The huge success of Del Webb's first master-planned community for adults seeking an active retirement lifesyle - Sun City - led to the development of a new community two miles to the west of the original Sun City, and thus aptly called: Sun City West. The new Sun City West opened for sales in 1978, shortly after the original Sun City community sold out.
John Meeker, president of the Del E. Webb Development Company (DEVCO), saw a new, larger community with facilities unmatched elsewhere. At its core, an " Emerald Valley" would be the focal point as the "largest golf course development project in Arizona history" got underway. Adjacent to it would be a recreation center, "the largest private facility for recreational and creative activities in Arizona." By its completion in 1997, 31,000 people had come from the 50 states, Canada and other countries to make Sun City West their home.
Sun City West Recreation Centers
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Beardsley Recreation Center
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Palm Ridge Recreation Center
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Fred Kuentz Recreation Center
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R H Johnson Recreation Center
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Between all of the centers, amenities include:
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32 lawn bowling rinks
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4 Fitness centers
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30 Bowling lanes
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2 Miniature golf courses
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30 Pool, billiards & snooker tables
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2 Indoor walking tracks
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27 Tennis courts
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2 Racquetball/handball courts
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14 Bocce courts
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2 Ballrooms
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6 swimming pools - 3 outdoor, 3 indoor
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1 Softball field
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5 Shuffleboard courts
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Workspace for many clubs
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Sun City West Golf Courses
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Regulation Courses |
Country Clubs |
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Desert Trails
Echo Mesa
Stardust
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Deer Valley
Grandview
Pebblebrook
Trail Ridge
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Briarwood
Hillcrest
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Sun City West has convenient local businesses, churches and nationally ranked hospitals all in place
Single Family Dwellings – These comprise the majority of homes and are from 920-Sq.ft. to more than 3,500-sq.ft. with large lots, small lots, golf course lots and some homes in neighborhood associations which handle landscaping and other services for a monthly fee.
Duplexes – Side-by-side units, each individually owned and from 1,200 to more than 2,000-sq.ft.
Garden Apartments – Several units attached in a row that range from 700 to 1,400-sq. ft.
Additional Options - Grandview Terrace offers luxurious condos in a six-story building complete with fine dining, indoor pool, walking track, craft and clubrooms and an active calendar of events. The Madison and Heritage Traditions offer deluxe rental apartments in similarly sumptuous surroundings.
FEES: $337 per year, per resident. Bowling and golf are extra
 TYPICAL HOMES:
GOLF & HOA INFO:
The Recreation Centers of Sun City West, Inc. maintain seven golf courses. These include four regulation-length courses and three executive-length (Par 60) courses.
Two additional regulation-length golf courses are available within the community:
BRIARWOOD COUNTRY CLUB is a private club, with dining facilities, a swimming pool and tennis courts offers. both social and golf memberships.
HILLCREST GOLF CLUB is a pubic course, owned by the world-renowned John Jacobs Golf Schools. The course has hosted Senior PGA and LPGA tour events and is open to the public.
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