Mapping out the development boom in Maricopa

By
Jay Taylor
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Development is rampant in Maricopa, and there are as many opinions about it as there are rooftops being added to the city. One thing is certain — we are on the verge of a population and housing wave unlike any other ever seen in the city.

Based solely on projects that have already submitted documents to the city to begin the development process, Maricopa is looking at 20,618 new homes and potentially almost 54,000 new residents in the next five years or so. That would take the city’s population to right around 125,000.

Here is an overview of what is coming:

1. Anderson Farms
Type: Single-family houses for sale
Location: Between Bowlin and Farrell and Murphy and Hartman roads
Acres: 640
Dwelling units: 2,200
Projected residents: 5,720
Estimated opening: 2023

2. Amarillo Creek
Type: Single-family houses for sale
Location: South of the Ak-Chin Community and south of Peters and Nall, north of Papago, west of Green and east of Amarillo Valley.
Acres: 175
Dwelling units: 600
Projected residents: 1,560
Estimated opening: TBD

3. Anderson Russell
Type: Single-family houses for sale
Location: Southwest corner of Anderson Road and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway
Acres: 111
Dwelling units: 440
Projected residents: 1,144
Estimated opening: 2025

4. Century Communities
Type: Single-family homes for sale
Location: southeast corner of Murphy and Ferrell roads
Acres: 326
Dwelling units: 1,600
Projected # of residents: 4,160
Estimated opening: TBD

5. Copa Flats
Type: Apartments
Location: Porter and Applegate roads, north of the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway
Acres: 40
Dwelling units: 312
Projected residents: 811
Estimated opening: 2023/24

6. Hampton Edison
Type: Apartments
Location: South side of West Edison Road west of State Route 347
Acres: 12
Dwelling units: 151
Projected residents: 393
Estimated opening: 2023

7. Hancock Gunsmoke
Type: Single-family homes for rent
Location: Seven Ranches, southwest corner of Honeycutt and Gunsmoke roads
Dwelling units: 253
Projected residents: 611
Estimated opening: 2023

8. Hidden Valley Ranch
Type: Single-family homes for sale
Location: southwest corner of Warren and Papago roads
Acres: 1,160
Dwelling units: 3,600
Projected residents: 9,360
Estimated opening: TBD

9. Hogenes Farms
Type: Single-family homes for sale
Location: South of the Union Pacific railroad tracks, north of McDavid Road, west of Green Road and east of Rachel Road.
Acres: 773
Dwelling units: 2,705
Projected residents: 7,033
Estimated opening: 2023/24

10. Honeycutt Run
Type: Single-family homes for rent
Location: Southeast corner of Honeycutt and Hartman roads
Acres: 19
Dwelling units: 208
Projected residents: 541
Estimated opening: 2023/24

11. Pecan Grove
Type: Single-family homes for sale
Location: Northwest corner of Steen and Murphy roads
Acres: 80
Dwelling units: 296
Projected residents: 770
Estimated opening: TBD

12. Portales Townehomes
Type: Townhouses for rent
Location: Southwest corner of Edison Road & Wilson Avenue
Acres: 2
Dwelling units: 33
Projected residents: 86
Estimated opening: TBD

13. Santa Cruz Ranch
Type: Single-family homes for sale
Location: West Val Vista Road, south of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway.
Acres: 1,886
Dwelling units: 6,600
Projected residents: 17,163
Estimated opening: 2026/27

14. Sorrento Phase II
Type: Single-family homes for sale
Location: Southwest corner of Bowlin Fuqua roads
Acres: 365
Dwelling units: 1,100
Projected residents: 2,869
Estimated opening: 2024/25

15. West Maricopa Village
Type: Apartments and single-family homes for rent
Location: Southeast corner of Loma Road and State Route 238
Acres: 30
Dwelling units: 520
Projected residents: 1,378
Estimated opening: 2023/24

TOTALS
Acres: 5,663
Dwelling units: 20,618
Projected residents: 53,599

Editor’s Note: On a map that appeared on page 19 of our December Magazine, the location of Amarillo Creek (2) was inadvertently placed east of Green Road when it should have been west of Green Road. Attached to this article is a corrected version of the map.

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3 COMMENTS

  1. Congrats to the volunteer amateurs on the P & Z….marching Maricopa to become the largest an overcrowded suburb in Arizona…..you all need to be removed and replaced with people who know what they are doing and not following the dictates of Mayor Wonka.

  2. Oh this is some SERIOUS BS. The entire reason why we chose this area was BECAUSE there were farmer fields directly behind us and NO neighbors. Now MORE homes are planned to go right there and will be obstructing our mountain/field views. All the birds that I worked so hard for years to attract to the yard will soon be chased away because some greedy developers want to fill their coffers.

    This kind of BS development is the NUMBER ONE REASON why we will be putting our house up for sale and getting OUT of Maricopa.
    This kind of BS development will inevitably turn Maricopa into another Casa Grande with vacant businesses, crime, filthy roads, and LOWER property value, and with there still being only ONE road out of town traffic on the 347 will be even more of a nightmare.
    NICE WORK, YOU GREEDY FOOLS. Whoever is running P&Z needs to be kicked to the curb.
    Word of advice to current residents: SELL NOW while your property value is still high.

  3. This is sickening and I cannot wait to move OUT of Maricopa. The sole reason why I moved here was to be AWAY from the city. I LOVED seeing the farm behind my house, I LOVED the quiet. It will soon be constant construction noise chasing away the quail in my yard, disrupting my silence and cookie cutter houses with annoying neighbors will be blocking my view of the mountains.
    The city is being built in my backyard against my will and I refuse to live here a second longer than I have to.