Central Phoenix & Scottsdale
General Contractor in Arcadia, Phoenix AZ
Arcadia is one of the most active renovation markets in the Valley: mid-century ranch homes on unusually large, often flood-irrigated lots, with a steady run of additions and full rebuilds.
The market
Building in Arcadia
Built out through the 1950s and 60s on the old citrus groves, Arcadia pairs single-storey ranch houses with lot sizes that are rare this close to central Phoenix. That combination drives the market: additions, second storeys, whole-home renovation and, frequently, taking a house back to the studs. Mature landscape and original construction make the existing conditions unusually important to survey properly.
Discuss a Arcadia projectOr look through the project gallery first — 57 photographs of completed work.
What shapes a project here
- Most of Arcadia permits through the City of Phoenix, but the neighbourhood boundary is not the jurisdictional one — parcels toward the east can fall under Scottsdale or Paradise Valley. Confirming which applies is the first step, not a detail.
- Flood irrigation is still live across much of the neighbourhood, and it affects site grading, drainage and foundation detailing in ways that inland lots never raise.
- Homes from this era predate current insulation, electrical and mechanical standards. Renovation scopes here almost always uncover work beyond the original brief, and a contingency that acknowledges that is more honest than one that does not.
Permits and licensing
- Permits issued by City of Phoenix, with parcels on the eastern edge falling under Scottsdale or Paradise Valley.
- Blackstone Contracting holds Arizona ROC #344694, valid statewide.
- Based at 8742 W Deer Valley Rd, Peoria, AZ.