Auctions and Leases

The Maricopa County Real Estate Department is responsible for auctioning excess land owned by the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District) and the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). "Excess land" is land which was acquired as part of a project and is no longer needed by that Department.

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Requirements 

Prior to being made available for auction, the following department requirements must be met.

  • The parcel must be classified as excess by the District or MCDOT and subsequently declared excess by the District's or MCDOT's Board.
  • An appraisal (see below) of the excess land by an independent third party appraiser will establish the value. The appraised value is the required minimum bid at auction.
  • A public legal notice will be posted for at least thirty (30) days prior to auction.
  • Excess land will be sold via public auction, or to another governmental entity without auction.

Have a question for us? Contact Property Management via our online form.

Excess Land Auction Process


  1. Step 1: Auction Request Form
  2. Step 2: Appraisal
  3. Step 3: Bid Package
  4. Step 4: Auction Day
  5. Step 5: Finalize Purchase

Auction Request Form

Prospective buyers need to fill out and submit the Request for Public Auction form and submit the form to Property Management.

Scheduled Land Auctions (Real Property)

APN: 220-01-016A

General Location:
East of N. Ellsworth Rd. and North of E. Brown Rd.

Zoning: The subject property is zoned by Mesa as RS-43

LAND:
613 SQUARE FEET +/- or 0.014 ACRES +/-

AUCTION INFORMATION:
MINIMUM BID: $700.00
AUCTION DEPOSIT: $700.00

A cashier’s check in the amount of $700.00 made out to Flood Control District of Maricopa County is required to be an eligible bidder

The above parcel will be sold at Public Auction on Monday, December 11, 2023 at 11:00 am
Maricopa County Department of Transportation
2901 W. Durango St., Phoenix, Arizona, 85009

The successful bid (Buyer) must be formally accepted and approved by the Board of Supervisors at a regularly scheduled published meeting. The Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County reserves the right to cancel this auction in whole or in part at any time prior to the Board’s acceptance of a final bid.

T-2109-2 Bid Package

APN: 304-61-032U
County Parcel Number:
RR-16-EX

General Location:
South of E. Germann Rd. and West of S. 196th St.

Zoning: The subject property is zoned by The Town of Queen Creek as R1-43

LAND:
72,702 SQUARE FEET +/- or 1.6690 ACRES +/-

AUCTION INFORMATION:
MINIMUM BID: $430,000.00
AUCTION DEPOSIT: $43,000.00 (10% of MIN. BID) as well as $2,250.00 in Fee Reimbursements

A cashier’s check in the amount of $45,250.00 made out to Flood Control District of Maricopa County is required to be an eligible bidder.

The above parcel will be sold at Public Auction on Monday, March 4, 2024 at 10:00 am
Maricopa County Department of Transportation
2901 W. Durango St., Phoenix, Arizona, 85009

The successful bid (Buyer) must be formally accepted and approved by the Board of Supervisors at a regularly scheduled published meeting. The Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County reserves the right to cancel this auction in whole or in part at any time prior to the Board’s acceptance of a final bid.

RR-16-EX Appraisal
Bid Package

Scheduled Personal Property Auctions

Upcoming Auctions
Nothing scheduled at this time.

Scheduled Land Sales

For further information or to request the proposed action be submitted for public auction please contact Maricopa County Real Estate Department located at the offices of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, 2801 W. Durango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009.

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Nothing available at this time.

Notice of Proposed Lease

For further information or to request the proposed action be submitted for public auction please contact Maricopa County Real Estate Department located at the offices of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, 2801 W. Durango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009.

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Nothing available at this time.

Proposed Easements

For further information or to request the proposed action be submitted for public auction please contact Maricopa County Real Estate Department located at the offices of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, 2801 W. Durango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009.

Easement For:DetailsAerial Photo

FCD Parcels: #TB1-03
Portion of APN: 159-28-003R ptn.

Non-Exclusive Easement for the operation and maintenance of a subdivision wall granted to The Pointe at Tapatio Cliffs Condominiums Association, an Arizona non-profit corporation.

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The Departments determine the timing of sales at their sole discretion.