From the monthly archives: March 2007
I posted some beautiful photographs of Spring in Phoenix in a post on the Master Gardener’s Garden Tour last weekend. See the sidebar in this article on garden tours for more information on upcoming Arizona garden tours. DON’T MISS OUT!
This Santa Barbara style home in the small community of Estate Los Arboles (23 homes northeast of Hayden Rd and McCormick Parkway) sold for $1,150,000. It was in the MLS 1 day and closed on March 9. It previously sold on June 3, 2002 for $498,000. The home was built in 1994, listed at 2,916 [...]
McCormick Ranch Homes Sold March 7 to 13 – Closings Sq.Feet $perSqFt Rm/Bath YrBlt SalePrice* AddressClick to see map 2,426 299 8/2 79 $725,000 8101 E Del Joya Dr 2,869 401 7/3 94 $1,150,000 8307 E Via De La Luna 2,796 282 9/3 83 $788,000 8398 E Thoroughbred Trl 2,437 269 7/3 79 $656,000 8407 [...]
This home at 8337 E San Ricardo Dr, Scottsdale was listed at 2,821 square feet and it sold for $755,000 in just 11 days on the market. It is a 5 bedroom, 3 bath in Estados de la Mancha which is a neighborhood between Hayden Rd and Mountain View Park. The home had upgraded travertine [...]
McCormick Ranch Homes Sold March 1 to 6 – Closings Sq.Feet $perSqFt Rm/Bath YrBlt SalePrice* AddressClick to see map 1,825 260 6/2 93 $475,000 8166 E Via De Dorado 2,668 283 9/3 80 $755,000 8337 E San Ricardo Dr 2,168 256 7/2 87 $555,000 8548 E San Felipe Dr 2,170 265 7/2 93 $575,000 9433 [...]
When I picked up my son after school, I noticed a big track meet forming. One of my son’s best friends is the star pole vaulter. I always wanted to see him compete. The five high schools competing were Saguaro High School, Chaparral High School, Arcadia High School (all Scottsdale Unified School District schools), Tempe [...]
March is spring in Scottsdale and the aroma of citrus blossoms is the signature of spring in Arizona. The smell of orange and grapefruit blossoms is simply magical. It seems to gently drift in the air. Here you see some McCormick Ranch grapefruit and some small white grapefruit blossoms. A story. About 15 years ago [...]
McCormick Ranch is known for being green. This path is a typical walking path that winds through the neighborhood. This McCormick Ranch neighborhood is called Paradise Park. It is a lovely neighborhood of larger homes (many between 3,000 and 4,000 square feet) just south of Shea Blvd, between Hayden Road and the 101. I took [...]
The $1,055,000 sale I reported on Thursday wasn’t sold via the MLS so there isn’t any MLS data or photos. No problem. I drove by the home located southwest of Hayden Road and Via Linda in Vista de la Tierra and snapped this shot with the truck still unpacking. According to Maricopa County Assessor data, [...]
McCormick Ranch Homes Sold February 22 to 28 – Closings Sq.Feet $perSqFt Rm/Bath YrBlt SalePrice* AddressClick to see map 1,514 307 6/2 88 $465,000 7740 E Via De Viva 2,005 280 7/2 77 $561,900 8046 E Via Bonita 2,274 464 7/2 78 $1,055,000 8052 E Del Caverna Dr 2,182 332 7/2 79 $725,000 8612 E [...]
When Liz and I went to the park (we’re 3 doors down from a great, semi-secret park) to take some photos of Peppy (see previous post) we ran into this dog birthday party. My park has a “Dog Group.” Everyone knows that they can bring their dogs out to a certain spot in the park [...]
Okay, I confess she is 4 years old and not really a puppy anymore… but alliteration shall not be denied!
The $1,200,000 McCormick Ranch home sale in the post below is this lovely Santa Fe home with a pool and 5 fireplaces on Lake Nino in The Island at McCormick Ranch. It was listed at 3,425 square feet, built in 1984 and closed on February 15. If you would like to find your dream lakefront [...]
McCormick Ranch Homes Sold February 14 to 21 – Closings Sq.Feet $perSqFt Rm/Bath YrBlt SalePrice* AddressClick to see map 1,534 246 6/2 78 $378,000 7785 E Via Del Futuro 2,648 274 8/2 78 $725,000 8046 E Del Caverna Dr 1,618 258 6/2 74 $418,000 8109 E Via Sonrisa 3,425 350 8/3 84 $1,200,000 8270 E [...]
After I wrote the post yesterday about Amanda Blumenherst and the McCormick Ranch Golf Club, I went to play handball at the YMCA on Shea. My handball buddy’s daughter was also at the “Y”, back home on spring break from Loyola University Chicago. I mentioned this phenom woman golfer I had just read about and [...]
You have to look beyond a resort haven’s big-money plays to find its golf heart. You need to see a course like McCormick Ranch. Right in the heart of Scottsdale’s resort corridor, McCormick Ranch is anything but your typical all-snob, no-squeals palace. There are kids all over the range, kids (gasp!) on the course. This [...]
Scottsdale’s West World is a short drive on the 101 from McCormick Ranch. There are a ton of activities here, especially in the winter. Arizona is famous for its outdoor lifestyle. Notice that the human member of this agility team is in a wheelchair! A Great Dane is getting prepped for the show ring. In [...]
My wife Liz and I just got back from the Phoenix Symphony. Liz comes from a very musical family, third generation Danish, from Iowa. By chance, two of the three pieces tonight were Scandinavian, Grieg’s Peer Gynt and Nielsen’s Violin Concerto. By the way, every little thing I know about classical music I’ve learned while [...]
Please check out this new blog and leave me a comment on any of these “posts.” What’s good about it? What could be improved? Do you see any bugs? I’m going to go to the dog show at WestWorld this afternoon (one of my favorite events of the year!) and will return after that. John [...]
McCormick Ranch Homes Sold February 7 to 13 – Closings Sq.Feet $perSqFt Rm/Bath YrBlt SalePrice* AddressClick to see map 2,294 234 7/2 92 $537,000 7751 E Via Casta 1,842 255 7/2 80 $470,000 8625 E San Marcos Dr 1,609 202 6/2 75 $325,000 c 7503 E Pleasant Run 1,920 208 6/2 83 $400,000 c 8882 [...]
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