MARANA, AZ (June 13, 2025) – As Marana grows, the area around the Town Center and Main Street in Marana continues to grow even faster. The opening of the Marana Aquatic and Recreation Center on Marana Main Street in May brought the largest public recreation center in the Tucson area to life. Opened in 2024, the new Fry’s Marketplace at Gladden Farms is also just minutes from Monarch, a master-planned community by Sunbelt Holdings. What started as a well-located working farm is now becoming one of Southern Arizona’s most exciting new home destinations. Monarch is officially on the map with homes starting in Phase 1 and Phase 2 lots in the works for this Fall. Lennar and Richmond American have already planted flags at Monarch, and the project will look to add to its homebuilder roster in 2025.
Momentum of Monarch
Monarch had been years in the making, gaining its momentum in the past 36 months. Bob Bambauer, Executive Vice President at Sunbelt, said, “We have strategically chosen Tucson sites based on current characteristics like infrastructure and location, but we also look at future potential. Monarch had both.”…