720 S Smith Rd, Tempe, AZ 85288

Small-Bay Industrial · Tempe · Phoenix metro, AZ

One of 729 reachable small-bay industrial buildings in Tempe. Larger than 15% of small-bay industrial buildings in Tempe (median 19,335 SF), derived from assessor records.

County gross building area
8,250 SF, Maricopa County Assessor
Lot size
32,931 SF, Maricopa County Assessor
Year built
1996, Maricopa County Assessor
Stories
1, Maricopa County Assessor
Predominant use
Warehouse W/Office/Retail,planned Par, Maricopa County Assessor
Assessed value
$1,574,200, per the Maricopa County Assessor (not a market appraisal)
Assessed value per building SF
$190.81/SF, derived from assessor records
Building area / lot
0.25, derived from assessor records
Vintage
1990s vintage
County use code
WAREHOUSE W/OFFICE/RETAIL,PLANNED PAR

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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: $1.9M (estimated market value), with a likely range of $1.52M to $2.25M (half of recent verified sales in this segment landed inside that range). Computed as the county's full cash value of $1,574,200 times a 1.21 market ratio, measured from 3891 verified arm's-length sale prices vs county values (small-bay industrial sales in Tempe, through 2026-06-29). Not an appraisal. How this estimate works.

lower confidence: 8 comparable sales within 3 miles; nearest 0.2 mi. This property type carries wider measured error; treat the estimate as a starting point.

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 8 nearby verified sales are shown. Buyer and seller names are withheld. Get this data via API.

Market context: Industrial in Tempe

median verified sale $244.58/SF over the trailing 24 months; 23 sales in the last 12 months and 49 in 24 (newest verified sale 2026-04); the middle 80% of recent sales traded at 0.98x to 1.61x their county full cash value, median 1.30x (49 sales with usable county values).

  • 2022: $170.34/SF median (13 sales)
  • 2023: $215.84/SF median (18 sales)
  • 2024: $211.86/SF median (31 sales)
  • 2025: $237.85/SF median (21 sales)
  • 2026 YTD: $311.94/SF median (6 sales)

This estimate sits at 1.21x county full cash value, the 39th percentile of those recent sale premiums.

Computed from 383 verified arm's-length sales in Maricopa County public records (49 in the trailing 24 months). Free public records. Not an appraisal.

Last sold: 2020-06-01 for $1,000,000 (recorded arm's-length sale).

Current ownership dates to 2020 (about 6 years) 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$1M$2M$3M2020202220242027Last sold $1M · 2020$1.9M$1.57MCounty 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 $1,752,000 (2026) to $1,574,200 (2027), down 10% over 1 years, per county tax rolls. The 2027 roll splits $1,574,200 into $754,700 land and $819,500 improvements.