A developer is planning a luxury resort at the base of Pinnacle Peak that would incorporate a reincarnation of an adjacent Western steakhouse.
John Wanninger of JTW Partners and Harvey McElhanon, owner of Pinnacle Peak Patio, are partners on a project planned on 26 acres near the iconic Scottsdale peak.
“We will rebuild Pinnacle Peak Patio,” Wanninger said of the 50-year-old landmark. “We’re looking at whether we can save some of it.”
Wanninger unveiled preliminary resort plans more than two weeks after he bought 17 acres of former state trust land for $12.75 million.
That land and the nearby 9-acre steakhouse site will be combined for the resort. The two sites are divided by 103rd Way.
The low-density resort will have a spa, but it’s unclear how many rooms will be built, Wanninger said.
JTW Partners is in discussions with Scottsdale on providing an undetermined amount of land for additional trailhead parking at Pinnacle Peak Park, he added.
Joanne Netland, a neighbor concerned about trail access, expressed fears about how the resort might fit next to the park.
“We don’t want to look down on one big, giant parking lot with the desert completely destroyed,” she said.
Wanninger said he plans to do desert restoration as part of the project, which will include green-building elements.
Wanninger also is developing Waterview at Scottsdale, a hotel and condominium project northeast of Scottsdale and Camelback roads.
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