Tommy DobczykOpportunity Zone Advisor, OZ Wizard · Director of Development | Certified Opportunity Zone Advisor

Arizona Land vs. Chicago: Smartest Development Targets Revealed! #shorts

24 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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Tommy Dobczyk compares Arizona and Chicago real estate development strategies, noting Arizona land costs more than Chicago city parcels. He ranks Tucson, Mesa, South Phoenix, and Glendale as the smartest development targets, and outlines a framework: identify infill corridors, build a land pipeline, partner with municipalities, and create repeatable products.

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Tempe is aggressive on all those things, Mesa, Glendale, and Tucson. So the areas of Arizona that can follow that Chicago model, they give us the step-by-step breakdown of how to do that, identify the infill corridors, build a land pipeline, partner with the cities, create repeatable products, and then move on. So Arizona land is more expensive than Chicago city-owned in majority. That's a no-brainer. Plus the cost of everything is much higher. So to get the best overall strategic targets, going to Tucson is more important. You going down Mesa's the next one, South Phoenix, then Glendale. So the smartest plays are gonna be in those areas.