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Cullum Homes sees new luxury buyers’ demands BY DAVID M. BROWN Progress Contributor
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uxury homebuyers’ needs have changed as more people want dual offices, green screens and air purification systems, sophisticated home gyms, golf simulators for the basement or garage, among other options. So say Scottsdale residents Rod and Kim Cullum, founder-owners of the company bearing their family name that builds homes valued at $2.7 million and more in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Phoenix and Carefree, including custom mountainside estates in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. Since its founding in 1985, Cullum Homes has earned numerous local, regional and national awards that include the 2018 National Custom Home Builder of the Year, given to a single builder selected from the Washington, D.C.-based group’s 140,000
Rod and Kim Cullum, left, relaxed with daughter Lindsay Cullum-Colwell and her husband Paul Colwell. (Special to the Republic)
members. It also recently won two Custom Home of the Year awards from the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona. Integrity has been the keey to their suc-
cess for 37 years, Rod said. “We make a promise to all of our buyers that every home we put our name on is created using only the highest standards
of design, building practices and materials, providing a luxury product they can be proud of,” he explained. Cullum was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and his family moved to Scottsdale in 1970. He attended Saguaro High School and graduated from Arizona State University. Kim is a Georgia native and when her father retired from the Army, the family moved to Arizona in 1966. She attended Scottsdale High School and is also an ASU graduate. The husband-and-wife team started working from their McCormick Ranch Scottsdale home and moved into their first office in Old Town in the mid-1990s, when they hired their first employee. Just after its founding, Cullum Homes built its first $1 million custom home in Paradise Valley. With more projects and
Canopy by Hilton pumps up guest rooms
BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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ilton Hotels has recently launched its new “Tempo” concept and has brought it to Old Town. Hilton has partnered with Peloton and Therabody and has installed their technology in rooms at Canopy by Hilton Scottsdale Old Town. Stating that the Tempo concept aims to “implement in-room wellness rooms at some of their brands with the plan to make it a brand standard in all of their properties,” Devin Mahoney, the general manager and chief enthusiast at the Old Town Canopy location, said Hilton “approached some select Canopy properties to get a read on what guest reaction would be.” The implementation of these technologies has come at an opportune time for
Devin Mahoney, who holds the titles of general manager and chief enthusiast for Canopy by Hilton Scottsdale Old Town, is excited about the addition of Peloton exercise bikes and Theragun percussive therapy devices to rooms. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
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Canopy as it is reporting improved bookings now that COVID-19 has ebbed. “There was a bit of a lull after the holidays, which is natural, but it was a bit more severe because it coincided with all things omicron in the news,” Mahoney said. “But after January, when the news shifted, we had a banner February and March is looking to repeat. People are still traveling and want to get out and the travel sentiment with guests has come back.” And Hilton has been elated that it has had numerous clients able to test out its latest concept. “We got this out right at the beginning of the year so we could get a full year of data and also have it in place for the peak season,” Mahoney said. “We started with a few rooms and the feedback has been re-
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