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LOCATION Phoenix, Ariz.
COMPANY Gothic Landscape
DETAILS Today, The Grand stands as a premier living community for residents ages 45 and up, featuring a large-scale maintenance job that Gothic Landscape has been tackling since the property’s beginning roughly 25 years ago.
Nick DePasquale, executive vice president for Gothic Landscape, says crews need to maintain roughly 15,000 trees, 106 irrigation controllers, 583 homes, 542 acres of decomposed granite desert landscapes and more, all surrounded by pickleball and tennis courts, activity centers, pools, walkways and the roughly 17,000 residents that live there.
“The team on the job is so committed; they’re so proud,” DePasquale says. “They treat the property like it’s their own — like they live on property — and that’s really what makes us a success out there. Our team really cares and is focused on helping the residents.”
With the many different aesthetics and areas to the community, a key challenge is making sure each part blends together into one coherent landscape, requiring each crew member to see the bigger picture and ensure all areas are fully serviced.
And amidst challenges like the brutal Arizona heat and difficult water restrictions, DePasquale says he’s glad to have clients that prioritize their landscaping assets.
“They’re so focused on preserving the park-like atmosphere and keeping the resort-style landscape, when a lot of people are just trying to cut budgets,” he says. “They are focused on doing the right thing and improving the value of the landscape assets.”
And with their long history of excellence on-site, Gothic won a gold award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program.
