![]() What to do with the enormous 28-acre site in north Scottsdale that formerly was the home to the Cracker Jax Family Fun & Sports Park has been a topic of great interest to developers, investors, and public officials for more than a year now. The park at 160001 N. Scottsdale Road featuring miniature golf, a driving range, batting cages, volleyball courts, and a clubhouse with food offerings, among other features, was opened in 1993 and did a thriving business for nearly three decades. But in the summer of 2022 it was announced that the owner of the cybersecurity company Crowd Strike had purchased the site for $55.5 billion with plans to transform it into a mixed-use property that would include housing. At the time of the purchase, new owner George Kurtz said he wanted to create what he called a "transformational, sustainable, mixed-use campus" that would attract entrepreneurs and innovators, among others, and contribute to Scottsdale's "growing technology cluster." Now more specific details have been announced regarding plans for the site - plans that include the building of around 1,200 residential units, some 30,000 square feet of new restaurant space, and 25,000 square feet of retail. To be called The Parque, the project will also see the building of a 5-star hotel with around 220 rooms. City documents have also indicated that the centerpiece of the project will be a two-acre park, with an emphasis on shaded corridors and open space. The big redevelopment plan comes with an estimated price tag of at least $1 billion. Updated plans for the site, which include demolishing existing Cracker Jax facilities, have now been submitted to the City of Scottsdale. By Garry Boulard
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