As more and more growth has moved to the northwest ofmetropolitan Phoenix, interest from developers in the land aroundthe lake has grown.

Phoenix-based Bridge Financial Corp. has purchased a 5,263-acreparcel near Lake Pleasant for $25.85 million. Bridge FinancialCorp., the leading division of publicly traded NZ Corp. The companyconsiders this a "strategic acquisition" and is planning to find ajoint-venture partner to develop the parcel in the near future,says Joe Joseph, treasurer for NZ Corp. The land purchased byBridge Financial is bordered by Arizona State Highway 74, DysartRoad, the Carefree Highway and Sarival Avenue.

Earlier this year, active-adult builder Del Webb paid $28.6million for an interest in a 2,100-acre plot north of Sun CityWest, just south of Lake Pleasant.

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