Sources: Bill Gates affiliate connected to West Valley land buy

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By Corina Vanek | Phoenix Business Journal

Is Microsoft founder Bill Gates behind another massive land buy in the West Valley?

Public documents and real estate sources indicated Gates’ investment company, Cascade Investment LLC, had a hand in a $25 million purchase of more than 2,800 acres known as Spurlock Ranch in Buckeye.

Spurlock Ranch could be built out to include nearly 8,500 homes, with 193 acres allocated for a commerce park, according to real estate database Vizzda.

According to public property records, a group called Festival Ranch North LLC bought the land on Sept. 20. Festival Ranch North LLC is comprised of three entities, according to the Arizona Corporation Commission. The entities are: Scottsdale-based LKY Development, Scottsdale-based RC Spurlock LP and Mt. Shaw Holdings LLC, which lists a New York law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, as its address. An attorney from Debevoise & Plimpton has been known to do consulting for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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