Adam D. Martinez, Esq. | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I am a commercial broker. Several years ago I helped a company purchase two commercial condos. The company occupies one suite, and I found a tenant for the second-floor suite. The rent due under the lease is based on a calculation of square feet. The owner of the …
Shea Homes to develop 66 homes in exclusive community next to Ritz-Carlton Resort
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Shea Homes BREW Paradise Valley – Shea Homes Limited Partnership in Scottsdale (Don Murphy, pres.) has found a premium location to kick off its new “Shea Signature” high-end housing brand with a 66-lot gated community located north of the site for The Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley. The 23-acre parcel is located at the southeast corner of …
EXCLUSIVE: CopperWynd Resort and Spa receives unanimous town approval for rezoning from 32 to 300 rooms…. and gorgeous architecture
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group Represents the CopperWynd) Rezoning to Allow for Expansion to 300 Rooms By: Cepand Alizadeh | Rose Law Group Land Use Attorney Since purchasing CopperWynd Resort and Spa in 2015, owner Bill Hinz spent more than $6 million to renovate Fountain Hills’ most well-known resort. Despite these improvements, Hinz sought to build something truly spectacular. After last night’s …
Developing on tribal land: benefits and challenges developers face; Jordan Rose, president and founder of Rose Law Group comments
By Jesse A. Millard | AZRE Recently, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has been garnering a lot of development buzz. While developing on tribal lands can be a complex process, developers are taking on the challenges in order to take advantage of other perks associated with building on tribal lands like various tax benefits. New projects in the Talking …
P&Z give thumbs up to CopperWynd project
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Copperwynd Resort.) By Bob Burns | The Fountain Hills Times The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission took the first step March 9 that would allow the owner of the CopperWynd Resort to redevelop the property with 10 times the current room capacity. The commission voted unanimously, 7-0, to recommend the Town Council approve the …
Builder exempt from CC&R requirement after association employee approves plans
By Adam D. Martinez, Esq. | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: My company builds custom homes throughout the Valley and is finishing the construction of a custom home on a lot in the Fountain Hills area. The lot is subject to Conditions Covenants and Restrictions (CC&Rs) which required us to obtain approval from the association. Recently, we went back to …
Real Estate Q & A: What’s the deal with adverse possession?
By Adam D. Martinez, Esq. Question: We purchased a home in Arcadia on a large lot a few years ago with the intention of building a large addition with floor to ceiling accordion glass doors that open to an entertaining patio. In getting our property surveyed, we learned our neighbor is encroaching on to our property by as much as …
Amusement park gets first approval from Casa Grande commission before big crowd; Rose Law Group Director of Transactions, Cameron Carter, makes the pitch
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the developers of Dreamport Villages.) By Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch The City Hall Council Chambers were packed with people Thursday night. Citizens stood, huddled outside the chambers’ entrance and along the room’s walls, curious to hear about an amusement park being developed in Casa Grande. Block Sports Company was seeking approval of a …
Real Estate Q & A: Can Arizona brokers pay commissions to out-of-state brokers?
Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: I am a real estate broker licensed in Arizona. I am selling a commercial building to a buyer from Chicago. The buyer also happens to be a real estate broker licensed in Illinois, and he wants to receive the commission for the buyer’s side of the transaction. I don’t …
Real Estate Q & A: No right to a view without an easement
By Adam D. Martinez | Chairman of Real Estate Litigation Department Question: We recently constructed a new home on a hillside. The lot has amazing scenic views, which is the main reason we purchased it. Adjacent and below our lot is another lot and home. Our landscape plan included trees that, when grown, will partially block the adjacent neighbor’s scenic …
