ARIZONA DAILY STAR: Weds., Feb. 20, 2008

Pricey Dove Mountain homes linked to high-end resort

By Brian J. Pedersen
 

The latest housing development to get going in the Tucson area is hoping its attachment to a high-end international resort will entice buyers. The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, will ultimately include 324 homes built in and around the two golf courses associated with the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, which is tied to the Ritz-Carlton resort hotel being built in Marana's Dove Mountain neighborhood.

The grand opening was held earlier this week for the development's first three neighborhoods, totaling 91 homes and 16 custom lots, just in time for the thousands of people in town for the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship to view the models and their minimum $1.5 million price tags.

Karen Jernigan, vice president of sales and marketing, said The Residences is a housing concept that The Ritz-Carlton has at a handful of its more than 100 worldwide locations.

“They're in some of the nicest places on Earth,” Jernigan said. “If you look at where they've decided to build The Residences, it's where the exclusive jet set would like to go.”