The West Thirty Six property has long been imagined as an active, resort-style community, ever since National Forest acreage near the Verde River just east of North Scottsdale was swapped for private holdings in northern Arizona in the late 1960s. As the fourth and final master-planned community within the Rio Verde area, West Thirty Six is poised to cement a legacy of thoughtfully crafted lifestyle communities.
WW Moore and Frank Asher form the Box Bar Ranch and lease 92,000 acres in the area from the federal government for livestock grazing.
Box Bar receives title to 157 acres along the Verde River for the ranch headquarters via homestead land grant.
Page Land and Cattle Co. purchases the Box Bar Ranch.
1,000 acres constituting the original Rio Verde property are transferred from the National Forest Service to the Page Land and Cattle Co.
A group of investors from Minnesota purchases the 1,000-acre property from Page Land and Cattle Co, and subsequently begins developing what would become Rio Verde.
A Development Master Plan (DMP) for the West Thirty Six property (then known as Tonto Vista) is approved by the County Board of Supervisors (BOS).
A DMP Amendment for the West 36 property (then known as Tonto Vista) is approved by the County BOS.
An additional 695 acres is purchased from Page Land and Cattle Co. through a land swap with the National Forest Service. This land would become Tonto Verde.
A DMP amendment for the West Thirty Six property (renamed from Tonto Vista to Verde River) is approved by the County BOS.
Toll Brothers and Shea Homes open escrow to purchase the West Thirty Six property.
Toll Brothers and Shea Homes complete a comprehensive hydrogeological study of the Rio Verde area and submits the same to the Arizona Department of Water Resources for review and approval.
A DMP amendment and rezoning request is submitted to Maricopa County.
Public outreach meetings and open houses to occur.
Planning commission and BOS hearings regarding proposed DMP amendment and rezoning request to be held.