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.
