PHX Surf now says its long-awaited surf resort on Maricopa’s west side is on track to break ground in March, according to new design details released today from AO , the project’s architecture firm.

The updated 40-acre plan confirms the latest iteration of a project that has steadily shifted since it first entered the public conversation in 2021. What began as a $100 million waterpark filled with waterslides and a lazy river has evolved into a wellness-focused retreat built around a 137,000-square-foot surf lagoon and a resort environment developers describe as “barefoot luxury.”

AO, the Orange, Calif.-based firm behind DSRT Surf in Palm Desert and other surf-focused destinations, announced Tuesday it will serve as architect of record, design architect and landscape architect for the

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