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posted by martyb on Wednesday November 15 2017, @01:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the first-home-is-reserved-for-Winston-Smith dept.

Bill Gates is Buying Land in Arizona to Build a "Smart City"

An investment firm run by Bill Gates has put down $80 million to develop a planned community in Arizona. The 25,000 acres of land is about 45 minutes west of Phoenix, in an area called the West Valley. The community, which Gates wants to turn into a "smart city," will be named Belmont.

"Belmont will create a forward-thinking community with a communication and infrastructure spine that embraces cutting-edge technology, designed around high-speed digital networks, data centers, new manufacturing technologies and distribution models, autonomous vehicles and autonomous logistics hubs," Belmont Partners, the Arizona real state investment company involved in the deal, said in a news release.

The proposed freeway I-11, which would connect the Belmont area to Las Vegas, makes the land an ideal spot for a new community, according to Ronald Schott, the executive emeritus at the Arizona Technology Council. Of the 25,000 acres, 3,800 will be used for office, retail, and commercial space. Another 470 acres will be used for public schools. That leaves enough space for 80,000 residential units.

Also at TheUSBPort, Fossbytes, CNET, and Real Estate Daily News.


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by bob_super on Wednesday November 15 2017, @05:37PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday November 15 2017, @05:37PM (#597373)

    So we're talking about a master-planned place (Hell) built in the desert (Hell) by people With Good Intentions (Hell), and it won't have blackjack and hookers?
    How much will they pay people to live there?

    I think they may have to pay royalties [wikipedia.org].

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  • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Thursday November 16 2017, @03:11AM

    by Osamabobama (5842) on Thursday November 16 2017, @03:11AM (#597565)

    Yes, but where else could he assemble an army of Uruk-hai without being bothered?

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