Queen Creek OKs agreement to bring 1,702 Fulton Homes to fruition

A project being touted as the “Gold Standard” of community developments in the southeast Valley is moving forward in Queen Creek.

Queen Creek Town Council approved by a 6-0 vote during its June 6 meeting to enter into an agreement with Phoenix-based Fulton Homes for the long-awaited Barney Farms home development planned for the northeast corner of Queen Creek and Signal Butte roads.

The agreement paves the way to transform the 70-year-old potato, corn and alfalfa farm into 1,702 homes on 532 acres featuring a 22-acre lake with floating docks and fishing opportunities, a 12,000-square-foot aquatic center and four different lot sizes and ranch-themed home styles.