NorthPark's strategic location within Phoenix ensures access to an abundant water supply, supported by a robust infrastructure designed to meet current and future needs. The development will further strengthen this network with significant improvements, including a new 54-inch transmission water main along 51st Avenue, a large storage tank, and a booster pump station. This enhanced system will provide reliable and efficient water delivery to every parcel.
In addition to operational excellence, NorthPark is committed to sustainability. All homes will be WaterSense certified, featuring water-saving fixtures and systems. The community will actively participate in the City's Homeowners Association Water Efficiency Program and strive for National Wildlife Federation certification through water-wise landscaping. Together, these initiatives promote a sustainable and environmentally friendly lifestyle while ensuring a secure water future for generations to come.
For more information on Phoenix's robust water resource planning, please refer to the 2021 Phoenix Water Resource Plan
NorthPark's water
The NorthPark site falls entirely within the Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD). The nearest schools to the subject property include Stetson Hills Elementary & Inspiration Mountain Elementary, both located south of the Property within the Stetson Hills community. The closest high school to
the property is Sandra Day O’Connor High School located near Happy Valley Road and 35th Avenue.
The NorthPark property has identified one public high school site to serve the community, to be tentatively located adjacent to the Loop 303 freeway. Elementary school and middle school sites are also anticipated, and locations for these campuses will be defined in coordination with DVUSD when more specific land use planning is conducted. Conceptual school locations are shown on Proposed General Plan Land Use Map.
NorthPark will not negatively impact local school districts
The Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) manages over 9.2 million acres of State Trust Land in Arizona. Since 1915, the ASLD’s mission has been to manage the assets of a multi-generational perpetual trust in alignment with the interests of the Trust’s 13 beneficiaries and Arizona’s future. The mission statement of the ASLD is as follows:
“To manage State Trust Lands and resources to enhance value and optimize economic return for the Trust beneficiaries, consistent with sound business management principles, prudent stewardship, and conservation needs supporting socio-economic goals for citizens here today and future generations. To act in the best interest of the Trust for the enrichment of the beneficiaries and preserve the long-term value of the State Trust lands.”
State Trust Land is often misunderstood in terms of both its character and management. Trust land is different from public land such as parks or National Forests. Trust lands are managed by the ASLD to generate revenue for K-12 schools and 13 additional institutional beneficiaries. The Trust accomplishes its mission through its sale and lease of Trust lands for grazing, municipal, residential, commercial, mining, and open space purposes. The ASLD, serving as the fiduciary for the Trust, is required by the Arizona Constitution to receive maximum value for the sale or lease of Trust lands for the benefit of the Trust. Given this constitutional mandate, it is incumbent upon ASLD to carefully plan its properties to maximize their ultimate value.
Arizona State Land Department
NorthPark will provide significant open space through an array of community amenities including regional, neighborhood, and pocket parks - linked together by a network of trails and corridors. Additionally, the Project will be facilitating the donation of approximately 2,095 acres of land to the City of Phoenix to be managed as part of the Sonoran Preserve, in accordance with the Sonoran Preserve Master Plan. In addition to the Preserve, NorthPark will develop with an emphasis on community open space through. The General Plan Amendment to the Master Trails Plan will additionally support and reinforce the commitment to open space principles as laid out by the NorthPark development plans.
Open Space
NorthPark will provide a comprehensive road network through the project area. Specific road realignments are requested through a general plan amendment that will take into account development that has occurred since the original plans were adopted, as well as the topography and natural features of the site.
A traffic impact analysis has been prepared for NorthPark and will be made available for review when available on this website.
Traffic Impact
NorthPark's significant public land donation to the city of Phoenix, and the establishment of 2,095 acres of protected preserve space will ensure wildlife protection on a significant portion of the project area. Connectivity of open preserve space will allow for wildlife movement through the Project area. Additionally, significant wash areas will be preserved as open space to support wildlife connectivity within the NorthPark boundary and beyond.
Wildlife
NorthPark will limit development on high slope areas that abut the edges of the proposed Sonoran Preserve boundary within the PAD boundary. The creation of the Preserve and the Natural Open Space land use designation within NorthPark will explicitly disallow for development within the boundaries of the preserve, where development currently would be permitted under the existing zoning. The image to the right is a cross-section and simulated view of Pinnacle Peak, across the CAP Canal - from the viewpoint of Pinnacle Vista Drive. The NorthPark PUD will include development standards to minimize the impact of views from existing residential development in the vicinity of the Project area.
View of the Sonoran Preserve
Through the donation of 2,095 acres of land to the city of Phoenix as preserve lands, North Park will be responsible for adding a significant amount of park land to North Phoenix. More information about the project's open space can be found here.
Sonoran Preserve and Public Trails
