Scottsdale developer wants to build state’s tallest tower in Phoenix

Geoffrey Jacobs, partner with Aspirant Development and Principal with The Empire Group of Cos. in Scottsdale. / Provided by Empire Group / Phoenix Business Journal

$350M project would include residential, hotel and other uses

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal

Geoffrey Jacobs wants to build the tallest building in Arizona — to the tune of $350 million.

Jacobs, a partner with Aspirant Development LLC and principal of the Empire Group of Cos. in Scottsdale, is in preliminary talks with the city of Phoenix to build a $350 million project that will include a tower that could be 525 feet — taller than Chase tower, which sits at 483 feet.

“We’re going in for site plan approval later this year,” said Jacobs, who just opened the $80 million apartment project The Stewart this spring and is about to break ground on Aspire Fillmore a few blocks away.

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