Casa Grande Construction Permits

November 10, 2014 “Look not at the monthly starts, look at what is under construction!” Let’s start with DR Horton’s least-attractive site Desert Sky, on the west side of town. SURPRISE!!!!!  9 starts currently under construction.  Don’t know if they are sold or not. Now look at Cottonwood Ranch: Apparently they are building a new […]

“Blockbuster” CG Planning Agenda

As reported in the September 30, 2014 issue of the CASA GRANDE DISPATCH: P&Z to discuss Tractor Supply and PhoenixMart Staff Reports Consideration of a major site plan for a Tractor Supply Co. distribution center and a change in land use designation for PhoenixMart are scheduled for discussion at Thursday’s Casa Grande Planning and Zoning […]

UP Progress: Zero

Rose Law Group Reporter recently posted an authoritative update on the (lack of) progress on the proposed Union Pacific switchyard near Red Rock, Arizona.  Read their article here.  

Sun Corridor? Bring it.

Does Arizona’s Sun Corridor a Megapolitan make?  Check out what Real Estate Daily News has to say here, or check out the original, underlying post on Arizona Builder’s Exchange here. I don’t know about you, but I am sitting here (for about thirty years now) counting my chickens before they’re hatched.  

Coolidge in Planning Spats!

The City of Coolidge is provoking some discontent amongst its neighbors by brazenly claiming overlapping planning area, contrary to existing IGAs. In the case of Eloy, the land in question is the south end of what was once the City of Mesa water farm, now owned by affiliates of Farm Services International, fronted by Jackob […]

Seniors Deal: DOA

Yet another proposed development optimized for Seniors … has been killed by overzealous politicians masquerading as council members pretending to be engineers. Due to a small wash at the south end of the property, the guardians of the citizenry’s collective life and limb ignored Staff recommendations and an Engineer’s sealed findings to deny the plan […]

Another Seniors Deal

Yet another proposed development optimized for Seniors has made its way before the omniscient City zoning oracles. Seems “Aging” is a vibrant development sector right now, and this one is purportedly a copycat of the facility we helped site on the Villas by Mary T property at the N/E/C Peart and Cottonwood.  In fact, we […]

10ac NW Casa Grande Foothills

NEW LISTING: Investment parcel in the foothills northwest of Casa Grande. Wedged between the incredibly beautiful COPPER MOUNTAIN RANCH master planed community, GRANDE VALLEY, the Gila River Indian Community and the Ak-chin Regional Airport (just to the west), land in this area has nowhere to go but up!  Access full flyer here.

I10/Florence Valero Zoning Activity

Valero has finally started entitlement work on their 4ac+ parcel at NWC Florence Blvd and I-10.  Improvements look pretty predictable:  C-store, gas pumps, car wash.  Notable is that this will entail a stop light at that intersection (Camino Mercado).