Central Phoenix

AMC Esplanade 14 movie theater will re-open as posh Fork & Screen

In The News

Biltmore-area movie-goers have undoubtedly noticed that the  AMC Esplanade 14 movie theater at 2512 E Camelback Road has been closed down this summer.  In August, the Esplanade will reopen as the latest site of AMC’s newest concept, the upscale Fork & Screen. With this renovation, AMC is trying to attract the posh “dinner and a [...]

23 July 2011 Read the full article →

Chateaux on Central has new owner

Phoenix By Area

Depending on your viewpoint, the red brick McMansions on Central Avenue in downtown Phoenix known as the Chateaux on Central are either an eyesore or a diamond in the rough. Back in the boom years, the Chateaux was built at an estimated cost of about $40 million with an additional $47 million provided by Mortgages [...]

13 December 2010 Read the full article →

Fabulous, but too far out. . .

Phoenix By Area

Recently a client and I exchanged emails about her housing options that reminded me of one of most enduring metro Phoenix’s real estate truisms:  fabulous is often also too far out (geographically speaking). Since metro Phoenix has always had room to grow, geographically, it generally follows that the newer, fancier, nicer houses that many 20-something, [...]

26 July 2010 Read the full article →

Don’t leave your house naked

Phoenix By Area

Just me popping in with a little tip for home sellers. We’ve all heard of “curb appeal”. The home above has none of it. The home below, on the other hand. . . . . . .  now that’s curb appeal! These two homes are approximately the same floor plan in the same neighborhood. Neither [...]

15 July 2010 Read the full article →

With MLS photos, details really matter

Seller Help

Before After There are a few crucial details that made the After picture much more appealing (not counting the angle at which the photos were taken): red door black shutters green grass possibly fresh granite gravel in the semi-circle shape flowerbed filled with red flowers white window rollershades all the way down Red shows up [...]

14 June 2010 Read the full article →

Recommended blog and handyman

Homeowner Help

Psst…  I found a really outstanding blog and an excellent craftsman who does home remodeling projects in the Greater Phoenix area: The RemodGeek. I can’t say enough good stuff about him, but his resume actually speaks for itself: …spent years in construction, residential and commercial, and remodeling from foundation to punch list. I have been [...]

10 June 2010 Read the full article →

Inuksuk – one thing Phoenix and Vancouver have in common.

In The News

Opening Ceremonies are tonight at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and I’m looking forward to it.  I love the Olympics, and I love getting totally into sports I haven’t seen, read, or heard about in the last 4 years! Have you seen the logo for this year’s Olympics? Did you know we have one [...]

12 February 2010 Read the full article →

The Original “Subway Tile”

Lifestyle

Everything old is new again. This is a snapshot of a bathroom – complete with the original bathtub tile – in a house at 16th Street & Bethany Home Road. It was built in 1952. Obviously the pedestal sink is new and so is the medicine cabinet and glass shelf. The shower curtain setup looks [...]

26 January 2010 Read the full article →

The Highs and The Lows #3

Foreclosures

Wherein I periodically post about the highest and lowest priced homes in the local MLS. Properties must be: single family, detached homes bank owned currently Active in the ARMLS (AZ Regional Multiple Listing Service) located in the general metro Phoenix region (Wickenburg, Florence, Coolidge, etc are excluded but Surprise, Buckeye, Queen Creek, etc are included) [...]

10 December 2009 Read the full article →

Fall Festival, Sat Nov 7th

Lifestyle

Quick! Can you name 10 local businesses that you frequent? In this age of mega-malls, chains and big-box stores, most of us can’t. I know I can’t, and I like to think I try to support local businesses. This Saturday, you can find 60 local businesses all in one spot. Saturday November 7th, 2009 10am [...]

2 November 2009 Read the full article →

The Highs and the Lows 2

Foreclosures

Wherein I periodically post about the highest and lowest priced homes in the local MLS. Properties must be: single family, detached homes bank owned currently Active in the ARMLS (AZ Regional Multiple Listing Service) located in the general metro Phoenix region (Wickenburg, Florence, Coolidge, etc are excluded but Surprise, Buckeye, Queen Creek, etc are included) [...]

8 September 2009 Read the full article →