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Disagree. Master planned communities are nothing new. This is the same thing, just with some "celebrity" behind it and 21st century features. I expect to see more and more of this.

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Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, is a massive master planned city.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras%C3%ADlia

This isn’t a “master planned community” in a traditional sense. The intent matters. I worked for KBHome and Toll Brothers. The builder’s intent determines the outcome - Bill Gates didn’t buy that many acres to master-plan a community 45 miles from downtown Phoenix - not with 3500 acres of office space. No, this is something much more.

Perspective: CA is expensive. Seattle is expensive. Phx is not... this is a big deal. Perhaps more so than Google in Toronto.

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