NE Valley's City in a City

NE Valley's city in a city, from the Arizona Republic, reports that Westcor plans to build a new cosmopolitan city within a city on 2,200-acres at Scottsdale Road and the Loop 101 that will include the states most upscale shopping, restaurants, high-rise condos, single-family residential, golf courses, and a boutique hotel. The development, called Palisene, will likely break ground in 2007 and open in 2009 at the earliest. The regional mall component will have 1 million square feet of space. "This is going to be a have-to-see place," said Robert Williams, a Westcor senior vice president. "This is going to set the tone and set the bar for upscale development not only in the region but in the country." The land that the development is slated to go on is controlled by the State Land Department. The 72-acre commercial core is expected to be auctioned by the state Land Department in 2007. But Westcor has been creating a master-plan for the area with Phoenix for about a decade, leaving a slim chance for any other developer to make a successful bid. :The goal of this project was really to be a hub of a new community," said Bob Tindal, president of Callison Architecture. The big thing that will separate this project is that ... it will be a destination for people within the region and a destination for a really lively place to live."

Planned urban hub to include high-end stores, residences
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