Tonto Verde
The 700 acres of Tonto Verde are partitioned out at 351 for residential home sites, 8 ½ for commercial development, 9 ½ for the clubhouse, 282 for the two golf courses, with 18 remainnig natural Sonoran Desert landscape. With a population expected to reach 1,500, one resident of each home in Tonto Verde must be at least fifty-five, and no one under the age of eighteen may reside in the community. Beautiful resale homes are available from 2,161 square feet at $535,000 to 5,169 square feet at $1,850,000. Nearby amenities include world-class shopping, dining, and cultural facilities, as well as extensive medical services such as the famous Mayo clinic. A paramedic is on call twenty-four hours a day.
World-renowned golf architects David Graham and Gary Panks designed the two 18-hole championship golf courses to wind nearly 7,000 yards each through the picturesque cactus-dotted, mountainous desert land. The courses each offer five sets of tees, and allow golfers to drive right up to the hole, helping improve game pacing. The practice area includes a driving range, putting and chipping green, and 18-hole putting course.
Only property owners may become equity members in the 26,000-square-foot clubhouse with full workout room, lighted tennis courts, heated pool, and Jacuzzi. Stop by the pro shop for the latest golf clothing and equipment, or sign up for individual lessons or three-day schools from Tonto Verde’s PGA golf professionals. Two dining rooms offer indoor and outdoor seating overlooking golf course lakes, panoramic desert vistas, and some of the most amazing sunsets known to man. The clubhouse received the Gold Nugget Award of Merit for the best designed public/private clubhouse recreation facility in the west.