The Urban Team to Continue The Urban Connection Realty Tradition

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I met Lyle Plocher a while back at a Radiate Phoenix meeting. I immediately liked the guy… down to earth and knowledgeable. We ran into each other on occasion and then something wonderful happened. A couple weeks ago Lyle called and asked if we, the Urban Team at Realty Executives, would consider carrying on the [...]

Homes Currently For Sale in Willo Historic District

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We are often asked what is for sale in the Willo Historic District. In response, we have a nifty little tool that will give you real time info on the homes currently on the market in different areas including Willo. The listing information we use is directly from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service and [...]

One Lexington in Midtown Phoenix meets Downtown’s Radiate Phx

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Radiate Phx held their March 2010 meeting on the 12th floor of One Lexington, a project I believe to be the most rousing and believable condo/loft development in downtown Phoenix. We are so excited there is a condo project we can be over-the-top excited about. Let’s talk a bit about the meeting and then discuss [...]

Radiate Phoenix Meets at One Lexington in March 2010

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Radiate Phx, the non-traditional gathering of architects, planners, Realtors, and downtown Phoenix advocates will hold its March 2010 meeting tonight at One Lexington the former Century Plaza tower at Lexington and Central. Macdonald Development of Canada recently purchased the building and will be finishing out the condo conversion and marketing the units. Radiate Phoenix members, [...]

Willy Wonka Coming to Valley Youth Theater

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Can you believe the Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) is about to finish out its 21st season?  That’s an important community statement. The final production of the season will be Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory… a tasty treat for the whole family. More on that later in this post. Did you know VYT offers a [...]

Well Remodeled Home in Alvarado Historic District

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It’s not often we see homes come up in Alvarado that look this fine. This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home, located at 130 E. Alvarado received an extensive make over in 2009. The result is a home that maintains a lot of charm yet has the amenities most want today. A great home for those [...]

Stoddard-Harmon House: Yours for 1.3 mil

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It’s not too often you can pick up a bit of really old Phoenix history, yet the sale of the 1910 Stoddard/Harmon house is just that.  This fine old lady, located at 1st Ave and McKinley,  is listed on national, state and city historic registers… don’t see that too often. In addition, she had a [...]

Chateau on Central Sells For A Low Price

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Just got a press release announcing the sale of Chateau on Central… the luxury brownstones at Central and Palm Lane. As most of you know, this project received a dooming blow with the death of Scott Cole and  fall of Mortgage, LTD. I’m not sure it wouldn’t have failed anyway due to prices in the [...]