Newsletter

Newsletter

Weather

Maricopa Weather

Future subdivision site halved, but number of houses unchanged

An updated conceptual land use plan for Stagecoach Springs. [City of Maricopa]

Plans for a subdivision on the city’s south side have nearly been slashed in half. Geographically, that is — the number of planned homes is virtually unchanged.

An updated conceptual land use plan for Stagecoach Springs. [City of Maricopa]
After selling nearly 200 acres of land to the City of Maricopa, landowners Jim and Matt Smith updated their proposal for a subdivision near Porter and Steen Roads, according to public records obtained by InMaricopa.

Last year, the Smith family was looking to sell more than 420 acres of their sod farm for a subdivision called Stagecoach Springs at Smith Farms. The plans called for the construction of 1,100 single-family homes and 990 apartment or townhome units.

The industrial land sale in October adjusted those plans.

The new proposal shows the site to be nearly half the size of the original proposal. It’s comprised of residential, commercial and mixed-use parcels. The new plans still manage to squeeze 1,100 single-family homes onto 185 acres.

On another 25 acres would be 750 apartment or townhome units.

However, it doesn’t sound like the family intends to move terribly fast.

A project narrative read the Smiths plan to “continue farming a portion of the site for as long as possible” before selling it to a developer or homebuilder.

The Smith family sold the land for about $17 million last year to the city. It will be incorporated into the upcoming Maricopa Business Park, part of the planned Industrial Triangle.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Most Popular

POLL

Sunset

The fireworks are still in the warehouse and the grills haven't been fired up just yet, but America's 250th birthday is right around the corner. Before the stars, stripes and sparklers arrive, we want to know: How do you celebrate Fourth of July?


Sign in

Welcome back!