Real estate development firm Optima has partnered with Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc., for the development of the first building within its newest Arizona residential development, Optima McDowell Mountain Village, located on 22 acres on the southeast corner of Scottsdale Road and the Loop 101 Freeway in north Scottsdale.
The first building will consist of 210 rental residences, which just broke ground this month and is located on the southwest corner of the site. The overall development will comprise six, eight-story apartment and condominium buildings that will include 1,330 luxury residences and 36,000 square feet of commercial and retail space.
Designed by David Hovey Sr., FAIA, and David Hovey Jr., AIA, each of the six buildings will contain its own resort-style amenity offering, which will include a rooftop sky deck with a 50-meter Olympic-length swimming pool; a sauna, spa and cold plunge; a running track that will follow the perimeter of the roof; outdoor fire pits; lounge seating; and outdoor kitchens with barbecues and dining spaces and sheltering arbors covered with vines. Every rooftop will offer views of the McDowell Mountains to the east, sunsets to the west, Pinnacle Peak to the north and Camelback Mountain to the south.
The ground-floor level of each building will be similarly outfitted lobbies; a fitness center and yoga studio that look out over the landscaped courtyard; a sauna and steam room; a residents’ club with game room and theater; an indoor basketball and pickleball court; an outdoor pickleball arena; a golf simulator; an outdoor putting/chipping area; indoor and outdoor kids’ play spaces; a massage room; a dog park and pet spa; and a business center and conference room.
Optima McDowell Mountain Village will provide a 75% open space area at grade level with a grand central courtyard as well as a bicycle and pedestrian path around the entire perimeter of the master planned development that will connect to the project’s 36,000 square feet of destination retail as well as the bicycle and multi-use paths of the City of Scottsdale Bicycle Master Plan.
The community will be the first project in Arizona to be built under both the new International Energy Conservation Code and International Green Construction Code. A few highlights of the sustainable features include 75% open space that will be a combination of artificial turf, xeriscape landscaping and native plants; high-performance mechanical systems and solar panels; 100% underground parking to mitigate the heat-island effect, Optima’s vertical landscape system; and the largest private rainwater harvesting system in the United States.
Registration is now open for both the condominiums and apartments. Visit OptimaMcDowellMountainVillage.com for more information.
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