Out millions in MUSD land deal, property owner questions motives
Craig Emmerson was quite surprised at the news that greeted him Thursday morning.
The managing member of Maricopa 240 LLC had negotiated the sale of...
MUSD loses preferred property for 2nd high school
Maricopa Unified School district ran into an impasse in its attempt to buy its preferred property for a second high school.
“Tonight, we find ourselves...
MUSD board member opposes high school site after family tract passed over
Maricopa Unified School District board member Torri Anderson and her husband, owners of family property passed over for the site of a new high...
Dairy-to-housing conversion may create roundabout on SR 238
It’s early days, but the long-range impact of a master-planned community on the westside of town could be a roundabout leading to an overpass.
Green...
Eagle Shadow revives as next big subdivision
What would be the first master-planned residential development in Maricopa in years is a reminder of how the city’s development started.
El Dorado Holdings wants...
City bids farewell to long-time, instrumental planner
“It’s been a pleasure. It’s been a long journey. As I walk into the sunset, I know you’re in good hands.” KAZI HAQUE
After 15...
Province lakefront home Maricopa’s most expensive
The most expensive home sold in Maricopa July 16-Aug. 15 was a waterfront home with expansive views and a resort-style backyard featuring a custom...
Petersheim: ‘Escalation clause’ back in super-tight realty market
With the residential housing market so short on supply in Maricopa, there’s been a resurgence of a purchase offer clause that I haven’t seen...
As new stretch of Bowlin Road opens, a mile of smiles
By Raquel Hendrickson and Bob McGovern
Traffic is rolling on Bowlin.
A stretch of thoroughfare opened Thursday has residents in the eastern part of town driving...
Stonegate ‘village’ concept gets OK from P&Z
The developers of Maricopa Stonegate, a proposed “village” of homes, shops and restaurants on 47 acres of land along Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway, heard a...
Petersheim: Does pool affect home’s resale value?
2020 has been an eventful year so far, for many reasons, including the record-breaking heat and the amount of time spent at home due...
New Stonegate development to bring homes, retail together
Developers are reimagining nearly 50 empty acres in Maricopa as a “village.”
Once agricultural and now vacant, the acres between Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and Allen...
Realtor: Shortage of homes for sale strains supply of rentals
Everybody is talking about the seller’s market for real estate sales in Maricopa, but what happens to the local rental market at the same...
Most expensive home sold: Homestead 4-bedroom
The most expensive home in Maricopa June 16-July 15 was a gorgeous two-story, four-bedroom DR Horton Home with a pool, sweeping staircase and three-car...
New HOA president, board member at The Villages
The HOA board at The Villages at Rancho El Dorado voted in a new president and board member on Thursday night as its management...
200-unit housing complex gets P&Z nod but sparks vexation
One planned project brought out frustrations entailed in the City of Maricopa’s General Plan and how traffic flow is designed.
Though the Planning & Zoning...
Commission OKs apartment plan on Porter, raises question of traffic safety
A plan for a 27-unit apartment complex raised some questions about the safety of the Porter Road corridor.
Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved...
Maricopa Station, more apartment complexes on P&Z radar
With a planned esthetic of Sonoran Southwest, Western Americana and Agrarian, a focused area of old town Maricopa is taking another step closer to...
City preps to clean up neglected properties
Since 2004, a section of Maricopa has been exempt from code enforcement and nuisance laws.Kazi Haque retiring
After 15 years as a planner for the...
Local dairy seeks redesignation as master-planned community
Another piece of land in Maricopa may become available for residential and commercial development.
Anglin Dairy, 22272 N. Green Road, on the west side of...
Residential community planned on McDavid Road
The public review started this week on a 64-acre site planned for a single-family housing community with a small, mixed-use area.
The review process for...
Villages HOA shakeup: 5 directors to resign as management firm announces exit
Five directors of the HOA board at The Villages at Rancho El Dorado are stepping down as the association’s management company said it was...
After run-in with HOA manager, new Villages resident ‘appalled’
Bryan Ott has lived in Maricopa for less than four months.
The Navy veteran and his wife moved here from a town outside of Seattle...
Lakefront property goes for half-million
The most expensive home sold in Maricopa April 16-May 15 was a lakefront property in The Lakes that went for half-a-million dollars. Its tax...
Sonoran Creek Marketplace delayed but moving foward
While much commercial construction has continued throughout Maricopa this spring, Sonoran Creek Marketplace remains an empty field.
The planned shopping plaza, anchored by a “specialty...
Home construction still booming, new businesses prepare to open
A lot of dirt is moving, and it’s to Maricopa’s credit.
The city is set up for 60,000 homes, with 22,000 currently built. Building permits...
Council OKs rezoning for housing developments
Two housing developments, including senior living, moved a step closer to realization with approval from Maricopa City Council Tuesday. Both projects were previously approved...
P&Z to review new housing project, ‘man caves’
Bungalows and “man caves” are scheduled to go before Maricopa Planning & Zoning Committee on Monday.
A housing developer seeks to create single-family and multi-family...
Homestead home on corner lot most expensive
The most expensive home sold in Maricopa Jan. 16-Feb. 15 was a two-story Horton home on a corner lot in Homestead. It sold for...
Maricopa rental market cooling down
By Brian Petersheim
Finding a good property to rent in Maricopa is still tough but becoming much easier than it was just three months ago....