Merrill Trust assembled, planned, owned, and zoned Merrill Ranch. Located in the Town of Florence in Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, Merrill Ranch is a 8,800-acre master-planned community zoned for 36,000 residential units and 4.5 million square feet of mixed-use, commercial, and industrial space. 2,000 acres of the property was sold to Pulte to be used for their award winning Anthem community and Sun City active adult community.