HonorHealth Proposes Two Nine-Story Buildings in Scottsdale
The conceptual plan for the Osborn Medical Campus pairs hotel rooms and apartments with the hospital's existing operations.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Nursing Jobs
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HonorHealth, Scottsdale's largest employer, has submitted conceptual site plans to the city for a redevelopment at Second Street and Drinkwater Boulevard. The proposal calls for two nine-story buildings with about 460 hotel rooms and residential units.
Why it matters
HonorHealth says the redevelopment is meant to keep attracting and retaining medical staff at its Osborn Medical Campus. The project fits within the site's approved zoning and requests no adjustments to existing restrictions.
The plan covers 4 acres of the 45-acre Osborn Medical Campus and would add 223 luxury hotel rooms and 238 apartments across two nine-story buildings. The city has not yet completed its substantive review, which is scheduled for Nov. 16, 2026.
The players
HonorHealth
HonorHealth is a nonprofit health system based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is the city's largest employer, operating the Osborn Medical Campus in Old Town.
The details
HonorHealth submitted conceptual site plans to the city showing the two buildings at Second Street and Drinkwater Boulevard. The project is moving through the city's design review process and is subject to a substantive staff review.
Timeline
Fiscal year 2025: HonorHealth had nearly 7,500 workers in Scottsdale.
Nov. 16, 2026: City planning staff are scheduled to conduct a substantive review of the project.
Market Landscape
Scottsdale has built more than 13,000 apartments and condos since 2013, with nearly 7,000 more units in its multi-family pipeline. HonorHealth's proposal adds to that trend by putting residential and hotel uses on land it already controls near its medical campus.
If approved, the redevelopment would add hotel rooms and apartments near the Osborn Medical Campus, a change that could affect housing options and local traffic in Old Town Scottsdale. The project remains conceptual, so no construction timeline has been set.
The takeaway
The proposal shows how hospitals are increasingly looking at their own land to support staff recruitment and retention. Residents and workers should watch the city's design review as it moves toward the November staff review.
What happens next
City planning staff are scheduled to conduct a substantive review of the HonorHealth project on Nov. 16, 2026.
Further reading
For context on the hospital workforce behind the project, see Nursing Jobs in Scottsdale.
Source note: This article includes information reported by AZ Central.
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