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Surprise Development Tracker

Last updated October 22, 2026. Tracks Surprise development, public safety, major retail and zoning projects, and transportation work.

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Last updated: October 22, 2026.

This West Valley Post tracker follows major development, zoning, retail, infrastructure, public-safety and employment projects in Surprise.

Current status

  • Ana Mandara and Vistas Montanas development agreements: Approved; construction not started. On October 6, the Surprise City Council approved Resolutions 2026-115 and 2026-113 for two northwest projects covering about 386 acres. Ana Mandara, at 219th Avenue and Sun Valley Parkway, must fund traffic signals, secure more wastewater capacity before exceeding 591 equivalent dwelling units and dedicate about five acres for a future fire station before home permits. Vistas Montanas, at 173rd Avenue and Peakview Road, must deliver a 171st Avenue sewer extension, portions of 179th Avenue and Peakview Road and a 750-gallon-per-minute well; its agreement documents 529 equivalent dwelling units of wastewater capacity. The approvals set infrastructure obligations but do not establish final plats, permits or construction starts. See West Valley Post’s full agreement analysis.
  • Proposed ICE processing and detention facility: Conversion on hold; utility obligations identified. ICE owns the 418,000-square-foot warehouse at 13290 W. Sweetwater Ave. A September 24 GAO report says ICE obligated $313 million for renovation and still intends to use the property, but detention conversion remains on hold pending federal environmental review. A September 22 City of Surprise utility analysis uses a projected average demand of 190,000 gallons per day, compared with 63,000 gallons anticipated when the warehouse was built, and a maximum-day planning demand of 380,000 gallons. The city identifies $7,878,228 in well, water-treatment and wastewater-capacity costs, plus either 1,512 acre-feet of qualifying water resources or a currently calculated $1,058,400 payment for long-term storage credits. Development impact fees and later cost escalation are additional. No opening date or final capacity is established. See West Valley Post’s updated status report.
  • Battery energy storage zoning rules: Adopted. The Surprise City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2026-10 and zoning text amendment FS23-1041 on September 1, 2026. The citywide framework allows the council to set a residential separation of 100 to 500 feet during review of an individual battery storage proposal. The ordinance does not approve a specific facility or site.
  • Surprise Community & Resource Center: Open. The 35,000-square-foot facility at 12641 W. Santa Fe Drive opened September 3, 2026, consolidating and expanding services previously spread across the Surprise Resource Center, Hollyhock Library and Surprise Senior Center. Maricopa County says the project was supported by $18 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding and a combined $27 million city-county intergovernmental agreement. Services include library programs, workforce development, housing and homelessness assistance, veteran and senior services, youth programs, health and wellness services, benefit assistance and three Head Start classrooms, the first Head Start classrooms in Surprise.
  • Asante Trails: CAVA open, with additional projects in development. CAVA now lists its Asante Trails restaurant at 23350 N. 163rd Ave., Suite 120, on the company’s official Arizona locations page. West Valley Post previously reported a September 30 opening target following CAVA-hosted Community Day sessions September 28 and 29. Surprise issued tenant-improvement permit 2026000310 for the restaurant on May 8. Other city materials have identified Sprouts, Farmer Boys, Baskin-Robbins, Thai Chili and additional businesses, but each remains at its own stage. The underlying 15.18-acre Lot 3 plan (FS25-0999) received administrative approval April 10, 2026, and current leasing materials identify a roughly 40,000-square-foot EōS Fitness as a signed tenant. EōS has a separate conditional-use/site-plan application for an outdoor workout area (FS26-0366); the September 22 event was a neighborhood meeting, and no subsequent approval is shown in the records reviewed. The city’s October 1 active-project report also lists conditional-use/site-plan applications for Dave’s Hot Chicken at the southwest corner of Pat Tillman Boulevard and 163rd Avenue (FS26-0763) and Dutch Bros at Pat Tillman Boulevard and 163rd Avenue (FS26-0802). Those filings establish review-stage proposals, not approvals, construction starts or openings. See West Valley Post’s CAVA opening report and Asante Trails development guide.
  • Village at Prasada / Cheesecake Factory: Announced and planned. The city and developer SimonCRE announced a roughly 7,500-square-foot Cheesecake Factory at the southeast corner of Prasada Parkway and Alexandria Way, targeting a late-2027 opening. The broader expansion also calls for about 21,100 square feet of additional shop and restaurant space, a splash pad and updated restaurant-row signage. The restaurant is not yet open or verified as under construction.
  • Happy Valley Biz-Tech Park: General Plan amendment and rezoning approved. On September 15, the Surprise City Council approved Resolution 2026-127 and Ordinance 2026-18 for the roughly 7.52-acre project near Happy Valley Road and the future 157th Avenue alignment. The actions change the General Plan designation to Commerce and Office Character Area and rezone the site from Rural Residential to Regional Commercial with a PUD overlay. Additional site-plan, conditional-use, plat and permitting steps remain before construction. See West Valley Post’s updated project report.
  • Prasada East: Early development / permits under review. Surprise reported in spring 2026 that Whole Foods and Flower Child were included in permit applications under City review for the emerging project at Sarival Avenue and Waddell Road.
  • Truman Ranch self-storage: Financed and planned. Basis Industrial closed a land acquisition and $20.5 million construction loan on September 2 for a planned 102,673-square-foot, 707-unit climate-controlled self-storage project at 17140 W. Waddell Road. The company expects construction to begin later in 2026 and is targeting fall 2027 for completion and opening. The project should not be considered under construction until physical work begins.
  • Buena Vista Ranch: Rezoning approved. Surprise approved a major rezoning involving approximately 422 acres near 227th Avenue, adding another large long-term development site to the city’s western growth area.
  • 163rd Avenue widening north of Happy Valley Road: Under construction. Surprise is widening 163rd Avenue toward Jomax Road and improving the Jomax intersection. The current project page says northbound restrictions are expected to lift in January 2027 and southbound restrictions in early fall 2027; the roughly 63-week project began in June 2026.
  • Permanent Fire Station 304: Complete since January 2021. The permanent station on 163rd Avenue near Happy Valley Road replaced the temporary modular station. City records say the project was fully completed in January 2021.
  • Fire Station 305 remodel: Complete. Surprise Fire-Medical crews returned October 22, 2026, to the station at 15517 N. Parkview Place after a summer-long renovation. The city’s fiscal 2026 capital plan budgeted $2,100,041 for project P34290, including additional bathrooms, electrical upgrades for battery-operated apparatus equipment, a separate gear-cleaning area intended to reduce exposure to cancer-causing agents and security improvements. The budget identifies Station 305 as the department’s busiest station; the capital-plan figure is not a final construction-cost accounting. See West Valley Post’s completion report.
  • First Surprise Police Department substation: Under construction. The city broke ground May 12, 2026, at the northwest corner of 163rd Avenue and San Ysidro Road, just north of Fire Station 304. The nearly 32,000-square-foot building is designed for about 60 officers and support personnel and is expected to be completed in fall 2027.
  • Fire Station 310 near Deer Valley Road and 185th Avenue: Planned; development review underway. Surprise says construction on the approximately 19,000-square-foot station is scheduled to begin in early 2027. The city’s October 1 active-project report lists site-plan and final-plat applications under administrative review as case FS26-0534. Those filings advance preconstruction review but do not establish approval or a construction start. The facility is planned with four apparatus bays and is expected to initially house an engine company.
  • Loop 303/155th Avenue interchange and north Surprise connector: In final design. ADOT says final design began in March 2026 and is expected to finish in late 2027, with construction anticipated in 2028. The project includes the new interchange, extending and improving 155th Avenue between Happy Valley Road and Loop 303, improving Pinnacle Peak Road between 163rd and 155th avenues and constructing several canal and drainage crossings.
  • US 60/Loop 303 long-term interchange work: In planning. ADOT and MAG are advancing long-term improvements under Proposition 479 that could include a reconfigured interchange and new ramps crossing the BNSF Railway tracks. Near-term congestion improvements were completed in February 2026.
  • Commercial pipeline: Active. Surprise maintains public reports for entitlement projects, permits under review, permits issued for construction and recently completed commercial permits, providing an ongoing source for this tracker.

Why Surprise is a key West Valley growth market

Surprise is expanding simultaneously in several directions: north around Asante and US 60, east and south around Loop 303 and Prasada, and farther west through large master-planned and employment sites. That growth is increasing demand for roads, public safety, healthcare, retail and employment while creating a steady pipeline of rezoning and infrastructure decisions. The police substation, future Fire Station 310 and new Loop 303 access at 155th Avenue are important examples of public infrastructure being added to keep pace with that growth.

What West Valley Post is watching

  • The federal environmental review, final operating capacity, utility-service agreement and required infrastructure payments for the proposed ICE facility on Sweetwater Avenue.
  • New commercial permits and tenant announcements at Asante Trails, Prasada and other major retail centers.
  • Large rezoning cases and master-planned developments.
  • US 60/Loop 303 reconstruction planning, the 155th Avenue interchange and connector roads, and the 163rd Avenue widening program.
  • Construction progress on the 163rd Avenue police substation and the planned start of Fire Station 310.
  • Healthcare and hospital development serving north and west Surprise.
  • Industrial and employment projects in the Railplex and other business areas.
  • Public-safety, parks, water, utility and community-service investments needed to support growth.

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Correction, September 7, 2026: An earlier version of this tracker incorrectly listed Permanent Fire Station 304 as planned. City records show the station was fully completed in January 2021.