Two new developments for Peoria

This time next year, Peoria may be framed by two major projects. One plans to give Old Town Peoria a massive facelift; it doesn’t have an official name, though city staff surreptitiously dubbed it “Project Stagecoach.” The other is formally known as Stadium Point, a ground-up project in the P83 area. Peoria selected Seattle-based American … Read more

Christopher Todd Communities on Happy Valley ready to open

The Loop 303 corridor in Peoria is about to grow by 222 homes. Christopher Todd Communities on Happy Valley opens Friday, June 26, at 11903 W. Happy Valley Road. The Christopher Todd Community is just west of the Loop 303 in north Peoria, near the master-planned community of Vistancia and Lake Pleasant. (The company is … Read more

Glendale approves mixed-use development near Westgate

West Valley residents will soon have even more places to shop, live and work near Westgate. Glendale City Council unanimously approved zoning and general plan changes Tuesday for the Glen91 planned development on a 15.5-acre site at the southeast corner of Glendale and 91st Avenues, which plans to include apartments, office space and commercial businesses. … Read more

Glendale City Council moves forward on annexations

By Tom Scanlon, Glendale Star Managing Editor Glendale continues to be land hungry, showing it is far from finished with annexing land near the Loop 303 — dubbed “The New Frontier.” At its June 9 meeting, Glendale City Council advanced annexation plans for Glendale 303, 100 acres north of the previously annexed Cotton Properties. Glendale … Read more

National homebuilders snapping up lots throughout Valley

After a couple slow months, national homebuilder purchases of lots has begun picking up in the Phoenix area. Denver-based Richmond American Homes recently plopped down $4.54 million in cash for 112 lots at Vistancia Village in Peoria, according to Vizzda LLC real estate database. The partially finished lots are north of the northwest corner of … Read more

More hybrid rentals headed to the West Valley

By Angela Gonzales  – Senior Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal Christopher Todd Communities is opening two new hybrid rental communities in the West Valley. These new projects in Peoria and Goodyear mark the Mesa-based company’s sixth and seventh communities. Four additional projects are under construction, with others in the pipeline across the Valley. These hybrid rental units … Read more

TOO MANY HOMES: Glendale rejects Southwest Valley housing development’s request for higher density

By Mark CarlisleTwitter: @mwcarlisle Southwest Valley residents who have been speaking out against a proposed housing development won a victory Thursday night when the Glendale Planning Commission rejected the developer’s request to increase the number of houses allowed on the land. Allen Ranches is an 865-acre development on county land northwest of Loop 303 and Camelback Road … Read more