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Canyon Del Rio
East Flagstaff, inside city limits. MLS data as of September 2026
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Canyon Del Rio is Capstone Homes' master-planned community on Flagstaff's east side at Butler Avenue and Fourth Street, where new townhomes and single-family homes are going up in ponderosa pine forest along the Rio de Flag.
Highlights
Canyon Del Rio, at a glance
City or county
Inside City of Flagstaff limits; City of Flagstaff Fire Department
Typical lot size
Single-family about 8,700 sq ft (0.2 acre); townhomes about 3,000 sq ft
Water and sewer
Public water and sewer, extended through the development
HOA
Master POA plus a block association; recent sales show about $20 to $170 a month, most $90 or $150
Wildfire setting
Ponderosa pine forest; Rio de Flag floodplain kept as open space
Build-out
Homes built 2024 to 2026 so far; more neighborhoods planned and in review
Snow and plowing
Public streets; a Block I listing disclosed City-maintained roads and snow removal
Homes sold, last 12 months
24 (14 single-family, 10 townhomes)
Short-term rentals: city license
City of Flagstaff rules, plus two layers of CC&Rs
Canyon Del Rio is inside city limits, so the City of Flagstaff's short-term rental license applies: $250 a year, an Arizona TPT license, notice to adjacent, across-the-street, and diagonal neighbors with a 24-hour emergency contact, $500,000 in liability insurance, a sex-offender registry check before each stay, required equipment, and hotel-rate sales and BBB taxes. ADUs that received a Certificate of Occupancy after September 14, 2024 require the owner to live on the property. Canyon Del Rio also has a master association and block associations, and their CC&Rs weren't published online in September 2026, so the recorded documents come first if rental income is part of the plan.
Getting around
Butler Avenue and Fourth Street, next to I-40
From The Point, Walmart on Huntington Drive is about 4 minutes away; Sam's Club about 5; Whole Foods about 6; Safeway on Cedar Avenue about 7; Sprouts, Natural Grocers, and Target about 8; Bashas' on Humphreys Street about 9. Downtown is about 2.8 miles, Flagstaff Medical Center about 3.1, NAU about 4.1, and Pulliam Airport about 7.1.
Canyon Del Rio sits at the southwest corner of Butler Avenue and Fourth Street on Flagstaff's east side, beside the I-40 Butler Avenue interchange. Capstone Homes describes it as 331 acres of ponderosa pine forest, and the plan mixes for-sale townhomes and single-family homes, a rental community, and future commercial space, with the Rio de Flag floodplain preserved as open space and the J.W. Powell Boulevard extension running through the property.
With new construction like Canyon Del Rio, we read the plat and the master plan along with the floor plan, because what gets built next door over the next few years matters as much as the house.
Over the last twelve months the MLS shows 24 closings, all built from 2024 on: 14 single-family homes between $943,310 and $1,274,724, with a median of $1,093,500 and a typical size of about 3,030 square feet, and 10 townhomes between $807,162 and $938,030, with a median of $861,355 and a typical size of about 2,380 square feet. We leave days on market out here, because on new construction it tends to track build schedules more than demand.
Ownership comes with two association layers: a master property owners association under master CC&Rs, and a block association for each section, such as Block G and Block I. One Block I listing disclosed a block fee plus separate POA dues, transfer fees for each association, and a capital improvement fee, so the closing costs deserve a line-by-line look.
Questions buyers ask us most about Canyon Del Rio
Who builds in Canyon Del Rio?
Capstone Homes. The for-sale neighborhoods include The Point, townhomes on Snowberry Circle, and The Ridge, single-family homes around Valerian Lane, with The Lookout and a larger Phase 2 planned.
What are the HOA fees in Canyon Del Rio?
What is being built near Canyon Del Rio?
What do homes in Canyon Del Rio cost?
Terrain & Access
The neighborhood, mapped
Canyon Del Rio sits at Butler Avenue and Fourth Street, beside the I-40 Butler Avenue interchange. The Rio de Flag runs through the property, and the J.W. Powell Boulevard extension will cross it on the way west to Lone Tree Road.
In the Area
What's changing around Canyon Del Rio
J.W. Powell Boulevard extension under construction
City Council approved the J.W. Powell extension through the Little America, Canyon Del Rio, and Gibson properties on December 3, 2024, and the City began construction on September 8, 2026 on the segment from its current end just east of Lone Tree Road to Fourth Street, with completion expected in fall 2028.
connect.flagstaffaz.govTemple site at Butler and Fourth
In January 2026 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the site of its planned Flagstaff temple: a 10.43-acre lot at the southwest corner of Butler Avenue and Fourth Street, with an 18,850 square foot single-story building. No groundbreaking date was announced.
knau.orgPhase 2 block plat
A Phase 2 preliminary block plat covering about 119.6 acres of single-family and medium-density blocks, with J.W. Powell Boulevard and Harold Ranch Road as public streets, went to the Planning and Zoning Commission in August 2025.
public.destinyhosted.comThe Lookout goes to Council
The Planning and Zoning Commission forwarded The Lookout at Canyon Del Rio, 50 lots on 7.1 acres near Whetstone Drive and Fourth Street, to City Council, with a council vote scheduled for October 21, 2025.
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Areas within Canyon Del Rio
The Point
Capstone townhomes on Snowberry Circle, recorded as Block G, with two-story plans from 1,821 to 2,728 square feet.
The Ridge
A 50-home Capstone single-family neighborhood around Valerian Lane, recorded as Block I. Capstone's site showed one home remaining in September 2026.
The Lookout
A planned 50-lot Capstone neighborhood on 7.1 acres near Whetstone Drive and Fourth Street, with homes of 1,400 to 2,400 square feet.
Canyon Del Rio rentals
A rental apartment and townhome community under the Canyon Del Rio name, managed by Celle Asset Management.
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What makes this neighborhood unique
Canyon Del Rio is one of the few places inside Flagstaff city limits to buy a brand-new home in the pines on the east side, with City services, I-40 at the door, and Rio de Flag open space built into the plan. It is also still being built: new neighborhoods, a road extension, and a planned temple site are all in motion. The right plan weighs the home you're buying against what's coming around it.
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