Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Shea Homes at Azure in Paradise Valley
By Terrance Thornton | Paradise Valley Independent
While many have speculated on it and few have been able to provide concrete answers, Five Star Development officials contend the Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley resort community will begin to sprout sometime over the next calendar year.
The Paradise Valley special-use permit — approved by a 4 to 3 vote in early 2016 — entitles Five Star, through an investment of $130 million, to build a Ritz-Carlton-branded resort on more than 100 acres an arrow’s shot from the intersection of Scottsdale and Lincoln roads.
But many in the community — from elected leaders to Independent readers — are beginning to wonder when the latest five-star resort will become operational.
Or at least, some say, an indication of when meaningful construction will commence at the coveted site. But work has begun — so far most of it underground and invisible to the casual observer.
