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• Paradise Valley Town Council minor General Plan amendment approval paves way for Arcadia Custom Homes

  Paradise Valley Town Council is moving forward with a minor General Plan amendment allowing for a new collection of homes to sprout where Ascension Lutheran Church once stood.

  Arizona Digital Free Press   November 2024

• The bell tower is all that remains of the once legendary Jokake Inn at the Phoenician

  The bell tower, a Pueblo-revival style building just inside the grounds of the Phoenician, is all that remains of the once legendary Jokake Inn, which got its start in the 1920s as a tearoom. Scott Jarson, a longtime realtor in town who specializes in architecturally unique homes, joined The Show to explain what makes the building near 60th Street and Camelback Road so exceptional.

  KJZZ   September 2024

• This luxury Scottsdale neighborhood used to be a Moroccan-themed destination resort

  The Casa Blanca Inn was built near Chaparral Road and 66th Street in Scottsdale about 100 years ago. The Show met up with Scott Jarson, a longtime realtor in the Valley who specializes in architecturally unique properties, to walk around the grounds of the former Casa Blanca Inn.

  KJZZ   September 2024

• A hidden gem at Scottsdale’s Camelback Inn remains relatively unchanged 85 years later

  The first hidden gem is the Camelback Inn Chapel. Very modest in size, it would be easy to miss this piece of the resort’s history. Scott Jarson, a longtime realtor in town who specializes in architecturally unique properties, joined The Show to talk about what remains relatively unchanged roughly 85 years later.

  KJZZ   September 2024

• Iconic 77-Foot Tall Paradise Valley Church Spire to be Preserved

  Crews are working to save a unique piece of architectural history. Ascension Lutheran Church near 68th Street and Indian Bend Road will be torn down, but efforts are being made to save the historic 77-foot spire – a piece of art that means a lot to the community.

  FOX 10 Phoenix   August 2024

• Iconic Paradise Valley Church Spire to be Moved Before Building Demolished to Make Way For Luxury Homes

  When a group of Paradise Valley residents heard that the iconic Ascension Lutheran Church was sold last year to make way for new luxury homes, they jumped into action to save the property designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son-in-law and apprentice William Wesley Peters, in association with Taliesin Associated Architects.

  Phoenix Business Journal   August 2024

• Paradise Valley Town Council to Accept Spire atop Ascension Lutheran Church in Historical Preservation Pursuit

  Paradise Valley residents, elected leaders and local architectural aficionados came together yesterday to discuss how a 77-foot spire designed by a student of Mr. Wright’s hailing from Taliesin West in the 1960s can be preserved in perpetuity.

  Arizona Digital Free Press   August 2024

• Staying Power: A Pair of Realtors Helped Define Phoenix Architecture

  The Show series Exit Interview featured a series of conversations with people who had made their mark on Phoenix — and then left. They hit a ceiling or needed to grow.

  Now, Staying Power looks at people who have made Arizona their home — like real estate agents Scott and Debbie Jarson.

  KJZZ   August 2024

• $2.4M Midcentury Modernist Home in Phoenix Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentice

  “It’s a true, unspoiled, midcentury modernist home,” says Scott Jarson, of az architecture. “It hasn’t had any negative changes to it.”

  Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®   August 2024

• What Would Beadle Do?

  The partners of By Design Development found the Three Fountains condo unit through Realtor Scott Jarson, co-founder of azarchitecture.com, a Scottsdale real estate firm specializing in architecturally significant homes. “I’ve listed and sold a lot of the units at Three Fountains,” explains Jarson, who serves as the development team’s real estate advisor. “The one that Larry and Ben purchased is significant because it is virtually in original condition and has had very few updates.”

  Sources for Design   August 2024

• Modern Design

  “In the late 1980s, Scottsdale Realtors Debbie and Scott Jarson riding high on the era’s real estate and building boom, but the couple began realizing there was something missing from their professional lives. ‘We were selling everything and anything,’ Scott recall, ‘including tract homes that were not sensitive to the desert. We had burnout and began thinking that we were part of the urban sprawl problem the Valley was experiencing.’ Design aficionados, the pair took a leap of faith and launched Jarson & Jarson in 1990, their firm devoted to selling interesting, architecturally unique homes.”

  Sources for Design   February 2020

• Midcentury Masterpieces

  “Built in 1989, this recently restored 2,686-square-foot one-story is a site-sensitive ‘machine for the desert,’ explains Scott Jarson, co-principal of azarchitecture/Jarson & Jarson Real Estate. Hence, abundant natural light flows inside without increasing heat, even with the architect’s pioneering use of extensive glazing in the Valley. Beadle designed and built homes exemplifying indoor-outdoor living long before the concept became colloquial in Arizona. ‘This is an example of a master architect on top of his game, drawing together decades of experience in an effort that seems completely effortless.'”

  Modern Luxury Scottsdale   June 2018

• New-condo sales soar 57 percent in Valley

  Developers built thousands of metro Phoenix condominiums over the past few years. No one was sure how quickly they would sell.

  But buyers did come. New condo sales soared 57 percent last year, according to The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Street Scout Home Values report.

  Pricier new condos

  The El Dorado on 1st in downtown Scottsdale’s art district, designed by award-winning architect Will Bruder, with condos priced above $1.5 million, southeast corner of First Street and El Dorado Lane.

  Read the full article here.

  EDITOR’S NOTE: the condos are named Eldorado on 1st and they are located on the southeast corner of East 1st Street and North 69th Street; 69th Street had been called Eldorado years before. See Images Arizona article for more information.

  Arizona Republic   April 2018

• Real Modern

  “Abandoning cookie-cutter, traditional home sales in sprawling suburbs, the Jarsons discovered their niche. ‘We found we enjoyed working with unique homes, from vintage ranch homes and historic adobes to cutting-edge modern designs,’ Debbie explains. The choice was a pioneering one for Valley real estate. At first, many in the local real estate industry jeered rather than cheered. ‘No one at the time liked modern designs or houses by pioneer architects like Haver, which were getting stuccoed over,’ Scott explains. The switch to architecturally unique homes, though, has paid off for the Jarsons. Now they hear cheers—in sales and salutes.”

  Modern Luxury Interiors Scottsdale   April 2018

• 2 Arizona Projects Focused On Energy Efficiency

  ‘Because of its eco-efficiencies, a new boutique luxury residential development in Scottsdale is being recognized by the city as a green building. Eldorado on 1st, which opened in late 2017 in the arts district, consists of seven units outfitted with elements like Nest thermostats, LED light fixtures and smart-technology recirculating water pumps that “learn” a resident’s hot-water usage, scheduling operations accordingly.”

  luxe.daily   March 2018

• Dramatic desert modern home asks $1.2M in Arizona

  Another stunning example of desert modernism by architect William P. Bruder, FAIA, is on the market, this time in Cave Creek, Arizona, 27 miles northeast of Phoenix. Completed in 2005, the Pond House is so-named for its 5.67-acre riverbank site, where a sometimes swimming hole feeds a river, or stands still as a pond, or, in dry times, acts as “a rememberance of water.”

  Curbed   December 2017

• Meet Scott and Debbie Jarson

  “Our real estate careers began in the mid 1980’s. I followed Debbie into the world of real estate sales and together we have a vibrant and serious career that included all aspects of the industry. We were always dedicated and quickly built a strong personal following as general sales agents. We achieved great success and recognition with a number of sales awards.

  However, our passions always included an eye for design. At one point, we felt that we had to make a change in direction. I was beginning to feel bad about things: in dealing with basic builder homes we had become to feel that we were just ‘part of the problem’.”

  Read the full VoyagePhoenix article here.

  VoyagePhoenix   December 2017

• Gorgeous geometric desert home asks $1.8M in Arizona

  Byrne Residence, one of the most featured works by Phoenix-based architect Will Bruder, has come on the market in Scottsdale. Originally completed in 1998, the geometric modern home has since undergone a complete four-year-long restoration and renovation with input from the architect himself.

  Curbed   November 2017

• Eldorado on 1st completes construction

  North American Development Group (NADG) and the team at AZarchitecture/Jarson & Jarson Real Estate, along with renowned local architect Will Bruder, announce the completion of Eldorado on 1st. The project consists of seven adjacent city homes located at 6901 East 1st Street in Scottsdale.

  AZRE   October 2017

• Prominent architect finishes $1M city homes in Old Town

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  Phoenix Business Journal   October 2017

• Best Places to Live 2017

  This summer, Eldorado on 1st opened the doors of its group of seven adjacent city homes from North American Development Group, AZ Architecture and local architect Will Bruder. (As of press time, two remain for sale.) Each unique abode showcases the highest quality materials, state-of-the-art customizable bulthaup b3 kitchens and carefully selected finishes. Eldorado on 1st residents are sure to have an active social calendar as they will be super-close to the plethora of dining, cultural and entertainment venues found in Downtown Scottsdale’s Urban Arts District.

  Arizona Foothills Magazine   September 2017

• Empty nesters, Millennials shelling out to live in new Phoenix-area condos

  “It’s clear people want to live in connected areas like downtown Phoenix now,” said Chris Chamberlain, a partner with North American Development Group, which is also developing the Eldorado on 1st condos in central Scottsdale.

  The Arizona Republic   June 2017

• Everything old is renewed again as architects renovate historic buildings

  “We have this architectural heritage in Arizona that’s been ignored for a long time,” Architectural real estate agent Scott Jarson said. “Our firm and people like us have been celebrating these houses, and now they’re coming a little more into the mainstream.”

  Cronkite News   May 2017

• Eldorado on 1st more than half sold as it nears completion

  North American Development Group (NADG) and the team at AZ Architecture, along with renowned local architect Will Bruder, have issued an eagerly anticipated construction update for Eldorado on 1st. The project, consisting of a group of seven adjacent city homes located at 6901 East 1st Street is slated to open its doors to owners starting in May of 2017. When completed, the homes will represent the continued evolution of Downtown Scottsdale’s housing market. The project is well over half sold with only two of the seven homes remaining.

  AZ Big Media   April 2017

• More upscale condos for Old Town Scottsdale

  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.

  The Arizona Republic   April 2017

• 1st and Foremost

  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.

  Modern Luxury   April 2017

• $2,700,000 Homes in Arizona, South Carolina and Texas

  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.

  The New York Times   March 2017

• Realtor.com: Phoenix will be No. 1 housing market in 2017

  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.

  azcentral.com   December 2016

• So You Want to Buy a Modern House? Start Here

  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.

  Design Milk   June 2016

• Eldorado on 1st breaks ground in Scottsdale

  “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.”

  AZ Big Media   May 2016

• Homes priced $1.5 mil and up set for central Scottsdale

  “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.”

  The Arizona Republic   April 2016

• Whats Behind Phoenix’s Condominium Building Real Estate Boom?

  “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…”

  Phoenix New Times   January 2016

• Rammed-Earth Luxury Homes

  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.

  The Wall Street Journal   April 2015

• After Potential Demolition, A Bright Future For The David Wright House

  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…

  SaveWright.org   March 2013

• Anonymous Benefactor Saves the David and Gladys Wright House

  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…

  archdaily   December 2012

• The Jarson Residence In Paradise Valley, Arizona by Will Bruder Architects

  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…

  AECCafe   June 2011

• Architectural Tour of the Jarson Residence

  Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Salon Members are invited to enjoy an architectural tour of the Jarson residence on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Husband and wife team Scott and Debbie Jarson of Jarson & Jarson Real Estate…

  hauteliving.com   November 2010

• 8-Unit housing complex on 12th Street touted as infill project

  An eight-unit residential project will be built on land where a developer purchased and razed a house on 12th Street once owned by a prominent Valley architect. The “George” housing development…

  The Arizona Republic   August 2008

• Jarson & Jarson: Architecturally Unique Homes for the “Creative Class”

  The real estate firm of Jarson & Jarson handles only those homes deemed “Architecturally Unique.” On the frontlines of preserving important properties both historic and modern, Scott Jarson…

  944 Magazine   July 2007

• Realtor’s inspiration: Neighbor Paolo Soleri

  Each day after school, Scott Jarson would trot over to his neighbor’s house to watch him work. That neighbor was architect Paolo Soleri.

  The Arizona Republic   April 2007

• Desert awes Soleri-inspired architect

  Each day after school, Scott Jarson would trot over to his neighbor’s house to watch him work. That neighbor was architect Paolo Soleri.

  The Phoenix Republic   April 2007

• Jarson & Jarson: Modern Matchmakers

  When you’re ready to search for that special dream home–perhaps a classic Bennie Gonzales condo, a cutting-edge Will Bruder home on a hillside, or something not yet in existence—Jarson & Jarson is the one to call.

  Contact Magazine   December 2006

• Haute Houses: The latest local architectural trend glosses over the desert.

  Leesa Struck’s house is where birds go to kill themselves. “They fly directly into the glass walls,” Struck says, pointing a bare foot at one of the several floor to ceiling windows in her Paradise Valley home…

  Phoenix New Times   June 2006

• Couple Preserve Arizona’s Architecture Heritage

  What is Arizona architecture? Is it the early-20th-century homes and buildings layered with hand-fired adobe bricks? Is it the postwar ranch house? Or is it Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West, Paolo Soleri’s Consanti or Will Bruder’s modern-day public library? …

  The Arizona Republic   February 2006

• Wright, Neutra and… Al Beadle? Unknown ‘50s, ‘60s Architects Get Big Push From Brokers; Rising Prices, Leaky Roofs

  When Michele and Tim Juengst went house-hunting in San Diego earlier this year, they didn’t know much about the midcentury modern school of architecture. But after visiting a 1965 home with a V-shaped roof and open floor plan-and flipping through a book…

  The Wall Street Journal   December 2005

• The Connoisseurs: Jarson & Jarson Real Estate

  There are wine snobs and art snobs, and if there were such a thing as architect snobs, Debbie and Scott Jarson might be so classified except they’re just too darn nice for that. After 20 years in the real estate field, this enterprising couple drew on their art and design…

  Arizona Foothills   August 2005

• Couple finds success thinking outside the (stucco) box

  Scott Jarson, 47, a Realtor, co-owns Jarson & Jarson Real Estate with his wife, Debbie, 46, a designated broker. They specialize in architecturally unique homes in the Valley…

  Arizona Republic   July 2005

• Central Phoenix Site Being Refurbished into Condominiums

  A San Diego developer plans to convert a vacant, 10-story office building in central Phoenix into luxury condominiums. Joe Pinsonneault bought the old Qwest Communications building at 3033 N. Third St. for $12.5 million.…

  The Business Journal Phoenix   June 2005

• Sky’s the Limit with Custom Features for Home Buyers

  Money and imagination are the only limits to the luxury options added to today’s custom homes. “Whatever the owner wants and can afford, is what he gets,” said architect Jim Hann of James Hann Designs in Scottsdale…

  Phoenix Business Journal   December 2004

• Luxury without bounds: Sky’s the limit with custom features for home buyers

  Money and imagination are the only limits to the luxury options added to today’s custom homes. “Whatever the owner wants and can afford, is what he gets,” said architect Jim Hann of James Hann Designs in Scottsdale…

  The Business Journal Phoenix   December 2004

• Downtown Scottsdale Residents Relish Lifestyle, business opportunities

  From the third floor of their offices in downtown Scottsdale, Scott and Debbie Jarson have front-row seats for what they and others believe are changing dynamics in the city’s future…

  Phoenix Business Journal   October 2004

• Razing Arizona?

  Valley owners of architecturally significant homes–masterpieces by greats such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Al Beadle and Will Bruder–face a daunting dilemma: preserve it or knock it down? Here are two very good reasons to take the road less traveled.

  “These homes are little works of art indicating our place in time,” says realtor Scott Jarson, a longtime resident and specialist in Arizona’s architecturally significant properties. “They can’t be replicated. They represent a cherished time in Valley history when you could get a custom, architect-designed home without being a multimillionaire. And that’s really cool.”

  Arizona Foothills   October 2004

• Urban pioneers: Downtown Scottsdale residents relish lifestyle, business opportunities

  From the third floor of their offices in downtown Scottsdale, Scott and Debbie Jarson have front-row seats for what they and others believe are changing dynamics in the city’s future…

  The Business Journal Phoenix   October 2004

• Realtor Team Opening Office That Matches Their Niche

  A husband-and-wife real estate team that has made architecturally unique home sales their niche has a new and equally unique corporate home.…

  The Business Journal Phoenix   September 2004

• Real Estate Rumors

  Scott and Debbie Jarson, a real estate team with a focus on architecturally unique homes, have formed an independent real estate company in their own architecturally unique building in the Scottsdale Downtown Arts District.…

  Scottsdale Real Estate   September 2004

• “Expressive” Tempe Condos Attract Wide Buyer Mix

  On of the metro region’s more unusual residential developments is under construction a short bike ride from Arizona State University, but few of the tenants are students. Most of the buyers of The Vale Condominiums are professionals who like its design…

  The Business Journal Phoenix   July 2004

• Aging Tempe area going upscale

  Urban infill housing is a hot market for Tempe developers, and buyers wasted no time snapping up one of the latest developments a mile west of Arizona State university. Contracts for The Vale will not be signed for a couple of weeks, but most of the…

  Arizona Business Gazette   May 2004

• Realtor makes the “A” team

  Estates West magazine named Scott Jarson an “A List Realtor” because he and his wide, Debbie, are known as the “go-to team” for buyers interested in architecturally unique residences. The honor is in the summer 2004 issue of the magazine…

  The Business Journal Phoenix   May 2004

• “Vision to Value” Awards

  Vision without action creates little value. Taking this to heart, we have developed the “Vision to Value” awards for “Local Heroes” who exemplify their profession and serve clients and community. 1. A great idea and execution that contributes to the good of…

  Personal Real Estate Portfolio   March 2004

• Urban Loving: Talking with Scott Jarson of Jarson & Jarson Real Estate

  Scott Jarson and his wife Debbie have made a business “Defining Desert Living,” as promised in their agency’s tag line. In the early 90’s, about five years into his career as a real-estate agent, Scott realized that he couldn’t sell another…

  Phoenix New Times   January 2004