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Sun City Grand
Located in Surprise, Sun City Grand is an Active Retirement Community. Year-round sunshine creates a vacation spirit that seems to be infectious. Covering 4,000 acres, it is, quite simply, grand. Sun City Grand is an age restricted community. One member of the household must be 55 or older and no one under the age of 18 is permitted residence.
Sun City Grand is like a small village, with the village center serving as the recreational focal point of the community. The center features two great eating places: The Bistro at Desert Springs and Mulligan's Deli. The courtyard design of the Village center features water fountains and lush landscaping. Features include the Adobe Spa & Fitness center, the Sonoran Plaza that includes a 9,110 sq. ft. Kiva ballroom, a reading lounge with patio and a multi-purpose activity rooms. The Village Atrisan Studios provide the perfect place for all sorts of classes and social activities.
Adobe Spa & Fitness center
As the social hub of this community, the Sonoran Plaza and Adobe Spa & Fitness Center offer amenities for just about every enthusiasm. Inside the state-of-the-art fitness center you will find stationary bikes, treadmills, weight resistance equipment, an indoor walking track, and an aerobics and dance studio. The outdoor pool provides a swim channel, an aquatic aerobics area, as well as a therapy spa. If you prefer outdoor exercise there are lots of scenic walking and biking trails.
Sports & Games
Softball, Water Polo, Tennis, Bocce and billiards are just a few of the activities you can join at Sun City Grand. There are tennis courts, bocce courts, trails for roller blading, horseshoe pits, along with the two beautiful golf courses.
Golf Courses
Desert Springs Golf Club was designed by PGA Hall-of-Famer Billy Casper and golf course architect Greg Nash. The 18-hole championship course was designed to accommodate players of all skill levels. Multiple tees alter the landscape of each hole by adding yardage. Larger than average greens make it possible to vary the difficulty of pin placement. There are 28 acres of beautiful lakes scattered around the course, making play a challenging experience.
Granite Falls stetches to a length of 6,870 yards with a par 72. Its lush appearance is achieved by combining rolling hills and 10,000 sq. ft. greens with trees, scrubs and abundant buffalo grass that grows up to 6" high in non-playing areas. There are over a dozen water features in this Bill Casper/Greg Nash course designed in a mid-western style but with the ambiance of the Southwest.
Activities of the Mind
At Sun City Grand you will find a library filled with books, computer labs that offer classes on subjects as diverse as Internet for beginners to Quicken and Photoshop. There are many, many clubs including Investment Clubs, Geneology, Drama, Music, Woodcrafters, Gardening, Photo/Video, Art, Stitchers, Bridge and Mah Jongg to name a few. Nearby in Surprise you will find the West Valley Art Museum which exhibits national, international and local artists, as well as a variety of collections. This year marks the grand opening of the newly constructed Chaparral Center. This new addition houses several of the communities’ most sought after resources.
The Arizona State University Lifelong Learning Academy is the pride of the center. It is a source of continuing education exclusively for Sun City Grand residents.
Joe Zuni’s, a full-service gourmet coffeehouse is also a major feature. It features sandwiches and salads, ice cream, muffins and bagels and provides the perfect setting for studying or socializing. At Joe Zuni’s you are able to enjoy a wide variety of musical performances, attend a book signing or listen to a cowboy poet weave a story. With floor to ceiling glass panels, intricate tile patterns, a festive color scheme and plenty of indoor and outdoor seating the coffeehouse is bound to be a popular spot.
Other features at the center include a large computer lab, a high tech video lab and several multipurpose rooms with flexible plans that include lots of storage areas, multiple lab-type sinks and expansive views of the campus-like courtyard. There’s also a social hall with dual kitchen facilities, and a business center for copying, faxing and Fed Ex shipping.
Medical Facilities
Sun City Grand is served by two hospitals:
- Boswell Memorial Hospital
The non-profit, 324 bed community hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical/surgical services and a hospital-based skilled nursing facility. Provides 24-hour emergency department staffed with highly-trained physicians and nurses. The medical staff consists of more than 400 physicians and dentists, representing more than 40 specialties. The fully accredited acute-care Medicare-certified hospital features up-to-date diagnostic and treatment services in every department.
- Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital
Accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals Organization, the 201-bed hospital provides 24-hour emergency care service, comprehensive acute-care medical/surgical services, rehabilitation therapy, medical/psychiatric services and extended care facilities. An experienced medical staff is comprised of almost 300 physicians and dentists. The non-profit, Medicare-certified hospital utilizes sophisticated diagnostic and treatment services in all areas of care.
Both hospitals are a service of Sun Living Health, a nonprofit community healthcare network.
Recreation and Membership Fees
There is a one time Architecture Review Fee charged all new residents when they purchase a home of $100.00, along with a resale transfer fee of $80.00.
Annual Recreation fees are $600.00 per household
For a complete list of membership fees e-mail us at: premierprops@westusa.com and ask for the Sun City Fees Schedule or call our toll-free number 1-888-735-2964
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