Gilbert developer to add 3 storefronts on Smith-Enke

By Michael McDaniel, Reporter
Mar 10, 2025

A pre-application narrative and site plan submitted to the city of Maricopa shows the intent to add an office building within the Maricopa Grand Professional Village.

The application submitted by Gilbert-based Pillar Companies calls for the construction of a building on an undeveloped lot near the infamously crash-prone intersection of Desert Greens Drive and Smith-Enke Road.

Principal Curtis Kelner promised the proposal “would not negatively impact the neighbors, the surrounding community or the city of Maricopa.”

The new building would sit adjacent to the Trend Spa and Desert Greens office rental company building, according to a site blueprint submitted in the application.

The application submitted by Pillar Companies calls for the construction of an office building on an undeveloped lot near the intersection of Desert Greens Drive and Smith-Enke Road. [City of Maricopa]

Pillar’s plans outline approximately 5,200 square feet of air-conditioned office space within that standalone building. It would be partitioned into three suites.

The building is slated to be on the same site as the Pinal County Public Health Clinic and Mandy’s Wine Bar.

Representatives from Pillar submitted the application in late February. The documents were released March 3.

InMaricopa has contacted Pilar Companies for a timeline and leasing outlook. No comment was furnished by press time.

The site is zoned for general business. A list of the types of allowed businesses can be found here.

Michael McDaniel, Reporter

Michael McDaniel is a reporter covering business in Maricopa and Buckeye. He is an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan as a forward adviser for the Afghan army. Michael was awarded a bronze star for his service. He graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in investigative journalism. Michael has bylines in the Phoenix Business Journal, The Arizona Republic, Courthouse News, and The Goodyear Independent. He is passionate about protecting the First Amendment and all things civil liberties.