Richard B. Burnham
Grady Gammage, Jr.
Michael R. King
Richard K. Mahrle
Curtis Ullman
Thomas J. McDonald
James A. Craft
Kevin R. Merritt
Randall S. Dalton
Kevin J. Blakley
John R. Dacey
Jeffrey J. Miller
Cameron C. Artigue
Susan L. Watchman
Stephen W. Anderson
Christopher A. Womack
Timothy J. Martens
Lisa T. Hauser
Jerry D. Worsham II
George U. Winney, III
Manjula M. Vaz
Kay Bigelow
James F. Polese
Patricia E. Nolan
Rachel R. Weiss
Gregory J. Gnepper
Heather Boysel
Ryan J. Millecam
Carolyn V. Williams
Jonathan A. Bennett
F. William Sheppard
Mary B. Artigue
Diane K. Geimer
Stephen W. Anderson
sanderson@gblaw.com
(602) 256-0566
Areas of Practice
Zoning
Land Use Planning
Education
J.D., University of Chicago, 1989
B.A. with honors, Haverford College, 1986
London School of Economics, 1984-1985
Court Admissions and Other Interests
Profile
Stephen Anderson has been practicing law in Phoenix since graduating from the University of Chicago Law School in 1989. Mr. Anderson started his practice with the law firm of Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon before joining Gammage & Burnham in 1991. In 1992, Mr. Anderson began practicing land use law with Grady Gammage, Jr., and has specialized in this area of the law since that time. He became a partner at Gammage & Burnham in 1998.
Mr. Anderson has worked on a wide variety of land use projects over the past decade, including some of the most significant development projects in Arizona. Specific projects are detailed below.
• Lead representative for the entitlement process for the Marriott Resort at Desert Ridge, which, at 950 rooms, is Arizona’s second largest hotel.
• Represented USAA in the entitlement process for their Western Regional Headquarters; this project was the largest single commercial transaction in the history of the Arizona State Land Department at the inception of the project.
• Represented PG & E Generating in their entitlement process for the Harquahala Generating Project, a $500 million, 1,000 megawatt power plant built in western Maricopa County.
• Represented Sunbelt Holdings in the annexation and entitlement process, including the drafting and negotiation of the development agreement, for Vistancia, a 7,000 acre master planned community located in northwest Peoria. Vistancia is the largest project in the history of the City of Peoria.
• Lead representative for the Flagstaff Ranch project in Coconino County, a 400 acre golf community which involved a three-party land swap and the dedication of an ancient volcanic basin and wetland to the Grand Canyon Trust.
• Involved in all aspects of the entitlement process for the Hines Company’s 24th and Camelback redevelopment project, a project which drew in excess of 200,000 signatures of opposition before ultimately being approved and constructed.
• Represented Waste Management of Arizona in its effort to triple the lifespan of the Butterfield Station Landfill from 40 years to 120 years. As part of this project, the footprint of the landfill was increased from 640 acres to 960 acres.
• Lead representative on Cahava Springs, which, at 1,000 acres, is the largest subdivision in the history of the Town of Cave Creek. This project has included plat processing, the negotiation and drafting of a Pre-Annexation Development Agreement, and involvement in numerous infrastructure issues for a remote site.
• Lead zoning counsel for Zanjero Trails, a 2,700 acre, 9 mile long master planned community in western Maricopa County. Tasks on this project have included entitlement, the negotiation and drafting of a Pre-Annexation Development Agreement and representation on numerous infrastructure issues and agreements.
Mr. Anderson is also experienced in zoning more routine projects, such as subdivisions, neighborhood commercial projects, and office parks and buildings. In the course of such efforts, he has entitled well over one million square feet of office and retail space and thousands of homes and multi-family dwelling units. Clients have included Centex Homes, Ryland Homes, KB Home, DR Horton and Richmond American on the residential side, and Vestar, John F. Long Properties, Evergreen and Kitchell on the commercial side. In addition, he has also entitled wireless telephone towers, mini-storage warehouses, private schools, a six story suburban condominium, a cemetery, an alcohol rehabilitation center, and a homeless shelter. For his work on the last project, Homeward Bound’s Thunderbirds Village, he received the Arizona Bar Foundation’s 1998 Pro Bono Affordable Housing Award. He has represented both commercial and residential property owners in opposition to land use projects as well.
In addition to entitlements and referenda challenges, Mr. Anderson has worked on development agreements, annexations, variances, use permits, site plan approval, design review approval, platting, building permit issuance, and certificate of occupancy issuance.
Finally, Mr. Anderson has worked on land use issues in a plethora of Arizona jurisdictions, including the Cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe, Peoria, Surprise, and Sedona, the Towns of Gilbert, Paradise Valley, Buckeye, and Cave Creek; and Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai and Coconino Counties. He has worked with the Arizona State Land Department on numerous projects.
Mr. Anderson is also active in the community. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Board of Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix. In addition, he is a past Chair of the Valley Forward Association and the Administrative Law Section of the State Bar. He also serves on Boards at Planned Parenthood of Arizona and the Rosson House Heritage Square Foundation & Guild. He has been a member of the Arizona Town Hall since 1993, and serves on the Training Committee for that group.
Mr. Anderson was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended both Haverford College and the London School of Economics, obtaining his degree from Haverford in 1986. He graduated with a double major in Political Science and History, receiving Honors in the former. Mr. Anderson has been selected for the Best Lawyers in America since 2006 for both Land Use & Zoning and Real Estate Law. He has also been listed in Southwest Super Lawyers for Real Estate Law in 2007 and Land Use & Zoning since 2008.
sanderson@gblaw.com
(602) 256-0566
Areas of Practice
Zoning
Land Use Planning
Education
J.D., University of Chicago, 1989
B.A. with honors, Haverford College, 1986
London School of Economics, 1984-1985
Court Admissions and Other Interests
Profile
Stephen Anderson has been practicing law in Phoenix since graduating from the University of Chicago Law School in 1989. Mr. Anderson started his practice with the law firm of Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon before joining Gammage & Burnham in 1991. In 1992, Mr. Anderson began practicing land use law with Grady Gammage, Jr., and has specialized in this area of the law since that time. He became a partner at Gammage & Burnham in 1998.
Mr. Anderson has worked on a wide variety of land use projects over the past decade, including some of the most significant development projects in Arizona. Specific projects are detailed below.
• Lead representative for the entitlement process for the Marriott Resort at Desert Ridge, which, at 950 rooms, is Arizona’s second largest hotel.
• Represented USAA in the entitlement process for their Western Regional Headquarters; this project was the largest single commercial transaction in the history of the Arizona State Land Department at the inception of the project.
• Represented PG & E Generating in their entitlement process for the Harquahala Generating Project, a $500 million, 1,000 megawatt power plant built in western Maricopa County.
• Represented Sunbelt Holdings in the annexation and entitlement process, including the drafting and negotiation of the development agreement, for Vistancia, a 7,000 acre master planned community located in northwest Peoria. Vistancia is the largest project in the history of the City of Peoria.
• Lead representative for the Flagstaff Ranch project in Coconino County, a 400 acre golf community which involved a three-party land swap and the dedication of an ancient volcanic basin and wetland to the Grand Canyon Trust.
• Involved in all aspects of the entitlement process for the Hines Company’s 24th and Camelback redevelopment project, a project which drew in excess of 200,000 signatures of opposition before ultimately being approved and constructed.
• Represented Waste Management of Arizona in its effort to triple the lifespan of the Butterfield Station Landfill from 40 years to 120 years. As part of this project, the footprint of the landfill was increased from 640 acres to 960 acres.
• Lead representative on Cahava Springs, which, at 1,000 acres, is the largest subdivision in the history of the Town of Cave Creek. This project has included plat processing, the negotiation and drafting of a Pre-Annexation Development Agreement, and involvement in numerous infrastructure issues for a remote site.
• Lead zoning counsel for Zanjero Trails, a 2,700 acre, 9 mile long master planned community in western Maricopa County. Tasks on this project have included entitlement, the negotiation and drafting of a Pre-Annexation Development Agreement and representation on numerous infrastructure issues and agreements.
Mr. Anderson is also experienced in zoning more routine projects, such as subdivisions, neighborhood commercial projects, and office parks and buildings. In the course of such efforts, he has entitled well over one million square feet of office and retail space and thousands of homes and multi-family dwelling units. Clients have included Centex Homes, Ryland Homes, KB Home, DR Horton and Richmond American on the residential side, and Vestar, John F. Long Properties, Evergreen and Kitchell on the commercial side. In addition, he has also entitled wireless telephone towers, mini-storage warehouses, private schools, a six story suburban condominium, a cemetery, an alcohol rehabilitation center, and a homeless shelter. For his work on the last project, Homeward Bound’s Thunderbirds Village, he received the Arizona Bar Foundation’s 1998 Pro Bono Affordable Housing Award. He has represented both commercial and residential property owners in opposition to land use projects as well.
In addition to entitlements and referenda challenges, Mr. Anderson has worked on development agreements, annexations, variances, use permits, site plan approval, design review approval, platting, building permit issuance, and certificate of occupancy issuance.
Finally, Mr. Anderson has worked on land use issues in a plethora of Arizona jurisdictions, including the Cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe, Peoria, Surprise, and Sedona, the Towns of Gilbert, Paradise Valley, Buckeye, and Cave Creek; and Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai and Coconino Counties. He has worked with the Arizona State Land Department on numerous projects.
Mr. Anderson is also active in the community. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Board of Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix. In addition, he is a past Chair of the Valley Forward Association and the Administrative Law Section of the State Bar. He also serves on Boards at Planned Parenthood of Arizona and the Rosson House Heritage Square Foundation & Guild. He has been a member of the Arizona Town Hall since 1993, and serves on the Training Committee for that group.
Mr. Anderson was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended both Haverford College and the London School of Economics, obtaining his degree from Haverford in 1986. He graduated with a double major in Political Science and History, receiving Honors in the former. Mr. Anderson has been selected for the Best Lawyers in America since 2006 for both Land Use & Zoning and Real Estate Law. He has also been listed in Southwest Super Lawyers for Real Estate Law in 2007 and Land Use & Zoning since 2008.