Encanterra® a Trilogy® Resort Community sits in Queen Creek, Arizona, and you really notice right away how much it's designed for people who want to stay active and enjoy good company, because spread out across the grounds you've got things like the La Casa and The Algarve clubs where residents gather for events, play games, and spend afternoons outside, and you'll find all sorts of amenities in the mix-like a big community pool, a fitness center, and a game room, as well as a spa zone with a sauna and steam room if you'd like somewhere to relax your muscles, and then there's always sports going on, whether that's at the pickleball courts, the tennis courts, volleyball, or bocce fields, and what's really nice is all the walking, jogging, and biking trails that connect you to parks and natural spots like Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden, and Lost Dutchman State Park nearby.
Homes here are single-family and pretty modern, with choices ranging from around 1,342 square feet up to over 2,700 square feet, and there are several floor plans with names like Chroma Plan, Crescendo Plan, Cordoba Plan, Ascent Plan, and Palermo Plan, and each place tends to focus on comfort with features like large kitchens with islands, covered patios, spacious great rooms, den or office spaces, and big primary bedrooms often with walk-in closets; some plans have the main bedroom on the first floor, which is handy if you're looking for fewer stairs, while options for things like multi-slide doors at the dining room or see-through fireplaces in lounge areas give a bit of flexibility if you want some custom touches, and if you need more storage, there's even optional attic space in some designs or SmartSpace features for extra organization.
The whole property's managed with help from an HOA fee, and the staff take care of grounds, shared spaces, and all the amenities, so it stays clean and well-maintained even when you don't want to be outside in the Arizona sun pulling weeds, and because Encanterra has a 55+ section and a standard all-ages section-each with collections like Trilogy at Encanterra and Francia, Italia, and Espana-residents can pick what kind of setup fits best, but throughout there's always something to do, whether you're joining classes, heading out on a kayak adventure at the access point nearby, playing a round on the 18-hole championship golf course, or just enjoying quiet time on your patio watching the sunset.
Shea Homes builds and sells the homes here and often has tour booking help, builder offers, and staff who will walk you through everything step by step, no pressure, and there are both new homes for sale-ranging in price from about $485,000 to $1,297,900-and resources for customizing details so you get what you like, plus for folks wanting to get settled quickly, there are homes with standard finishes and ready layouts, and the whole neighborhood comes with things like attached garages, utility rooms, and easy access to social areas, a clubhouse, an amphitheater, and restaurant spaces all available to the residents.
Most people moving in find these homes come with covered patios and convenient features for daily living like a laundry room, walk-in closets, and single-level layouts, and while you live in a modern house, you still have a real sense of a neighborhood thanks to events, amenity centers, and shared greenspaces, and it doesn't hurt that property management takes care of so much, letting you focus on making friends, using the club facilities, or simply enjoying the Arizona outdoors.
