AN INTRODUCTION TO NORTHPARK

The NorthPark Planned Unit Development (NorthPark PUD) rezones approximately 6,354 gross acres of undeveloped State Trust Land located in northwest Phoenix. The PUD outlines a vision and implementation framework for the mixed-use master planned community “NorthPark” with a maximum of 15,150 dwelling units and an overall gross density of 2.4 dwelling units per acre. 

NorthPark is located within the City of Phoenix (“City”) and the North Gateway Village. The property is bound on the north by the Loop 303 Freeway, the west by the City of Peoria municipal boundary, the south by the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal and the east by the Interstate 17 Freeway. Existing adjacent development includes the TSMC Arizona facility to the north, and the Stetson Valley and Sonoran Mountain Ranch residential communities to the south.

The future planning of the Site was contemplated in a 2020 Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) between the City and the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) to provide for the entitlement of both the 6,354 acres south of the 303, and balance of the Biscuit Flat Area extending north up to Carefree Highway. The IGA recognized that this combined area includes both land designated within the 1998 Sonoran Preserve Master Plan (“SPMP”), as well as land suitable for large scale commercial, employment, and residential development.

To realize both, the IGA recognized that the current General Plan designations may not be consistent with the SPMP in that it included areas beyond those that are appropriate for conservation as Future Open Space. This application is the next step flowing from the successful auction of the TSMC Arizona Property in late 2020 and provides for a revised framework of uses that:

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1. Establishes a minimum of 2,100 acres (or 33% of the NorthPark PUD area) for Preserve donation to the City. This exceeds the 2,082 acres identified for preservation in the 1998 Sonoran Preserve Master Plan. Provides for abundant commercial and employment opportunities in major freeway corridors with a buffer that protects residential from higher intensity employment uses, and;

2. Provides for robust residential opportunities to accommodate the workforce generated by new major employers in the area, and offers the potential to replace housing displaced by the development of employment-focused properties.

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The Project is envisioned as a complete community with commercial, employment, and residential uses, all connected with significant open space and
Preserve land. This PUD establishes unique design principles to support the development’s connection with the natural desert environment of the Project Area. NorthPark will incorporate restrictions on landscaping materials and water saving principles to further the sustainability goals of the community. Additionally, NorthPark will adhere to the Monarch Pledge and commit to create habitat for the monarch butterfly, a key pollinator species in Arizona and beyond.