Cave Creek Is Projected To Have 4,300...

Growth pockets will be in northwest and northeast, from the Sonoran News (Cave Creek), reports that 2005 Census figures show that Cave Creek is about half built-out with 2,228 housing units. Cave Creek is projected to have 4,300 homes somewhere around 2030. According to Town Manager Usama Abujbarah, the areas of town that will experience the most growth in coming years will be the northwest and northeast parts of town. At the Cahava Springs area west of Cave Creek Wash, 230 homes will be built on 1,000 acres over the next 10 years. The area between Fleming Springs and Grapevine Roads is another area that town officials believe could experience rapid growth in the next decade. "Most of the growth will be in the northeast and northwest, on vacant state trust land and along Carefree Highway," said Abujbarah. He also said that the area along Carefree Highway will become crucial to Cave Creek because of potential sales tax revenue, and that it is the economic engine of the town. The town manager also expects building on Black Mountain to double in coming years.