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Casitas at La Mariposa Community, an entity affiliated with the developers of the upcoming Casita Village at La Mariposa, has acquired 36.77 acres of vacant land in East Tucson for $4,584,600. The property, located along Houghton Road adjacent to the La Mariposa Resort, was purchased from Ruth Chmeik and Fiona Brophy of Castle Pines, Colorado. The transaction closed on May 30, 2025.

The site is slated for development as a 162-unit build-to-rent casita community. In April, the Tucson Mayor and Council voted unanimously (6-0) to approve the rezoning for the project, with the proposal presented by The Planning Center. Led by Tucson-based developer Phil Amos, in partnership with Philip Aries and Kirk Saunders of Saunders & Amos, LLC, the project is the result of nearly four years of collaboration with local neighborhoods, floodplain regulators, and city officials.