping areas on each lot, plant restrictions due to proximity to a nature reserve, and drainage facilities and access easements

Nevada

• Turnberry Towers - Tower 4 of Turnberry Place, consisting of 231 luxury residential condominium units in a 38-story building in Clark County
• Montecatini at Lake Las Vegas Resort - 275 exclusive luxury condominium units in buildings clustered over 42 acres in the Lake Las Vegas Resort hotel, retail, commercial, golf and residential resort community [surrounding a 320 acre man made lake] in the City of Henderson
• Equestrian Court and Eagle View - 200 unit planned unit development in Clark County
• Las Ventanas Retirement Community - 180 independent living apartments, 6 independent living villas, 60 assisted living units and a 60 bed nursing center located on a 17 acre campus in Summerlin
• The Residences at MGM Grand Tower B - a 577 unit condominium/hotel development located on the MGM Grand Hotel site on the Strip in Clark County
• The Palladio - a mixed-use retail and residential condominium development in Washoe County consisting of 90 residential units and retail units on the first two floors of a 13-story building
• Union Park - master redevelopment of polluted 61 acre Union Pacific rail yard into new uses for city hall, performing arts center, stadium, high-rise condominium units, office towers, and medical campus