Category Archives: Scottsdale Neighborhoods

The McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series: Casas Dia Festivo

Casas Dia Festivo is a patio home subdivision located at the SW corner of Hayden and Mountain View Road in McCormick Ranch of Scottsdale, AZ.  Similar in size and character to the Santa Fe patio home community in the Southern portion of the Ranch, Casas Dia Festivo represents one of the better hybrid housing options ...

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The McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series: Cuernavaca Segundo (Colonia Encantada)

Cuernavaca Segundo (Colonia Encantada) in McCormick Ranch

Cuernavaca Segundo (known to many by its marketing name, "Colonia Encantada") in McCormick Ranch is a guard-gated, luxury patio home community.  Developed by Geoffrey Edmunds as the sister subdivision to the original Cuernavaca subdivision (located on Scottsdale Road, just South of Indian Bend Road and the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park), ...

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McCormick Ranch Real Estate Series: The Subdivisions

Private Boat Dock on the Island at McCormick Ranch

Just about anyone who has spent any time at all in Scottsdale is familiar with the planned community of McCormick Ranch.  A community which includes some 23,000+ residents, many are less familiar with the approximately 50 individual subdivisions that fall under its umbrella.  With radical differences in architecture, amenities, pricing, etc from one ...

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The McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series: Los Tesoros

Los Tesoros Home in McCormick Ranch

Los Tesoros in McCormick Ranch is a small pocket of homes that dots the cul-de-sacs along the West side of Arabian Trail between Via Linda and Hayden Rd.  Comprised of 48 total homes, Los Tesoros features custom homes that are sometimes mistaken for the Golden Heritage built homes of the neighboring Heritage Terrace, or the ...

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The McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series: Las Palomas

Las Palomas Homes on Lake Margherite

Las Palomas in McCormick Ranch is a revelation for townhouse / patio home enthusiasts in central Scottsdale.   The guard gated community includes some highly coveted McCormick Ranch Real Estate, as waterfront lots can be found along the banks of Lake Margherite, Lake Angela and Lake Nino. Just West of Hayden Road off of ...

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The McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series: Meridian on McCormick Ranch

Meridian on McCormick Ranch is a newer patio home community along the McCormick Parkway corridor in McCormick Ranch. While largely detached, single-family style properties, the neighborhood falls under townhouse zoning (allows for ownership of individual lots as well as indivisible interest in the common area).  Aside from conversion projects in the ...

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Vista Bonita in Scottsdale

Vista Bonita Home

Greenery is at a premium here in Scottsdale.  In the age of xeriscape, desertscape ... moonscape, sometimes a front lawn is just what the house doctor ordered.  In addition to the well known communities of Arcadia, McCormick Ranch and the Central corridor, there are a few scattered pockets that harken back ...

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The McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series: Tierra Del Norte

Paradise Park Manor Greenbelt

Tierra Del Norte in McCormick Ranch is a small, u-shaped neighborhood that is often mistaken for the Paradise Park Trails subdivision that surrounds it.  A pocket of only 21 homes, Tierra Del Norte was one of several subdivisions developed entirely or partially by Hancock (Camelot) Homes.  With construction ranging from 1979-1993, the original models ...

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The McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series: Villa Hermosa

Camelback Walk in McCormick Ranch

Villa Hermosa is a mixed builder subdivision in the Northern portion (North of Via De Ventura) of McCormick Ranch.  Bound by Hayden Road, Arabian Trail, Mountain View Road and the neighboring Estados De La Mancha subdivision, Villa Hermosa is favored by many for its proximity to Cochise Elementary School and Mountain View Park.

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The McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series: Spanish Oaks

Camelback Mountain behind the McCormick Ranch Golf Course

Spanish Oaks is a gated McCormick Ranch townhouse subdivision that lies along the North side of McCormick Parkway.  Adjacent to the newer Meridian on McCormick Ranch, across the street from the substantial HOA dues of the Sandpiper development and just East of the luxury Cuernavaca Segunda (Colonial Encantada) development, Spanish Oaks represents one of the ...

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