16850 E Ave Of The Fountains, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Retail · Fountain Hills · Phoenix metro, AZ

One of 149 reachable retail buildings in Fountain Hills. Larger than 24% of retail buildings in Fountain Hills (median 4,991 SF), derived from assessor records.

County gross building area
3,582 SF, Maricopa County Assessor
Lot size
6,000 SF, Maricopa County Assessor
Year built
1985, Maricopa County Assessor
Stories
1, Maricopa County Assessor
Buildings on parcel
2, Maricopa County Assessor
Predominant use
Store Front Commercial Bldg, Maricopa County Assessor
Assessed value
$425,279, per the Maricopa County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF
$118.73/SF, derived from assessor records
Building area / lot
0.6, derived from assessor records
Vintage
1980s vintage
County use code
STORE FRONT COMMERCIAL BLDG

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Same building type, by distance. Assessor facts only; not an opinion of value.

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Sale history and market context

MakeMe Estimate: $614K (estimated market value), with a likely range of $490K to $728K (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Computed as the county's full cash value of $425,279 times a 1.44 market ratio, measured from 3891 verified arm's-length sale prices vs county values (retail sales in Fountain Hills, through 2026-06-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

lower confidence: 11 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 0.2 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point. Recent sale check: this building sold for $825,000 in 2025; the estimate is about 26% apart. Treat the recorded trade as strong evidence alongside the model.

Comparable sales used as evidence

Recorded arm's-length sales of similar buildings nearby; nearer and more recent sales rank first. The strongest 5 of 11 nearby verified sales are shown. Buyer and seller names are withheld. Get this data via API.

Market context: Retail in Fountain Hills

median verified sale $209.65/SF over the trailing 24 months; 4 sales in the last 12 months and 13 in 24 (newest verified sale 2026-04); the middle 80% of recent sales traded at 0.75x to 1.94x their county full cash value, median 1.50x (13 sales with usable county values).

  • 2022: $192.50/SF median (5 sales)
  • 2023: $22.34/SF median (5 sales)
  • 2024: $195.28/SF median (9 sales)
  • 2025: $230.32/SF median (4 sales)

This estimate sits at 1.44x county full cash value, the 46th percentile of those recent sale premiums.

Computed from 56 verified arm's-length sales in Maricopa County public records (13 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.

Last sold: 2025-06-01 for $825,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2025 per recorded transfers.

Source: Maricopa County recorded sales extract; buyer and seller shown only when a company or organization. Individual names are withheld.

Value over time

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M202520262027Last sold $825K · 2025$614K$425KCounty assessed valueRecorded sale

Dark line: county assessed value per Maricopa County tax rolls. Diamonds: recorded arm's-length sales.

Land, site, and value history

Assessed value moved from $376,878 (2026) to $425,280 (2027), up 13% over 1 years, per county tax rolls. The 2027 roll splits $425,280 into $122,900 land and $302,379 improvements.