Portland Place Condos | Downtown Phoenix
July 1st, 2008 categories: Historic Neighborhoods, Phoenix Condos, Phoenix Downtown
Portland Place Condos; located in the Roosevelt Historic District in Downtown Phoenix. The Roosevelt neighborhood is close to the arts district, all the entertainment venues, shopping and a multitude of restaurant. In addition there is easy quick access to the light rail station which can take residents anywhere along the 21 mile route leading from North Central Phoenix, Uptown Phoenix, Midtown Phoenix, downtown Phoenix then to Tempe and Mesa with connections to the airport along the way.
Portland Place seems to be located in an ideal area. Just to the north lies the Japanese Friendship Garden a beautiful exotic landscape with water falls and a lake. Many of the condos have a direct view of the beautiful garden; views of Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain round out the city wide views to the north. The units facing the south have spectacular views of the ever evolving and vibrant Phoenix downtown skyline and South Mountain.
Portland Place Condos are 204-212 W. Portland in downtown Phoenix. This is one of the better designed condos projects; a design that will withstand the test of time. Its modern yet retains elements complementary to the historic neighborhood in which it stands.
We like Portland Place Condos because.
- Of the good design.
- Surrounding greenery.
- Well executed architecture.
- Quality finishes.
- Option of condo sizes including some brownstones.
- Beautiful Historic neighborhood - Roosevelt Historic District.
In the condo project you have a choice of several models ranging from about 900sf to over 2,800sf. Prices now are very competitive, take a look at the active condos in Portland Place or look below for active condos.
The units feature exemplary upgrades, including 10 foot ceilings, well layout floor-plan, modern bathrooms, contemporary finishes with granite, stone, brick, frosted glass and more.
Portland Ave. itself is very appealing with a small tree lined grass park splitting the drive in two. To the east is Central Ave and to the West is the rest of the very beautiful and well kept Roosevelt Historic District. In close proximity is and Italian Grocery Store, several restaurant like Portland’s Restaurant and activities such a the First Friday’s Art Walk and a farmers market just a few light rail stops to the south.
Portland Place Condos is the type of representative residential project which will make the central Phoenix city vibrant and exciting.
If what we have written and what you see is something that sparks your interest in these condos give us a call and we’ll set up a time to show you the available condos. This would be the time to purchase as prices are very good and won’t remain so. Joanna 602.358.1392
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Roosevelt Historic Neighborhood
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Roosevelt Historic Neighborhood in Downtown Phoenix
June 29th, 2008 categories: Historic Neighborhoods, Phoenix Downtown
The Roosevelt Historic Neighborhood grew from the 1890’s to the mid 1930’s, as the valley extended and grew with the influx of new residents. Unlike previous homes the homes in this subdivision resembled those of other homes around the country, not adobe.
Homes in Roosevelt had mostly narrow and deep lots. This is common for a street car neighborhood, remains of the street cars can be 
seen on the West side of Central ave. across from the Phoenix library.
The most common architecture you’ll find here is California Bungalow with some samples of Craftsman Bungalow and Period Revival. Each is unique and many have been carefully restored. Some of the common characteristics include wood shingles, porch columns, stone chimneys and textures exterior finished.
The Roosevelt neighborhood was the first historic district in Phoenix.
Roosevelt now has two major arteries running north south through it, 7th ave and Central Ave with the new light rail.
The Roosevelt Historic Neighborhood now plays a major part in the revitalization of Phoenix as a catalyst and inspiration for the historic and urban lifestyle. This is simply a spectacular neighborhood where the old historic homes meld in well with the new lofts, condos and home filling in the gaps.
View homes, condos and lofts for sale in the Roosevelt Historic Neighborhood in Phoenix.
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The Importance of Getting Ourselves Familiar with the Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus
June 16th, 2008 categories: Historic Neighborhoods, Responsible Living
I often see homes for sale, even new or remodeled Phoenix homes that just are missing something, and you don’t know what it is unless you are one who never underestimates the importance of good landscaping.
(Central Phoenix home without landscaping)
It is clear to me, when I show homes and I see what kind of excitement a home with a great landscaping can create or when quite decent homes with not a single thing planted in the front yard (or a dying king palm) creates just an undecided.. ehhmmm. Of course it is easy to see when the emptiness is amor vacui, contemporary, minimalistic landscaping, and when it is simply overlooked.
(Central Phoenix Home With Landscaping)
A few reasons why I would encourage some plants, strategically placed and maintained:
1. We live in the desert- so landscaping improvement can be really easy, affordable and low maintenance, and with right shrubs and trees chosen- our water expense will not increase. Quite contrary- when changing from grass to desert landscaping- this expense will decrease.
2. It adds value. In “101 ways to Massively Increase the Value of your Real Estate without Spending Much Money”, Dolf de Roos writes in the first 10 chapters:
“Mow the lawns, for heaven’s sake! I am always delighted to inspect real estate where the grass comes up to my waist, as I know that I can deduct thousands of dollars off the price, even though the cost of cutting the grass may only be a couple of hundred dollars”
“What I am suggesting is that you pay to have mature trees delivered and ‘installed’ on your property. naturally this will cost a bit more , but if spending $2,000 on trees can increase the value by $10,000, than this is a good trade off”
It also has been noticed: there are more trees in affluent neighborhoods.
If you plan on living in a house for a while you can buy a very young desert tree for about $35.00. In 3 years this tree will be large enough to make a positive financial impact on the value of the home.
3. It will make you feel better. There is a difference between walking to your home between a heated to 170 degrees driveway slab and not much cooler rock front yard embellished with 2 cacti, while spending just few seconds close to a shade giving tree and a quick glimpse at violet or orange blooming shrubs can only relieve stress and put us in a calmer mood.
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Windsor Square in Uptown Phoenix
June 10th, 2008 categories: Historic Neighborhoods, Phoenix Uptown
Windsor Square in Uptown Phoenix is a historic neighborhood bound approximately by Central Ave, Seventh Street, Camelback Road and the alley north of Oregon Avenue.
Approximately 760 acres and 205 buildings comprise this neighborhood. Its period of significance is 1912 to 1945. It is mostly comprised of domestic dwelling; single family homes and multifamily or different architectural styles.
There are many architectural style such a Bungalow, Craftsman, Colonial Revival and small Ranch homes.
Developmental History
In the early 1920s, the land, which became Windsor Square was a rural vacant piece of land on the northern most reaches of the metro area, owned by the Barringer family. Only a few homes were there prior to development of Windsor Square.
In 1929 that the Barringer property at Central and Camelback was purchased by the Owens-Dinmore Company for the purpose of building a prestigious suburban development; the developement was to feature a curvilinear street layout a vivid characteristic of Windsor Square to this day. The prestige was increased by including curbs, sidewalks, ornamental lighting and designed landscaping.
The development did not do well because of the Depression. Windsor Square saw another spurt of development in the 1940’s. Many of these later built homes can be seen on the norther end of the Windsor Square.
This one time speculative development on the norther most limits of the city is now in Central Phoenix or more specifically in Uptown Phoenix within walking distance to the upcoming light rail and just a few minutes to downtown Phoenix business and entertainment districts.Despite its promotion and high expectations, sales did not meet the anticipated level. The neighborhood quickly fell victim to the onset of the Depression and its developer, Owens-Dinmore filed for bankruptcy.
We like Windsor Square because it has wonderfully kept homes and curvilinear streets which break up the usual cris-cross streets typical of Phoenix. Some of the Period Revival architecture is unique and beautiful and of course the location is quiet yet in the midst of a vibrant city.
Below are currently active homes in Windsor Square the the surrounding area. If you see anything you like please all us and we’ll arrange for you to see it.
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