A new 71-acre surf and water park with lagoons and a retail and hotel district has been proposed for the city of Maricopa, a small city located about an hour south of Phoenix.
The new "world-class entertainment and lifestyle venue" will comprise a large water park, two surf lagoons, a retail and hotel district, surf villas and a surf center and academy, according to documents obtained by the Phoenix Business Journal.
The PHX Surf property is located on a large vacant parcel that is bound by Loma and Green roads and State Route 238 and Garvey Avenue adjacent to an existing cattle farm and east of the existing APEX Motor Club private racetrack.
It will also be developed in the middle of several planned housing projects such as Flatz 520, Hogenes Farms, Moonlight Ridge and Innovation Villas. The city's website shows that the developer, Mesa-based PHX Surf LLC, is requesting to rezone the site for the project.
Surf and water park details
The hotel will be located between the two surf lagoons, while the water park will be located on the southern portion of the property. The two surf lagoons will be developed in the first two phases of the project, while the water park will be the third phase. Documents list California-based AO as the architect.
Overall, documents show the new surf park is slated to include:
- A nearly 20-acre water park
- A pair of 137,000-square-foot surf lagoons with a water treatment plant room, power substation and maintenance workshop
- 31,000 square feet of retail space between three buildings that total 6,000 to 16,000 square feet each
- An 80-bedroom 4.5-star hotel that totals 70,000 square feet between king and queen suites, meeting rooms, food and beverage, spa and fitness and public space
- A nearly four-acre event and entertainment venue
- A 26,100-square-foot surf center and surf academy village with three buildings
- 32,700 square feet of surf villas with one-to-two bedroom units that are 600 or 900 square feet each and a club house
- A one-acre pump track