Developer to breathe new life into abandoned Phoenix golf course, build 415 homes

Developer to breathe new life into abandoned Phoenix golf course, build 415 homes

This article originally published in the Phoenix Business Journal.

An abandoned golf course at the southeast corner of 59th and Southern avenues in Phoenix’s Laveen Village could get a new lease on life, after years of intense talks between the property’s owner and community residents.

“It’s not fair to call it a golf course,” said Adam Baugh, zoning attorney and partner at Withey Morris Baugh PLC. “There are very few trees, all the golf carts were stolen and the clubhouse is in disrepair. All that occurred before my guy bought it.”

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