Harvard Investments proposes 1,940-acre development near Estrella Mountain

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on December 2, 2025

A master-planned community with thousands of new homes and apartments, retail, dining and a potential resort is being planned in Goodyear.

The city’s planning and zoning commission on Dec. 3 will discuss a request to rezone about 1,940 acres for Rio 1900 – a planned development near Estrella Mountain Regional Park, along the southern bank of the Gila River. The long-vacant site has also been known as King Ranch.

The community would include up to 5,762 residential units, which would be a mix of large-lot estate residential, single family residential of various lot sizes and product types, and multifamily residential, according to a project narrative document.

The planned development would have a focus on maintaining the desert landscape and making outdoor recreation widely available, and all residents would be within a five-minute walk to a park, trail or open space.

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