April 8th, 2017
Last year, construction started on a condo and office project designed by award-winning architect Will Bruder in Scottsdale’s art district of Old Town. Prices in the development, Eldorado on 1st, started at $1.5 million.
April 1st, 2017
No one can argue the unmistakable aesthetic of architect Will Bruder, soon to be shared with Downtown Scottsdale’s urban Arts district. Eldorado on 1st, a luxury, seven unit townhome development, will offer a distinct combination of verticality, vibrance and walkable surroundings.
March 17th, 2017
The house was built in 2009 and designed by Lake Flato, a San Antonio architecture firm that won an American Institute of Architects award for it. It is sited roughly east-west, for desert and mountain views, and has glass walls, high ceilings (some of them 14 feet), large pivot doors that open to courtyards landscaped with native plants, and wide eaves that provide shade from the desert sun.
December 2nd, 2016
The top housing market in the U.S. in 2017 will be metro Phoenix, according to a new realtor.com forecast.
It’s about time.
The Valley’s steady growth in sales and price increases, tighter new home market and short supply of foreclosures make it one of the healthiest in the country.
Plus a wise housing analyst who tracks home sales and trends every day told me last year that 2017 would be the big year for the Phoenix-area housing market.
June 2nd, 2016
Modern homes are a hot commodity these days and with their popularity always on the rise, there’s usually a good amount of inventory available and more on the horizon. Luckily, there are also knowledgable real estate agents that specialize in modern houses making it even easier when you’re on the hunt. You can also do your own looking online thanks to plenty of sites showing what’s for sale. Here’s a sampling of where to start your search.
May 12th, 2016
“In Scottsdale, we have a cherished tradition to protect…to be a community one aspires to live in. You aspire to reach the point that you can move here to be part of this community; to be part of all it has to offer – the arts, culture and cuisine,” said Scottsdale Vice Mayor David N. Smith. ““For this project we were challenged to think outside the box and we did that.”
April 5th, 2016
“Construction on a housing and office project designed by award-winning architect Will Bruder in Scottsdale’s art district is scheduled to start later this month. The development, named Eldorado on 1st for its location, will have seven homes above two street-front offices, on the southeastern corner of First Street and El Dorado Lane.”
January 13th, 2016
“That turnaround, Jarson says, is distinctively Phoenix. “In many cities, the movers and shakers who are dictating the way a city is shaped are the bankers and the financiers. Here, the people who have been doing the directing are restaurateurs and artists.” These creatives, Jarson believes, are building vibrant neighborhoods that have recently merged to become a more vibrant downtown…”
April 3rd, 2015
The wider market for luxury rammed-earth homes is difficult to gauge because there aren’t that many of them. “The rammed earth was really reflective of the level of the quality of the materials in the home—and it does reflect in the price,” said Scott Jarson, an owner of azarchitecture Real Estate in Scottsdale, which has a $4.5 million listing for a 7,156-square-foot rammed-earth and copper-clad home in Paradise Valley.
March 19th, 2013
The David and Gladys Wright House in Arcadia, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his son David in the early 1950s, has been purchased by a Delaware Limited Liability Company formed by a family with long standing ties to Phoenix…
December 20th, 2012
Christmas has come early for the international community of architects and preservationists, as an anonymous benefactor has saved the endangered David and Gladys Wright House…
June 5th, 2011
This house is designed as a vessel of personal discovery for two real estate professionals with an educated passion for modern architecture and their two sons…