Northwest Valley
General Contractor in Surprise, AZ
Surprise is one of the fastest-growing cities in the northwest Valley, and a large share of its housing sits in active-adult communities where the renovation brief is its own category.
The market
Building in Surprise
Growth here has been rapid and recent, so most of the stock dates from the late 1990s onward and is now reaching the age where kitchens, bathrooms, roofs and mechanical systems come due together. The large active-adult communities shape a good share of the work: single-level homes where renovation frequently has an accessibility dimension alongside the aesthetic one.
Discuss a Surprise projectOr look through the project gallery first — 57 photographs of completed work.
What shapes a project here
- Permits are issued by the City of Surprise.
- Most of the master-planned communities run HOA architectural review on exterior changes, and that approval generally takes longer than the city permit does.
- In active-adult communities it is worth deciding early whether a remodel should build in accessibility now — curbless showers, door widths, blocking for future grab bars. Retrofitting those later means opening the same walls twice.
Permits and licensing
- Permits issued by City of Surprise.
- Blackstone Contracting holds Arizona ROC #344694, valid statewide.
- Based at 8742 W Deer Valley Rd, Peoria, AZ.