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A primary suite
The primary bedroom has its own bath and closet at its own end of the house, with the laundry right beside it.
The Queen Creek · Plan D-2245 · Three-Bedroom Casita
Three bedrooms, just under Arizona’s size limit.
Nine hundred ninety square feet, three bedrooms and two baths — a full second home in the backyard, just under the state’s 1,000 sq ft by-right limit, built by a licensed Arizona contractor.
Fixed price, from$245,000
Plans, engineering, City permit fees, and the base finish package are all in that number. Site conditions are quoted from a published schedule before you sign.
Licensed AZ builder·ROC #361366·Permits handled end to end
- Conditioned
- 990 sq ft
- Footprint
- 22′ × 45′
- Layout
- 3 bed · 2 bath
- Kitchen
- Island + dining
- Typical timeline
- 6–7 months
The idea
Three bedrooms changes who can live there.
A third bedroom is the line between a casita and a house. A family with two kids, three roommates splitting rent, grandparents with a room for visiting grandchildren — none of them fit in a one- or two-bedroom, and all of them fit here.
At 990 square feet it sits just under the 1,000 sq ft Arizona lets you build by right, so this is the biggest rental unit, guest house or second home your lot will ever hold.
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Two more bedrooms
Two secondary bedrooms side by side, each with a closet and room for a queen bed.
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Kitchen, dining and a hall bath
A kitchen island with seating, space for a dining table, and a second full bath off the living area for the kids and guests.
Floor plan
A house plan, shrunk carefully.
The primary suite sits at one end with its own bath and the laundry; the two secondary bedrooms share the other end, with the kitchen, dining and living room — and a hall bath — in between. Final dimensions are drawn to your lot and setbacks.
| Room | Dimension |
|---|---|
| Great room + dining | open, table for four |
| Kitchen | island, seats 3 |
| Primary bedroom | en-suite bath + closet |
| Bedrooms 2 & 3 | each with closet |
| Hall bath | tub/shower, off the great room |
| Laundry | W/D closet at the primary suite |
| Conditioned area | 990 sq ft |
Plan shown is the current progress set. Room dimensions are finalized in the drawings for your lot before permit submittal.
Included in $245,000
What the fixed price covers.
- Architectural plan set and structural engineering
- City or county permit application, fees, and submittal through approval
- Engineered concrete slab foundation
- Wood framing, wall insulation, drywall and texture
- Spray-foam insulated roof (no vented attic)
- LP SmartSide board-and-batten siding or stucco
- 4:12 shingle roof
- Vinyl no-flange windows
- Electrical, plumbing and ductless mini-split HVAC
- Kitchen with cabinets, countertops and appliances (refrigerator excluded)
- Full bath with tiled shower, vanity and toilet
- Luxury vinyl plank flooring and baseboard, interior and exterior paint
- Standard utility connections to the main house
- One-year builder warranty
- Second full bath
- Washer and dryer hookups in a dedicated laundry closet
Built for Arizona heat. The roof is sealed with spray foam instead of sitting over a vented attic, so there is no superheated attic space above the ceiling in July. The casita stays cooler, the mini-split works less, and there are no roof or gable vents for dust and monsoon rain to get into.
Quoted separately
What depends on your lot.
Every one of these is priced from a published schedule during pre-qualification, before you sign anything. No line item on this list is ever discovered mid-build.
- Electrical service panel upgrade, where the existing panel can’t carry the load
- Water, sewer and electrical runs beyond the standard distance from the main house
- Extreme grade correction
- Removing or restoring pools, patios, walls, or mature landscaping
- HOA architectural submittal — we prepare it; association fees vary
- Refrigerator and finish upgrades beyond the standard package
One rule worth knowing early. Arizona law caps a casita at the lesser of 1,000 sq ft or 75% of your main house. A 990 sq ft casita needs a primary home of at least 1,320 sq ft, and some cities cap it lower. Our free lot check tells you before you spend anything.
How it compares
Same size. Less money. Same license.
Measured against turnkey casita prices published by other Phoenix-metro builders for comparable 1,000 sq ft plans (September 2026).
| Feature | The Queen Creek | Published East Valley turnkey pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Conditioned area | 990 sq ft | 1,000 sq ft |
| Published price | $245,000 | $253,000–$298,499 |
| Price per sq ft | $247 | $250–$254 |
| Bedrooms / baths | 3 / 2 | 2 / 1–2 |
| Plans & permits | Included | Varies; frequently excluded |
| Contingency asked for | None — scope is fixed in writing | Some add 5–10% on top of the quote |
| Licensed AZ contractor | Yes — ROC #361366 | Check the ROC number |
What people build it for
Nine hundred ninety square feet solves the big problems.
Family rental
Three bedrooms means a family with kids — the tenants who sign for years, not months.
Multigenerational living
Grandparents, a caregiver and a room for visiting grandkids, with two baths so nobody waits.
The swap
Rent out the big house and move into the casita. Three bedrooms is enough to live in well.
Guest house and office
A primary suite, a guest room and an office, with a kitchen for all three. The most flexible building you can add to a lot.
Three bedrooms is where the rental math gets interesting.
A three-bedroom casita in the East Valley rents for materially more than a one- or two-bedroom, and it opens the unit to families, the tenants who stay longest.
Ask us and we will walk through the rent-versus-payment numbers at $245,000 for your ZIP code.
Rents vary by city and finish. We use current East Valley comparables, not national averages.
Run the numbers for my lotThe process
Four stages. No surprises in any of them.
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Free lot check
We check your parcel, setbacks, utilities and HOA before you spend a dollar. Some lots don’t work at this size, and we would rather tell you in week one.
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Design & written price
Pick a model and your finishes. You get one number, in writing, that doesn’t move unless you change the scope.
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Permits handled
We run the city submittal end to end — plan review, corrections, approval. You sign where the owner has to sign, and nothing else.
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Build
Slab, framing, finish. Photo updates against a milestone schedule, then a walkthrough before you take the keys.
Price it on your lot
See what The Queen Creek costs on your lot.
Four questions. We’ll follow up with a real number for your property, including whether your city allows a casita this size.
We usually reply the same business day. If your lot doesn’t qualify for 990 sq ft, we’ll tell you what does.
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The Chandler
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The Queen Creek
Three bedrooms, two baths, 990 sq ft — the most casita Arizona lets you build by right. From $245,000.
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