A 500-unit residential project proposed at a popular north Phoenix golf course failed to pass muster with the Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee during a Nov. 2 meeting.
Host Hotels & Resorts, owner of Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, is looking to develop the Copper Residences Planned Unit Development on 72 acres of land at The Westin Kierland Golf Club, replacing one of its three golf courses with single-family and multifamily homes.
So far, the project has sparked significant community pushback, which was on display at Monday’s committee meeting where members of Kierland Community Alliance filled the room wearing green T-shirts that said “Don’t trade green for greed.”…