Mattamy Homes is Canada's largest new home builder, with operations across Canada and the United States. From a humble beginning in 1978, Peter Gilgan, its founder named the company after his two children Matt and Amy. Mattamy has gone on to build more than 60,000 homes in 150 integrated communities, and counting. In Canada, those communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area (Canada’s largest metro area), where the company holds 50% of the market, as well as in Ottawa and Calgary. In the United States, the company is currently represented in Minneapolis, Charlotte, Phoenix, Jacksonville and Orlando is recently added Tucson, and in a big way.
The builder has been in Phoenix since 2007 and closed Friday on its first acquisition of 48 gross acres / 26 net acres of pre-platted land at the northeast corner of Moore Road and Rancho Vistoso in Oro Valley for $4.9 million ($49,000 per lot) in an all-cash deal. Here, it plans to build 100 SFRs and with a second phase takedown, for a total of 200-lots by August. The Mattamy Homes ‘Coming Soon’ sign may go up on this property as early as next week.
Ryan Huffman, VP of Land Acquisition at Mattamy in Phoenix, told us they are also under contract for 172-platted lots in Dove Mountain scheduled to close mid-July. These Dove Mountain lots at Golden Barrel are already entitled so should be ready to build before the Rancho Vistoso property, as early as Spring 2015 is anticipated.
Mattamy gets involved in every aspect of neighborhood planning, from acquiring the land, designing the homes and striving to deliver an exceptional customer experience. The 750 people who work in Mattamy’s divisions and professional disciplines are committed to providing the best homeowner experience.
Huffman describing the company said, “Mattamy is a ‘move-up’ segment 2 - 3 home builder. We will soon have a full company division in the Tucson market where we don’t want to be just another Phoenix satellite office. We recognize the uniqueness of Tucson and are currently interviewing for a Division President there; someone who will show our lasting commitment and intentions for rapid growth in the community.” The home builder is interested in acquiring more land in Tucson.
The Tucson products to be introduced in this market are so new, we couldn’t even obtain renderings of the yet. But Hufffman said to expect, “Floorplans and elevations unique to Tucson and not available anywhere else, not in Phoenix or any of the other Mattamy communities.”
Will White and John Carroll of Land Advisors Organization in Tucson represented the seller, Vistoso Partners LLC of Tempe and the builder in the Rancho Vistoso transaction.
To learn more Huffman can be reached at (480) 302-6080. White and Carroll should be contacted at (520) 514-7454.