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SKYE By K. Hovnanian® Homes K. Hovnanian® Homes’ newest community, SKYE, is now in its Grand Opening phase. The gated community features semi-detached garden homes with four floor plans ranging from 1,952 square-feet to 2,352 square-feet with up to four bedrooms. These two-story homes offer open great rooms, modern finishes, luxurious owner’s suites, oversized kitchen islands, large covered rear patios, finished two-car garages and [depending on the home] available rooftop decks. SKYE’s amenity center, which will be complete in the fall of 2017, will feature a community pool, barbecue pavilion, grassy areas and a fitness center. SKYE is located along the McDowell Corridor in South Scottsdale with easy access to a variety of shopping, dining, golf and entertainment venues. SKYE also provides an easy commute to downtown Phoenix, Arizona State University and Sky Harbor International Airport.
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Cool, calm and condo-collected The latest design trends for smaller spaces By Debra Gelbart
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he latest design trends in condos and townhomes center around technology and streamlined esthetics, local experts say. “Smart technology has taken a giant leap forward,” said Mike March, the architect for Two Biltmore Estates, an upscale condo community in Phoenix. “Recent advancements in technology, coupled with the relative smaller scale of townhomes and condos, have made adding smart technology more affordable than ever.”
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“A small space will feel bigger if you fill the room with only items you love
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“Everything we are seeing is more streamlined and modern,” said Claudia Gerster, owner of Tempe-based design firm Creative License International. She added that condo owners want less accessorizing and larger-scale artwork, along with “mixing of reclaimed materials with modern furniture and art.”
to use, look at or have a personal
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connection with.” —Lauren Rosenberg, Lauren Rosenberg Interior Design Claudia Gerster, Creative License International
Details Number of homes: 79 Prices: From the upper $400,000s Location: SW corner of 69th Street and McDowell Road Directions: Take I-10 west to exit 153A for the AZ-143 N. toward Sky Harbor. Continue onto AZ-143 N. Turn right onto McDowell Road. Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. & Sat.; noon–6 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sun. Phone: 877-546-8669 Website: khov.com/Skye
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Making a small space seem larger Central to smaller-space design, said Paul Williamson of True Craft Residential, the developer and builder of Novella at Arcadia, a community of luxury townhomes in Phoenix, are high ceilings, light-colored flooring in the great room, and the correct amount and size of furniture in the home. Painting a ceiling a light color and/or installing indirect lighting upward onto the ceiling can help create the effect of more space, said March, who is with Moderna Architects in Scottsdale. “For walls, light colors, coupled with a contrasting darker accent color on just one wall or area can make rooms seem larger than they are when decorated entirely in a single hue.” “A small space will feel bigger if you fill the room with only items you love to use, look at or have a personal connection with, such as a [family] keepsake,” said Lauren Rosenberg, owner of Lauren Rosenberg Interior Design in Scottsdale. “This way, your small space will CONDO DESIGN TRENDS; continued on page CL2
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