Downtown Historic Phoenix and North Central Homes
Connecting People to Condos, Homes and Historic Properties
We are now adding recipes from downtown Phoenix restaurants to our newsletter and site. This is the first of what we hope is many gastronomical delights we can bring your way. Breadfruit and Rum Bar is on our top places to dine in downtown Phoenix and certainly our favorite Jamaican influenced restaurant in the Valley. [...]
Mayor Stanton gave his first State of the City address on April 11th. People from throughout the city came to hear what the new mayor of Phoenix had to say. His talk focused on a variety of subjects from sustainability, education, locally owned businesses, education and much more. Rather than interpret what Mayor Stanton said [...]
It’s been rock and roll in the real estate market. As we discussed in the March real estate market and news report, we have a ridiculously low number of homes and condos to offer our home buyers. The April downtown and greater Phoenix real estate report is much of the same. The chart below is [...]
A few years back an interesting modern condo development popped up near Portland and 7th Street called Portland II. The builder, Odyssey Homes, built five 4-level condos located in two buildings with the intention of adding additional buildings. The only problem was timing. The first phase of Portland 2 came to market in 2008, about [...]
The next time you are headed up 7th street north of McDowell in Phoenix you may want to take a jog into the Country Club Park historic neighborhood. What you will find is a WWII history lesson written with houses in this enclave bounded by Virginia & Thomas and 7th Street and Dayton. The Country [...]
I finally made it to Bowl of Greens at the ASU downtown Phoenix campus for a bit of lunch. The somewhat cheesy view from the street had kept me away but I am glad I saw past the signage and went inside. It is a build your own salad place with a ton of options [...]
Artisan Village at 615 E. Portland Street in downtown Phoenix is a popular row style condo development for many reasons including: Lower cost units than many other downtown condo project. HOA fees are comparably very low. Dog friendly place. Close to the ASU downtown Campus. In the Roosevelt Row area so a lot is happening. [...]
It was a beautiful afternoon for the 2012 Windsor Square Historic Home and Garden Tour in Phoenix AZ. A scattering of clouds and a soft breeze made walking around the Windsor Square neighborhood comfortable. Amy and I took our time looking at the wares offered by vendors and then set out on the actual home [...]
We performed a study of Orpheum Lofts at 114 W. Adams in downtown Phoenix during construction in 2004. We liked the scope of the project and the amazing 1931 Phoenix Title and Trust Building at the project’s core. We ruffled a few feathers when we publically criticized the developer for the lack of dedicated parking. [...]
The early 1900’s in Phoenix Arizona were vibrant. The new Roosevelt dam stopped the annual and annoying flooding, the Southern Pacific Railroad made travel easy and the Valley of the Sun was a mysterious tourist destination. Hotels leaped up with the demand including one located between 1st and 2nd avenue on Fillmore Street. Fast forward [...]
