MARICOPA’S HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS
This is definite highly requested information for people considering purchasing a home in Maricopa
If you live in Maricopa or are moving to town, you home is likely in an HOA, or homeowners association. All of the city’s 19 residential developments – from Acacia Crossings to the Villages at Rancho El Dorado – have them. They are run with the help of eight different management companies with varying monthly fees and amenities.
Here’s a guide to all the different communities. Before you make that big decision, here’s a few things to consider:
- How important is the commute time into Phoenix/Chandler?
- What do I get for my money?
- How strict is the HOA with parking?
- What amenities are included?
- How often does the HOA raise fees?
- Is construction ongoing in the area?
ACACIA CROSSINGS
739 homes on 739 lots. Subdivision is completed.
HOA: $76.47/month. HOA provisions include Orbitel internet. Management: City Property Management, 602-437-4777. www.cityproperty.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, basketball courts.
Fun fact: The HOA actually modified a walkway from the center of Acacia Crossing to be able to walk to the stores in the Bashas’ center, so residents wouldn’t have to walk or bike all the way around the subdivision to shop.
ALTERRA
980 Homes out of 1,005 lots. Lennar Homes and Wade Jurney Homes are currently building in the subdivision.
HOA: $62.92/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: JSquared Property Management, 623-251-5260. jsquaredpropertymanagement.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas.
Fun fact: The main entrance to Alterra once had a large fountain/waterfall but was changed to a large planter after the pump system had to be replaced multiple times.
COBBLESTONE FARMS
892 homes on 892 lots. Subdivision is completed.
HOA: $280.31/quarter. Basic cable included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602-957-9191. associatedasset.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, pool, horseshoes, basketball court, lake, sports field.
Fun fact: Cobblestone Farms has one of the quickest commute times into town based on the location and traffic in the subdivision.
Fun act 2: Cobblestone/Fulton built the only basement homes in Maricopa, which are approximately 4,000 square feet.
DESERT CEDARS
418 homes of 418 lots. Subdivision is completed.
HOA: $225/quarter. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: City Property Management, 602-437-4777. www.cityproperty.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas.
Fun fact: Desert Cedars is the closest subdivision to Maricopa’s Copper Sky Multigenerational and Aquatic center, which means not only an easy walk to the festivities, but an up-close and personal view of the Fourth of July fireworks from your house.
DESERT PASSAGE (aka Smith Farms)
706 homes of 706 lots. Subdivision is completed.
HOA: $102.00/month. Basic cable is not included in HOA. Management: Trestle Management Group, 480-422-0888. trestlemanagement.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, pool, basketball court, sports fields, baseball/softball field.
Fun fact: Desert Passage has a pool, but many people forget about it when talking about subdivisions with pools!
GLENNWILDE GROVES
1,917 homes on 1,948 home sites. Fulton Homes is currently building
HOA: $92.25/month. Basic cable included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602-957-9191. www.associatedasset.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, 2 heated pools, tennis, basketball, soccer, baseball/softball, stocked fishing lake.
Fun fact: Pacana Park, in the center of Glennwilde Groves, was the city’s main gathering place for festivals/sporting events before the larger Copper Sky Multigenerational Complex was built.
HOMESTEAD
2,162 homes on 2,406 lots. Meritage and Gehan homes are currently building.
HOA1: DRHorton (non-gated) homes: $48.50/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602-957-9191. associatedasset.com
HOA2: DRHorton (gated) $107.80/month. Basic cable is included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 480-921-7500. www.ccmcnet.com
HOA3: Meritage/KBHomes/Gehan $85/month. Basic cable is included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 480-921-7500. www.ccmcnet.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, volleyball court, basketball courts, and lake subdivision.
Fun fact: The entire subdivision of Homestead is called Homestead North, but locals and residents refer to the gated parcel as Homestead South.
MARICOPA MEADOWS
1,621 homes on 1,626 lots. Building has been completed.
HOA: $210.00/quarter. Basic cable is not included in HOA. Management: Desert Vista Community management 480-573-8999 www.Mydesertvista.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, basketball court, outside workout trail, pickle ball court, Frisbee golf and lake.
Fun fact: Maricopa Meadows is home to one of Maricopa’s two disc golf courses.
PALO BREA
265 homes on 525 lots. DRHorton is currently building.
HOA: $70/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: City Property Management, 602-437-4777. www.cityproperty.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, basketball courts and one of the few sand volleyball courts in Maricopa.
Fun fact: Richmond American Homes is building in Palo Brea and plans to make a walking path from the neighborhood directly to Copper Sky. Palo Brea offers homes with an attached RV garage.
PROVINCE (Villas or Gemini homes 55+ community)
1,687 homes on 2,214 lots. Meritage Homes is currently building
HOA: $1,181.15/quarter. Basic cable included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 520-568-8315. www.ccmcnet.com
Amenities: Gated community, walking/biking/jogging paths, lakes, shuffleboard, tennis, pickle ball, indoor/outdoor pools, full workout facility, craft rooms, poker room, 50,000+ square-foot clubhouse, library and BBQ areas.
Fun fact: The smaller Villa or Gemini (duplex) homes have a higher HOA payment than stand-alone homes because roof insurance is included as two separate units share a common roof.
PROVINCE (Single Family detached 55+ community)
1,687 homes on 2,214 lots. Meritage Homes is currently building.
HOA: $767.40/quarter. Basic cable included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 520-568-8315. www.ccmcnet.com.
Amenities: Gated community, walking/biking/jogging paths, lakes, shuffleboard, tennis, pickleball, indoor/outdoor pools, full workout facility, craft rooms, poker room, 50,000+ square-foot clubhouse, library and BBQ areas.
Fun fact: The entire subdivision of Province is composed of single-story homes only.
RANCHO EL DORADO
3,132 homes on 3,132 lots. Subdivision is completed.
HOA: $136.30/quarter. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: First Service Residential, 855-333-5149. fsresidential.com.
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, lake, driving range, restaurant/bar (at the golf course). Maricopa’s only golf course subdivision.
Fun fact: Rancho El Dorado was Maricopa’s first master-planned community; when the homes were built the nearest supermarket was in Chandler or Casa Grande.
THE LAKES AT RANCHO EL DORADO (Rancho El Dorado Phase 3)
713 homes on 1,643 home sites. Meritage, Richmond American and Gehan Homes are currently building.
HOA: $67/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 520-568-8315. www.ccmcnet.com.
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, lake and water feature. The Lakes offers homes with attached RV garages.
Fun fact: Residents may use non-motorized boats like canoes or paddle boats on the lake.
RANCHO MIRAGE
616 homes on 2,136 home sites. DRHorton is currently building.
HOA: $99.21/month. Basic cable included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602-957-9191. associatedasset.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, lake with walkout pier and water feature.
Fun fact: Of the four builders originally scheduled to build in Rancho Mirage, two never broke ground, and four more came in and started building.
SANTA ROSA CROSSING
7 homes out of 351 lots. Centex homes is currently building.
HOA: $67.00/month. Basic cable is not included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602-957-9191. associatedasset.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas
Fun Fact: Santa Rosa Crossing is Maricopa’s original “ghost subdivision” where homes were built, abandoned, destroyed and rebuilt!
SANTA ROSA SPRINGS
644 homes out of 788 home lots. No current building.
HOA: $73/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: Brown Community Management 480-539-1396. www.brownmanagement.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas.
Fun fact: The original builders used extra insulation for noise reduction because of the proximity of the Union Pacific train tracks.
SENITA (Maricopa Groves)
1,375 homes on 1,375 lots built. Subdivision is completed.
HOA: $174/quarter. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: Oasis Community Management, 623-241-7373. oasiscommunitymanagement.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas
Fun fact: Senita 1 and 2 are the parcels west of the bridge over the wash while Senita 3 is the parcel east of the bridge.
SORRENTO
789 homes out of 821 total lots. Starlight Homes and Scott Communities are currently building.
HOA: $75.50/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602-957-9191. www.associatedasset.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, lake, splash pad, water feature, tennis courts.
Fun Fact: There are currently two new builders quickly putting up homes in Sorrento.
TORTOSA
1,205 homes out of 2,462 total home lots. DRHorton and Starlight are currently building.
HOA: $91/month. Basic cable is not included in HOA. CCMC, 480-921-7500. www.ccmcnet.com
Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, lake, water feature.
Fun Fact: There were several streets in Tortosa with partially built homes, but no builder. The builder ran out of money and went under. Some of the homes were sold unfinished, but eventually the bank came in, finished and sold the homes.
THE VILLAGES AT RANCHO EL DORADO
1,941 homes out of 1,941 lots. Building has been completed.
HOA: $258/quarter. Orbitel communication internet included per HOA agreement. Management: First Service Residential, 855-333-5149. fsresidential.com.
Amenities - Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, 2 pools, clubhouse w/kitchenette for resident use, workout facility, basketball and tennis courts.
Fun fact: The original owners of the farmland that became the Villages still live in the same house. If you look closely driving the northwest part of Butterfield Parkway you will see a lovely, older home behind a gate with large mature trees. The home was built in 1956.
The HOA monthly fees are the “ongoing payments” that a homeowner makes monthly or quarterly. Some HOAs requirement of two months of fees upon move-in. Please keep in mind that there may be additional one-time fees when buying or selling a home in an HOA community. Be sure to specifically inquire about disclosure fees, capital improvement fees, transfer fees and community enhancement fees. The disclosure fee is always paid by the seller, but any other fees are negotiable in the contract to purchase.
Brian Petersheim is a Realtor with Homesmart Success.
602-206-9644
BrianPetersheim@gmail.com