By AZRE | AZBigMedia
A fourth-generation, Mesa-based family business is moving forward with its plans to renovate and expand the iconic Old Potato Barn in Gilbert, breathing new life into the 54-year-old barn that once housed the area’s potato supply.
In June, the City of Gilbert approved plans for The Higley Barns, a multimillion-dollar, adaptive, mixed-use development that will transform the 20,000 square-foot Potato Barn in Gilbert into a unique multi-tenant space, plus add an additional 8,000 square-foot building, a 10,000 square-foot building and a 14,000 square-foot building to the three-acre property.
The Smith family, owners of Central Arizona Supply, Arizona’s premier plumbing supply and appliance company, have owned the property since 2015 and see this is an opportunity to parlay their more than 50 years as an Arizona family-owned and -operated business into an expanded new role as real estate developers.
