Suncadia, Washington
Suncadia is a planned unincorporated community and resort in Kittitas County, Washington, covering an area of 6,300 acres (25.5 km²). It is located approximately 80 miles (130 km) east of Seattle in the Cascade Mountains between Roslyn, Cle Elum, and the Mountains to Sound Greenway section of Interstate 90.
The resort is a joint undertaking between Jeld-Wen and managing partner Lowe Enterprises.[1] The $1 billion project features a 5-star rated mountain lodge with convention center facilities, a mountain springs themed spa, a sports center with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, an outdoor venue amphitheater/lake with winter ice skating, trails and recreational areas, 2,000 residential units, and three golf courses. A village center with restaurants and shops will be completed by 2016.
Over 500 single-family homesites were sold in 2004, generating more than $125 million in gross revenue.[1]
The community's open space includes a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) corridor along the Cle Elum River, which remains open to the public under a partnership (called the Suncadia Conservancy) that also includes Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Yakama Nation.[2] The interests of local citizens in aspects of the development that included the corridor were represented by RIDGE, a grassroots group.[3]
Suncadia, originally called "MountainStar," is being built on former forest lands purchased in 1996[4] from Plum Creek Timber Company by Jeld-Wen's Trendwest Investments.[5]
References
- ^ a b Suncadia Resort, Roslyn, Washington | Peterson Economics
- ^ The Seattle Times: Travel Outdoors: New Suncadia resort rolls into Roslyn with luxury inn, golf course
- ^ RIDGE
- ^ MountainStar Resort, With Three Golf Courses, 150-room Lodge & Conference Center, Will Forever Change Two Rural Washington Communities / August 2003
- ^ Mountainstar Resort - Settlement Agreement
47°12′36″N 121°00′25″W / 47.21°N 121.007°W
External links
- Official website
- Aerial view of Suncadia and Roslyn, from RIDGE's website
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