Union Park at Norterra master-planned community is underway

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sunbelt Holdings in other projects. AZRE After more than two years of thoughtful planning and preparation by land owner USAA Real Estate of San Antonio and master developer Sunbelt Holdings of Scottsdale, north Phoenix’s new upscale master planned community at Norterra is under construction for its first phase of development. The 400-acre mixed use community …

Scottsdale City Council approves all major General Plan applications

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Bell Group Self Storage By Melissa Fittro | Scottsdale Independent The Scottsdale City Council has approved three major General Plan amendments — including an application for a 700-unit storage facility in north Scottsdale. On Monday, Dec. 4, Scottsdale City Council hosted its annual major General Plan amendment hearing, yielding three applications asking to make changes to …

Shea Homes gives the 55+ set new reasons to go clubbing

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Shea Homes.  Home builder has seen increased interest in its on-site active adult club amenities. Builder Shea Homes wants its residents at its 55+ Trilogy communities to do more ‘clubbing.’ But not in nightclubs. According to a recent study conducted by Shea, 67% of its prospective buyers in the active adult space feel that now is …

As opioid crisis escalates, Scottsdale latest city to zero in on sober living homes; Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick comments on increasing municipal scrutiny

By Joseph Flaherty | Phoenix New Times In one of the cascading effects from Arizona’s opioid crisis, sober-living homes are under the magnifying glass. These homes allow people recovering from addiction to live together in a supportive residential setting. But sober-living homes are pretty much unregulated, and residents can be vulnerable to exploitation. READ ON: “As more group home investors enter the …

Court releases opinion in Maricopa Apex case

Disclosure: Rose Law Group litigators Evan Bolick and Logan Elia represented Apex Motor Club in this case. By Kevin Reagan | Maricopa Monitor Giving developers a permit to build on 280 acres in Maricopa was an administrative act, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled, and not legislative. On Monday, the appellate court released its opinion on why it ruled …

Congress divided over whether to kill thousands of wild horses; Rose Law Group equine lawyer Adam Trenk suggests ‘holisic’ approach

Crush of the animals causing environmental damages By Josh Siegel | Washington Examiner John Ruhs, the Bureau of Land Management’s director in Nevada, helps oversee 37,700 wild horses and burros roaming federal lands in the state, more than three times the number the agency has determined the ranges there can sustain. Nevada bears the worst of a problem trampling the …

[EXCLUSIVE] Bell Storage on Shea wins after long debate

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Bell storage project  Rose Law Group Reporter Last night With a 6-1 vote, the Scottsdale City Council Monday night approved a major General Plan amendment and rezoning for a 2.8- acre property at Shea and 116th Street for a boutique self storage facility, applied for by George H. Bell. The facility’s design is similar surrounding office buildings and will …

Smart home attacks and challenges to solving security issues; Lauren Reynolds, Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity, comments

Pipeline Creating a well thought out home design that incorporates the smart home technology that your customers want is becoming increasingly difficult because of the fracturing of the market. More products and more options that don’t always speak to each other create a difficult equation. Here the challenges are explored. Key value propositions for consumers around the smart home are …

Vote tallies for Propositions 416 and 417 approved by supervisors

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county By Michael Anthony Scerbo | Queen Creek Independent The vote tallies for Propositions 416 and 417 are now official. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors canvassed the results of the Nov. 7 election at the Nov. 15 …

Phoenix wants to regulate sober-living homes, but can it? ‘many things nearby neighbors can do’ says Jordan Rose, who along with Evan Bolick have been successfully handling these fights

By Jessica Boehm | The Republic As Arizona and the nation battle a growing opioid epidemic, it’s no surprise that more rehabilitation facilities have opened across the Valley. What has surprised some Phoenix residents is that many of these dwellings are popping up unregulated in the middle of their neighborhoods. Now the city is trying to do something about it. READ ON: “While local government has …