AZCENTRAL.COM ❚ FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 ❚ 1NH A S P E C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N C R E AT E D B Y R E P U B L I C M E D I A C U S T O M P U B L I S H I N G
WHAT’S INSIDE
March 2019
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WHAT’S NEW IN KITCHEN SINKS
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DIGITAL TRANSACTION SYSTEMS
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TASTE & TOUR EVENTS; DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTH
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Home Locator Maps Visit NewHomecentral.com for communities, home listings, home tour videos and more. See pages 8 & 9
GRAND OPENINGS EDITOR’S NOTE: All efforts have been made to verify accuracy of dates and details, but due to unforeseen circumstances, sometimes things might change, so be sure to call ahead or check on the appropriate website to ensure the dates are still the same. Thank you!
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Tavera Park
Location: 2829 S. Lynch, Mesa Pricing: Coming soon Size: 1,267–2,193 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–4 bedrooms, 2–3 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Wednesday Date of grand opening: March 2019 Info: MattamyHomes.com; 602-497-3226 Description: Single- and two-story homes near top-rated schools, employment centers, shopping and recreation. Gated community with private amenities.
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Solano at Sienna Hills
Location: Sienna Hills Pkwy & Encanto Blvd, Buckeye Pricing: Coming soon Size: 1,596–2,472 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–5 bedrooms, 2–4 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Wednesday Date of grand opening: March 2019 Info: MattamyHomes.com; 602-497-3226 Description: Sienna Hills is a master-planned community in the foothills of the White Tank Mountains with easy access to 20+ miles of hiking and biking trails. Community pool, parks and fitness center.
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Pulte Homes
Arbors
Location: 2508 E. Alta Vista Rd., Phoenix Pricing: From the high $200s Size: 1,480–3,164 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–6 bedrooms, 2–4.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; noon–6 p.m. Wednesday Info: pulte.com/arbors; 800-810-1275 Description: Homes in this gated community feature open concept gathering rooms, smarthome elements and culinary kitchens. Arbors will have parks, tree-lined paths, playgrounds and gathering ramadas.
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Ghost Hollow
Location: Pinal Ave. & Ghost Ranch Rd., Casa Grande Pricing: From $176,990 Size: 1,373–2,221 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–4 bedrooms, 2 baths Sales office hours: 1–5 p.m. daily and by appointment Info: JosephCarlHomes.com; 480-997-1400 Description: Casa Grande residents enjoy their small-town community plus the convenience of nearby big-city amenities. Six single-level home designs.
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Bring it in! Inviting indoor/outdoor living becoming standard in Arizona
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ndoor/outdoor living in Arizona — bringing the outdoors inside and vice versa — has become as popular as swimming pools and backyard barbecues. Regardless of the size of your new home, you can enjoy indoor/outdoor living more easily than you might think.
Toll Brothers, a luxury homebuilder in Scottsdale, “always brings the inside outside and vice versa,” said Kevin Rosinski, division vice president for the company. “The multi-slide door has become our signature along with outdoor kitchens, outdoor living rooms and outdoor bars.” Many builders encourage customizing the outdoor space as part of the home purchase.
Extending living spaces Some or all of these features are often part of homes where owners are celebrating seamless living: sliding walls of “Way beyond the courtyard” glass, outdoor fireplaces, alfresco kitchens, outdoor showers Outdoor living areas “go way beyond the courtyard,” Rosinski and heated spas. But that’s often just the said. “You may have a full kitchen with a great beginning. room on a deck above the pool or a she-shed For example, in Trilogy master-planned in the back.” Meanwhile, each Rosewood Homes communities across the Valley, “we’ve introduced plans where buyers can extend homebuyer “has the opportunity to meet their covered patios off the main living with our preferred provider, Creative room, seamlessly wrapping around the home Environments, to discuss their outdoor to offer outdoor living spaces off the dining living requirements and to have all of their landscaping installed prior to the close of room and master bedroom as well,” said —Kevin Rosinski, Toll Brothers Hal Looney, Arizona President, Trilogy escrow,” said David Kitnick, president and by Shea Homes. founder of Rosewood Homes. Rosewood buyers’ requests range from trees, shrubs and ground-cover to “vast budgets that include outdoor kitchens, putting greens, showers, fireplaces, fire-pits, shade structures and dramatic pools and water features,” Kitnick said. “Creative Environments then works closely with the city, HOA and our construction team to gain all necessary approvals so that our homeowners can enjoy their new home immediately after moving in.” “Making indoor/outdoor living a reality starts with erasing the boundaries and adding features like an invisible corner,
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The Lakes at Annecy
Location: 1679 E. Hampton Lane, Gilbert Pricing: From the high $200s Size: 1,261–2,269 square-feet Beds/baths: 2–4 bedrooms, 2.5–3.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Friday Info: MaracayHomes.com; 480-401-5620 Description: The Lakes at Annecy offers 216 homesites amid mature landscape, multiple lakes with docks, three pool complexes, playgrounds and a basketball court. Seven new Flex Design® floorplans. (GRAND OPENINGS, continued on page NH10)
Mark Boisclair Photography via Rosewood Homes