The Desert Ridge master-planned community comprises 5,700 acres (23.07 km2; 8.91 sq mi) and is situated in the Northeast Valley of Phoenix, Arizona.
[2] The community includes CityNorth, Toscana of Desert Ridge Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Desert Ridge Marketplace, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Mayo Clinic Hospital and American Express regional campus.
Created through a public-private partnership between the State of Arizona, City of Phoenix and the Master Developer, the Desert Ridge master plan, adopted by the City of Phoenix as the Desert Ridge Specific Plan,[2] has guided development in the community since 1991.
Already in place, in addition to several residential neighborhoods with nearly 4,000 homes, are Mayo Clinic’s 210-acre (0.85 km2) Phoenix campus that includes Mayo Clinic Hospital and Mayo Clinic Specialty Building; Desert Ridge Marketplace, a 1,200,000-square-foot (110,000 m2) retail, dining and entertainment center; Toscana of Desert Ridge Condo community, and JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa.
Desert Ridge is part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District.