10314 E Karen Dr, Scottsdale, AZ – Just Listed in McDowell Mountain Ranch!

Get ready, North Scottsdale home buyers!

I know you have had your house hunt focused on McDowell Mountain Ranch, one of the most coveted planned communities in all of Scottsdale. I also know you have been frustrated as you scour the major Real Estate sites for the perfect home, refreshing your search every five minutes in hopes that the skies will part and the new listing you have been waiting for will finally appear. Something smaller and manageable, but not cramped or lacking privacy. Something affordable, but not at the cost of tasteful finishes. Where you don’t pay through the nose for someone else’s hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of upgrades, and can still move right in without having to change out all the dated cosmetics of a time capsule. You don’t need a sprawling yard that will require a team of goats grazing around the clock to manage, but a private pool sure would be nice. Not one of those glorified hot tubs that has been stretched just enough to be considered a pool either, but an honest to goodness pool. Perhaps, with a water feature? Maybe even a shaded, swim-up seating area for entertaining?

I am pleased to inform you that your unicorn has arrived.

Hitting the open market this weekend at the sublimely low price of $424,000, this gem is ideally suited to full-time residents and seasonal home buyers alike. With ready access to all of the amenities you love about McDowell Mountain Ranch, as well as immediate access to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Gateway (hiking, etc) and the Loop 101 freeway, you’ll know this is home from the moment you pull up to the curb.

UPDATE: THIS LISTING IS NOW LIVE ON THE MLS!

SCROLL DOWN FOR FULL PROPERTY INFO!

 

 

Phoenix Historic District Homes For Sale

What? You didn’t think we never left the cozy confines of Scottsdale, did you?

Don’t let the self-typecasting branding of this website fool you. We serve the entire metro Phoenix area. We have a particular affinity for the historic homes of downtown Phoenix. Here are the very latest historic home listings sorted by district.

Scroll to peruse live feeds for the latest homes for sale in the Phoenix Historic District of your choice (sorted alphabetically by district name).  Click on district links to view all historic homes for sale.

Alvarado / East Alvarado Historic District Homes

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Ashland Place Historic District Homes

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Brentwood Historic District Homes

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Campus Vista Historic District Homes

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Cheery Lynn Historic District Homes

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Coronado Historic District Homes

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Country Club Park Historic District Homes

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Del Norte Place Historic District Homes

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Earll Place Historic Homes

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East Evergreen Historic District Homes

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Encanto-Palmcroft Historic District Homes

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Encanto Manor / Encanto Vista / North Encanto Historic District Homes

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Fairview Place Historic District Homes

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F.Q. Story District Homes

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Garfield / North Garfield Historic District Homes

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Idylwilde Historic District Homes

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La Hacienda Historic District Homes

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Los Olivos Historic District Homes

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Margarita Place Historic District Homes

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Medlock Place Historic District Homes

 

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Oakland Historic District Homes

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Phoenix Homesteads Historic District Homes

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Pierson Place Historic District Homes

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Roosevelt / Roosevelt Park Historic District Homes

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Villa Verde Historic District Homes

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Willo Historic District Homes

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Windsor Square Historic District Homes

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Woodland Historic District Homes

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Woodlea Historic District Homes

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Yaple Park Historic District Homes


Mountainview Ranch

Mountainview Ranch is community of approximately 550 single family homes along the Frank Lloyd Wright corridor in North Scottsdale. Developed in multiple phases from the mid 1980s through the early 1990s by well-established builders including Pulte and Continental Homes, Mountainview Ranch is dominated by prototypical Spanish architectural style, with stucco exteriors and tile roofs. The livable square footage of the homes range all the way from 1212 to 3986 sq ft, with a variety of single-level and two-level floor plan options available.

Just down the street from local attraction and designated National Historic Landmark Taliesin West (containing renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home, and serving today as the home of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture (Taliesin), Mountainview Ranch offers views of the majestic McDowell Mountains at more affordable pricing than many of the luxury communities that dot their Southern foothills.

Falling within the boundaries of the Aztec, Mountainside and Desert Mountain (elementary, middle and high schools respectively) school districts, Mountainview Ranch is a straight shot down Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd to the Loop 101 freeway. This accessibility to the rest of the valley makes this neighborhood attractive to commuters and those who simply enjoy exploring different parts of town alike. Shopping, restaurants and other amenities lie immediately in both directions, though, so homebodies need not venture far.

For those North Scottsdale home buyers looking for a Spanish home that typifies the Southwestern lifestyle, near it all, and with an affordable price tag, Mountainview Ranch might just be for you.

Ready to start your Mountainview Ranch home search? Scroll down to see homes currently for sale!

 

7452 E. North Lane – Monterery at Mountain View

Looking for that perfect, low maintenance, lock and leave luxury home in the middle of it all?

Ready to trade in the expansive yard, but not quite ready to sacrifice on the size of your home?

Do you prefer old world elegance and inviting warmth in your home to the sleek, but sterile modern style that is all the rage these days (at least until the next big thing comes around the corner to replace it in five minutes)?

Best of all, do you like the idea of getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in upgrades and improvements, and paying pennies on the dollar for them?

If you answered “yes” to these leading questions, read on for full property details for one of the best values you will find in all of Scottsdale this year.

If you answered “no,” well … there are always soulless alternatives at grossly inflated prices to consider. To each their own.

*Read up on the gated Monterey at Mountain View subdivision

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Monterey at Mountain View

Monterey at Mountain View

Monterey at Mountain View is two-phased development in the vicinity of Gainey Ranch and McCormick Ranch in central Scottsdale. Built by Monterey Homes between 1990-1993, the two gated enclaves feature larger luxury homes (2900+ square feet on average) on moderately sized lots (approximately 10,000+ square feet on average) that typify the lock and leave lifestyle that many high-end home buyers seek. Full time residents and seasonal residents alike enjoy the security and low maintenance living afforded by these sister subdivisions, particularly if travel is a top lifestyle priority.

In total, Monterey at Mountain View contains 89 developed lots; forty lie in phase one, forty nine in phase two. The majority of the homes are single level (72 out of 89), but there is a smattering of two-story homes (17 out of 89) for those in need of a little more room to roam. Fifty nine of the homes (66%) have private swimming pools. Those who prefer to avoid the maintenance of a private pool have access to the community pool(s). A popular home builder, Monterey is known for an elegant, modern style of Spanish architecture that invokes visions of Santa Barbara and sun-drenched days by the sea. Their homes can be found in planned communities like Scottsdale Mountain, Grayhawk, McDowell Mountain Ranch, etc.

The difference between those communities and Monterey at Mountain View is location.

Many expect that they will have to migrate to the Northern or Eastern bounds of Scottsdale to find relatively newer construction of this quality. After all, many of the surrounding communities that comprise the central Scottsdale zip code of 85258 (McCormick Ranch, Scottsdale Ranch, etc) feature homes built in the 1970s and 1980s. The older floor plans and architecture of those developments are trade offs for the ideal location and amenities. Monterey at Mountain View offers the best of both, however – desirable, modern architecture right in the middle of it all.

With the shops and restaurants of Gainey Village to the immediate South, the restaurants, lakes, parks and walking paths of McCormick Ranch to the immediate East, and everything else you could need at the intersection of Scottsdale Rd/Shea Blvd to the immediate North, you could not ask for a more convenient location.

 

The excelling school district (Cochise Elementary, Cocopah Middle, Chaparral High) has long been a strong draw for buyers as well.

So whether you are downsizing to get rid of that big yard you no longer wish to maintain, looking for a vacation home that will be secure when you are gone, or are simply after a quality home with modern appeal in one of the most coveted parts of the entire valley, you owe it to yourself to consider Monterey at Mountain View for your new Scottsdale address.

 

Homes Currently For Sale in Monterey at Mountain View

 

 

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