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Scottsdale's Building Boom
Construction is everywhere and 2025 will bring us a new skyline
John Apolinar
January 08, 2025
Good morning, Scottsdale. This is Scottsdale Scoop, your guide to what’s up (literally - have you seen all these cranes?)
In today’s Scottsdale Scoop:
Your 2025 Scottsdale Project guide
A new pizza place in North Scottsdale
Last week’s most expensive home sold
Let’s get to it.
— John Apolinar
SCOTTSDALE SNAPSHOT
There’s SO MUCH going on in our city right now. Construction is everywhere and 2025 will bring us a new skyline. We figured it would be helpful to share a quick little guide to all that’s being built around us.
🏗️ Scottsdale's Building Boom: Your 2025 Project Guide
Optima McDowell Mountain Village Local father-son architects are bringing 1,300 luxury apartments to North Scottsdale. Think rooftop pools, underground parking, and 36,000 sq ft of retail space. First residents move in this fall!
One Scottsdale This 120-acre wonderland across Loop 101 is already buzzing with retail and homes. Next up: The Beverly apartments and City of Hope Cancer Center opening early 2025.
Axon Update Plot twist! The massive 74-acre live-work-play development (1,800 units + hotel) is on hold after 26,000 residents demanded a public vote. Stay tuned for referendum drama!
ASM HQ Tech alert! Netherlands-based ASM is building a $300M North American headquarters, bringing 1,300 jobs to North Scottsdale.
The Parque (Former CrackerJax Site) CrowdStrike founder George Kurtz has a $1B vision: 1,236 homes, a five-star hotel, and tons of shops. Construction plans coming early 2025.
Cavasson Nationwide's 135-acre project is growing! Next phase: 136 Toll townhomes, first of 1,600 planned residences.
Museum of the West Thanks to a cool $12M donation, our Western Spirit museum is getting two new galleries. Construction underway!
Quick Hits:
Fairmont Princess: Adding 155 rooms + new destination restaurant
Wildcat Hill: 122 luxury homes coming near Bartlett Lake
The U: New restaurants/bars hitting the Entertainment District, including The Paloma
Loop 101: $108M improvement project continues
[Editor's Note: Projects and timelines subject to change. Nothing in Scottsdale ever happens exactly as planned 😉]
Sourced a lot of this from Scottsdale Progress Newspaper
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BUSINESS BUZZ
Patricia’s Pizza in North Scottsdale 🍕
Get ready for a taste of NYC nostalgia, Scottsdale! Patricia's Pizza, opened in October at The Summit, and is the latest venture from restaurant royalty Melissa Maggiore Meyer. She's bringing her father Tomaso's original New York pizzeria concept to the Valley, complete with both Sicilian-style square pies and Neapolitan pizzas from their wood-burning brick oven. The best part? They're serving up boozy gelato milkshakes and tableside cacio e pepe tossed in a giant cheese wheel - because why use plates when you have a cheese wheel?
Luci’s Has a Full Service Coffee Bar
The ultimate hangout spot for Brunch. My friend had a chance to go this weekend and loved its setting as a local marketplace. Located at The Paseo Village Shopping Center, Luci’s is proud to say they use locally sourced ingredients in their dishes. I’ve also heard great things about their full service coffee bar!
Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just local businesses I wanted to highlight. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.
WEEKEND LINEUP
Friday, January 10
🎭 Bye Bye Birdie Play | Scottsdale Center For The Performing Art | 7PM
🎤 Jared Fried Standup Comedy | Desert Ridge Improv | 7PM
Saturday, January 11
⚽️ Scottsdale Invitational Indoor Soccer Tournament | Scottsdale’s Bell 94 Complex | 9AM
📚 The Drunken Historians' Society Presents: Frankl’s "Man’s Search for Meaning" | The Joy Lush Club | 5PM
🎥 Doctor Sleep Presented by Cult Classics | Landmark Theater Scottsdale Quarter | 9:30PM
Sunday, January 12
🐶 Puppy Yoga | Buddha Bella Healing Center | 11AM
😌 Cinematic Infrared Sound Bath | 23399 N Scottsdale Rd | 2PM
⛳️ World Putting Tour | Putting World Scottsdale | 10AM
THE GOOD LIFE
Featuring this weeks most expensive home sold last week at $5.2M. What a beauty. The mountain views, access to Mirabel Golf Club and the Italian influence make this stand out.
Here’s the Realtor.com link if you want to see more pics.
PS - if you’re a realtor and want to help me out with this section let me know!