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NORTHERN AZ AMENITIES
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Move-In-Ready Guide
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Be sure to check out listings for beautiful brand-new COOL CARPETING move-in-ready homes.
Review listings of active newhome communities in the SE, SW,
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IMPROVING YOUR CREDIT SCORE
GRAND OPENINGS & AWARDS
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Aspire at Maricopa Meadows ®
Location: 17819 N. Miller Way, Maricopa Pricing: From the upper $100s Size: 1,351–2,302 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms, 2–3 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Wednesday; 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday Date of grand opening: July 20, 2019 Info: khov.com/MaricopaMeadows; 877-546-8669 Description: Aspire at Maricopa Meadows offers new homes in a beautiful desert setting with a variety of community amenities. Choose from seven designs of spacious quality-built single-story homes.
Trilogy® by Shea Homes®
Multi-generational living
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Some homebuilders cater to multiple generations living together
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Asante
Location: 16860 W. Soft Wind, Surprise Pricing: $304,990–$390,000 Size: 2,025–3,173 square-feet Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily Info: Lennar.com; 800-864-1058 Description: Asante offers four lifestyle communities from which to choose; some homes include multigenerational layouts.
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Whispering Canyon
Location: W. Whispering Canyon Drive and N. Williamson Valley Rd., Prescott Pricing: From the $550s Size: 2,100–2,550 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–3 bedrooms with den, 2.5 baths Sales office hours: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. daily Info: WhisperingCanyon.com; 928-273-2228 Description: This semi-custom and custom-home community is surrounded by forest-land in Prescott. Two new phases of the community’s 400 lots are now open.
Camelot Homes
Award: Best Custom Home Builder in Scottsdale Bestowed by: Home Builder Digest
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s of 2016, according to the Pew Research Center, 64 million Americans lived in multigenerational homes. Indeed, young adults continue to live with or return to living with their parents, Baby Boomers move in with their grown Millennial children or the parents of younger ‘Boomers’ may be living with their offspring while their grown grandchildren also move back in. The term “multigenerational” doesn’t apply to homes with only parents and young children or teenagers. Homebuilders have anticipated this trend for at least two Mark Skalny via Lennar decades. The vision for accommodating various phases of Buyers can find these living options at all four Arizona Trilogy® adulthood in one home was refined in 2011 when Lennar by Shea Homes® communities (Trilogy® at Verde River™ just debuted its NextGen®-A Home Within A Home™. east of North Scottsdale; Trilogy® at Vistancia® in Northwest “The concept is simple: build a beautiful main home and Peoria; Encanterra®, A Trilogy® Resort then add a separate yet connected suite that can function independently,” explained Community in the Southeast Valley; and Trilogy® at Wickenburg Ranch about 40 Alan Jones, president of Lennar Arizona. miles from Phoenix). NextGen homes are offered at all of Lennar’s Maracay Homes offers multiple floor single-family communities in the Phoenix plans “with multigenerational suites and metropolitan area. … casitas that can also be personalized to fit® a family’s needs through our Flex Design Options abound program,” said Craig Tucker, sales manager In Trilogy® master-planned communities —Craig Tucker, Maracay Homes around the Valley, “our buyers love to and designated broker at Maracay. “We’ve entertain [but also have] an appreciation of seen these spaces used by our homeowners privacy,” said Hal Looney, Arizona Area President, Trilogy® by for aging parents and in-laws, college-age children and even Shea Homes®. “Some of the most popular floorplans include a as a business space for those who work from home.” Maracay detached or attached casita or plans with dual master suites.” Homes offers flex spaces at many of its communities, Tucker said, including those in Phoenix, Peoria and Gilbert. With separate entrances, private baths and “potential for a kitchenette and seating area,” Looney said, “casitas provide privacy for homeowners as well as their guests, especially adult children who come to live with parents during school or while they’re starting their next chapter in life.” (MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVING, continued on page NH6)
Fulton Homes
Award: 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Bestowed by: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and U.S. Department of Energy
Shea Signature/Azure Paradise Valley
Awards: Gold Nugget Grand Award Winner in two categories: Residential Detached Collection of the Year and Best Single Family Detached Home for 3,500 to 4,500 square-feet Bestowed by: PCBC (Pacific Coast Builders Conference)
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Barry Chasse, CHASSE Building Team
Award: Construction Executive of the Year Bestowed by: Valley of the Sun Chapter of Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)
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