The Desert Ridge master-planned community comprises and is situated in the Northeast Valley of

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. As one of Arizona’s largest master-planned communities, Desert Ridge could contain more than 50,000 residents."Desert Ridge Specific Plan: Master Plan and Development Regulations"
, Arizona State Land Department, July 18, 1990. The community includes

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Toscana of Desert Ridge

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Desert Ridge Resort & Spa,

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Hospital and

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regional campus.

Timeline

* 1991 – Specific Plan adopted * 1993 – First purchased/leased * 1993 – Master Developer assigned * 1996 – First homes sold * 1997 – SUMCO (

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) opens * 1998 –

Hospital opens * 2001 –

opens * 2002 –

regional campus opens * 2002 –

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opens to the east * 2002 –

Desert Ridge Resort & Spa opens * 2002 – Wildfire Golf Club opens * 2006 – Desert Ridge Medical Campus opens * 2008 – CityCenter of

, Phase I – Opened November 2008 * 2008 –

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, part of Mayo Clinic – Opened fall 2008 * 2010 – Musical Instrument Museum – Opened early 2010 * 2010 – Sagewood – Opened early 2010 * 2010 – CityCenter of

, Phase II – Opened fall 2010 * 2010 - CityNorth Developer sued Gray development. Gray awarded 110 million.

History of Desert Ridge

Created through a public-private partnership between the State of

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, City of Phoenix and the Master Developer, the Desert Ridge master plan, adopted by the City of Phoenix as the Desert Ridge Specific Plan, has guided development in the community since 1991. Already in place, in addition to several residential neighborhoods with nearly 4,000 homes, are

’s Phoenix campus that includes Mayo Clinic Hospital and Mayo Clinic Specialty Building;

, a retail, dining and entertainment center; Toscana of Desert Ridge Condo community, and

Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, which includes Wildfire Golf Club with 36 holes of championship golf, a day spa, restaurants and bars, expansive pool grounds, a conference center, 252 time-share units, and a 950-room hotel – the largest in the state of Arizona.

Schools

Desert Ridge is part of the

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. The community is home to 4 schools ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade, which include Desert Trails Elementary School, Explorer Middle School,

Paradise Valley High School Paradise Valley High School (PVHS) is a high school located in Phoenix, Arizona and was the first of five high schools built in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. Paradise Valley High School opened in 1957. The school's athletic teams a ...

and

Pinnacle High School Pinnacle High School is a public high school located in the north valley of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. PHS opened in 2000, and is a part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD). The students are called Pinnacle Pioneers a ...

. Pinnacle High School ranked among

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’s top 1300 schools in America during the 2007 school year.“The Top of the Class”
, Newsweek Online, 2008.

External links

* http://www.experiencedesertridge.com

References

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