Stunning Willo Historic Home For Sale

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This home in Willo historic has been sold and we have many more we would be delighted to show you. We are delighted to announce a gorgeous home is now available in the Willo Historic district in downtown Phoenix Arizona. The Urban Connection Team was selected to market this home located at 136 W. Granada [...]

Cherry Lynn Historic District History and Home Tour

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Cherry Lynn is one of our favorite historic subdivisions in midtown Phoenix. It has a strong mix of 1920’s and 1930’s period revivals with an emphasis on English, Spanish and Monterey styles. We just added an article on our sister site, www.urbanteamaz.com, looking at the history, architecture and homes of Cherry Lynn Historic district. Rather [...]

Sweet Home Deals in FQ Story Historic Phoenix

I can’t really explain it but there are a lot of homes for sale in FQ Story these days. When I searched for homes in FQ Story today for a client I found 14 homes on the market.That compares with only 4 homes for sale in Encanto Palmcroft. Pretty strange but good news if you’ve [...]

307 E. Verde, A Blend of Historical and Contemporary

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I was out showing homes this weekend and revisited a place worth of note. As Realtors, we appreciate a good remodel as we are saddened by some of the remodeling mistakes we often see… luckily 307 E. Verde in the Hacienda Historic District is not one. The home recently received a fine updating with exceptional [...]

Yaple Park Historic District Information

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A BIT OF YAPLE PARK’S HISTORY: Yaple Park Historic district is a history lesson of 20th century Phoenix told through houses and buildings.  Yaple Park roots date back to 1899 when James & Sue Yaple purchased about 30 acres of land below the Grand Canal between what is now 7th and 3rd Avenue. The Yaple’s [...]

Fairview Place Affordable Historic Living

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Fairview Place is one of the more affordable historic home districts in the downtown Phoenix areas in the downtown Phoenix area. There are trade offs in that it resides to the west of Encanto/Palmcroft and not easy walking distance to light rail and many downtown venues. Grand Ave is close by, as is Encanto Park [...]

Phoenix Magazine Features Historic Preservation

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Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on the great article in Phoenix Magazine on historic preservation in the Phoenix area. Long time Phoenix historic preservationist G.G. George is heavily featured in the article as are others who value our city’s roots. Rather than do a cliffs notes post on the article, I’ve put [...]

1930 Spanish Home in Willo For Sale

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Broadmore in the Willo Historic Disctrict is home to many fine homes and this is one of them. It was built in 1930 so it reflects more of the roaring twenties style than later FHA influences. We really like the early homes as they tend to have more charm and character. This home has both. [...]

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 [...]

Exquisite 2 story Craftsman with basement

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This is a truly exquisite home in the Roosevelt Historic District of Downtown Phoenix. A 3 yr remodel project resulted in an exceptional 4 bdrm 3 ba w/dbl masters, family room, basement, home with 4000 + sq ft of living space. All of the original charm of original windows, doors, built-ins, and hardware remain while [...]