2024 New Resident & Visitor Guide

PROVINCE (Gemini homes 55+ community) 2,067 homes on 2,194 lots. Meritage Homes is still building. HOA: $1,259.44/quarter. Basic cable included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 520-568-8315, CCMCNet.com. Because these units are attached to one another, roofing, stucco and exterior paint are included in the HOA fees. Amenities: Gated community, walking/ biking/jogging paths, lakes, shuffleboard, tennis, pickleball, indoor and outdoor pools, full workout facility, craft rooms, poker room, 50,000-square-foot clubhouse, library, BBQ areas Fun fact: The smaller Gemini homes are duplexes and have a higher HOA payment than standalone homes. This is because roof insurance is included in the fees, as two separate units share a common roof. PROVINCE (Single-family detached 55+ community) 2,067 homes on 2,194 lots. Meritage Homes is still building. HOA: $829.41/quarter. Basic cable included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 520-568-8315, CCMCNet.com Amenities: Gated community, walking/ biking/jogging paths, lakes, shuffleboard, tennis, pickleball, indoor and outdoor pools, full workout facility, craft rooms, poker room, 50,000-square-foot clubhouse, library, BBQ areas Fun fact: The entire Province subdivision is composed of only ranch homes. RANCHO EL DORADO 3,132 homes on 3,132 lots. Subdivision is completed. HOA: $157.77/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 and bar, golf course. This is Maricopa’s only golf course subdivision. Fun fact: Rancho El Dorado was Maricopa’s first master-planned community. Once Rancho El Dorado gained popularity, other communities started springing up. THE LAKES AT RANCHO EL DORADO 1,477 homes on 2,290 home sites. Meritage, Richmond American, D.R. Horton, K. Hovnanian and Gehan Homes are still building. HOA: $73/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 520-568-8315,

THE TRAILS AT TORTOSA 233 homes on 1,052 lots. Century Communities and Meritage Homes are still building. HOA: $95/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602-957-9191, AssociatedAsset.com Amenities: Community pool, walking/ biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds BBQ areas Fun Fact: The Trails was rumored to be coming for years. There is a manmade lake planned for the subdivision. THE VILLAGES AT RANCHO EL DORADO 1,941 homes on 1,941 lots. Subdivision is completed. HOA: $278.37/quarter. Orbitel internet included in HOA. Management: City Property Management, 602-437-4777, CityProperty. com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, two pools, clubhouse with kitchenette for resident use, workout facility, basketball and tennis courts Fun fact: The owners of the farmland that became the Villages still live in the same house. If you look closely driving down the northwest stretch of Butterfield Parkway, you will see a lovely, older home behind a gate with large mature trees. The house was built in 1956. NOTE: Please keep in mind some HOAs require two months’ fees upon move-in and there may be additional one-time fees when buying or selling a home in an HOA community. Be sure to inquire about disclosure fees, capital improvement fees, transfer fees and community enhancement fees. The transfer fees are negotiable in the purchase contract and should be addressed in the offer. “Who pays what” is addressed in the HOA Addendum. Please reach out to a local real estate expert to get the most updated info available.

RANCHO EL DORADO

Brian Petersheim Jr

CCMCNet.com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, lake, water feature. The Lakes offers homes with attached RV garages. Fun fact: Some builders gave homebuyers a free battery-powered pedal boat when they bought a home on a waterfront lot. RANCHO MIRAGE 939 homes on 2,136 home sites. D.R. Horton is still building. HOA: $103.71/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, water feature Fun fact: Of the four builders originally slated to build in Rancho Mirage, two never broke ground, and four more came in and started building. SANTA ROSA CROSSING 333 homes on 351 lots. Centex Homes and Pulte Homes are still building. HOA: $72/month. Basic cable 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, razed and rebuilt. SANTA ROSA SPRINGS 676 homes on 788 lots. Currently no builders. HOA: $75/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: Brown Community Management, 480-539-1396, 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 proximity to the Union Pacific train tracks.

SENITA (Maricopa Groves) 1,375 homes on 1,375 lots. Subdivision is completed. HOA: $204/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 866 homes on 2,110 lots. DR Horton is still building. HOA: $84.50/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: AAM, 602- 957-9191, AssociatedAsset.com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, lake, splash pad, water feature, tennis courts Fun Fact: Sorrento is Italian for strength. TORTOSA 2,324 homes on 2,462 lots. D.R. Horton, K.B. Homes, K. Hovnanian Homes and Ashton Woods are still building. HOA: $81/month. Basic cable not included in HOA. Management: CCMC, 480-921-7500, CCMCNet.com Amenities: Walking/biking/jogging paths, children’s playgrounds, BBQ areas, lake, water feature Fun Fact: Until recently, 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.

Brian Petersheim is a Realtor with Homesmart Success.

602-206-9644 BrianPetersheim@gmail.com

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