

The Disney spokesperson added that they expect to launch sales in 2023, with the first residents moving in 2024.ĭisney will offer residents a voluntary club membership that allows them access to a waterfront clubhouse, a club-only beach area, recreational water activities, Disney programming, entertainment and other activities. “The exact date, home sizes, and prices will be announced at a later time.” “We anticipate sales for Cotino, a Storyliving by Disney community to open in 2023,” said a Disney spokeswoman in an emailed statement to Spectrum News. One section would be for seniors 55 and over.ĭisney officials did not give the approximate square footage of each home or the price range. The company already has other Disney communities in Florida near Walt Disney World.ĭisney officials said the 1,900 homes in Rancho Mirage would be a mix of condominiums, and small and large single-family homes. The company is exploring other additional locations in the U.S. Walt Disney owned two homes in Palm Springs and even sold one to help finance the building of Disneyland in the early 1950s, the Desert Sun reported.ĭisney officials have previously said the development could be one of several Storyliving by Disney communities they are planning to build. The site sits on the former Annenberg Estate between Gerald Ford and Frank Sinatra Drive.ĭisney chose to build in the Coachella Valley because of the area’s connection to Walt Disney. The duo has received approvals to build a town center, a 400-room hotel, 1,900 residential homes, and more than 175,000 square feet of commercial buildings around a 24-acre artificial lagoon. (Courtesy Disney)ĭisney and partner DMB Development of Scottsdale broke ground on the 618-acre master-planned development in April. Groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate work starting on Cotino, a Storyliving by Disney community, held in Rancho Mirage, Calif. “We want to be good stewards of the environment and history of the area.” “We’re going to stay true to the architecture and design of the homes in the surrounding area,” said a Disney official staffing the booth. On the wall of the Storyliving Community booth at the D23 Expo, Disney’s fan convention in Anaheim were pictures and renderings of mid-century modern homes with natural stone elements in the Cotino community. The development could be one of several Storyliving by Disney communities they are planning to build across the U.S.Īfter announcing that the company would help develop a new master-planned community, called Storyliving by Disney, in Rancho Mirage earlier this year, Disney officials previewed what the residential component could look like once built this past weekend.Disney and partner DMB Development of Scottsdale broke ground on the 618-acre master-planned development in April.Sales for Cotino will begin in 2023 with residents moving in 2024.

At this past weekend's D23 Expo, attendees were able to preview the residential component of Disney's master-planned development in Rancho Mirage.
