The isthmus of residential will serve as a buffer between the commercial development of the southern 60 acres and that eventual state land development.

Site development on the western border promises impact beyond the actual site and into the city of Phoenix on the other side of Scottsdale Road. “The City of Phoenix has committed to [doing] the same as what DMB is doing, to a depth of 300 feet from the center of the road,” explained DMB vice president of entitlements Karrin Kunasek Taylor. DMB is keeping building height to 60 feet on the designated swath on its side of Scottsdale Road, which means that, on the total 600‑foot‑wide corridor from Loop 101 to Thompson Peak, buildings will top out at 60 feet.

A few changes were recently approved in the plan that had received the initial green light from the City of Scottsdale more than a year ago–primarily concerning the maximum building height–and DMB is looking at a fall 2009 completion date for Phase I.

Phase 1, on the southern half of the property, takes advantage of Scottsdale Road frontage as a mixed‑use development, with residential units planned above street‑level retail. Planning specifies a vertically‑integrated project, so these residential units must be completed on the same schedule as the commercial component.

Designed to promote a pedestrian street experience, One Scottsdale incorporates design philosophy culled from DMB’s extensive research into pedestrian‑friendly cities and communities in Old World Europe and U.S. cities from Boston to San Francisco.

“Streets are cranked a little,” noted Kunasek Taylor, differentiating the street layout from the more typical grid pattern so that shoppers will thus be exposed to intriguing (as the designers hope) glimpses of other areas in the retail core.

Areas conducive to outdoor community events are featured in the design as well.

DMB’s site architects, who include Scottsdale‑based Dale Gardon Design, took into consideration the heat island effect of a concentration of buildings, and plan roof gardens for many of the buildings. They have planned extensive contained parking in addition to small town‑style street parking. “Every block that’s a mixed‑use designation will have one to two levels of underground parking [for] almost the entirety of the block,” said Dale Gardon, principal of Dale Gardon Design.

The area will also be served by three main parking structures.

Although some levels of these structures will stand above ground, the structures will be integrated into the development’s skyline. Noted Gardon, “These will be bounded by other building uses.”

As part of the southern half of the property, DMB is stepping up its time line on construction of a facility for Dial Corporation to accommodate Dial’s immediate need for housing its Scottsdale‑based operations. The anticipated completion date for the Dial facility, which will span the southern edge of the property along the freeway, is fall 2008.

The economic analysis reported by DMB includes a projected $12 million yearly economic benefit derived in part from the retail activity, which will range from one‑of‑a‑kind local merchants to super‑luxury high‑end tenants, in addition to the greater than $1 billion payroll associated with the 24,000 construction jobs.

Residential information will be available in spring 2007. To be added to the interest list, please call (480) 367‑7303. For retail leasing opportunities, please contact Hanna Struever with Retail

Portfolio Solutions at (949) 715‑9032, or Jerry Dick with GCD Consultants at (480) 473‑3637.