An artist’s rendering of a Baker Development Corp. project. The Chicago-based company spent $20 million in August 2021 to purchase 82 acres on the northeast corner of Cactus Road and Loop 303 in Surprise. Construction on the first phase of the Cactus 303 industrial park should start before the end of the year. [COURTESY BAKER DEVELOPMENT GROUP]
By Richard Smith | Your Valley
Surprise was in a position for years where it needed to stack up whatever retail of industrial businesses decided to plant their flag in this far West Valley outpost.
Now the city is in demand for both sectors more than at any point in its relatively short history, particularly in the Prasada area surrounding Loop 303.
But open land is being gobbled up at a rapid pace. Fitting in the final pieces to the puzzle will require some strategic stacking in relation to decisions made south of Waddell Road.
