Factory Expo Home Centers to Exhibit a Mobile Home in 5th Annual Arizona Home & Garden Show

December 23, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Factory Expo Home Centers to Exhibit a Mobile Home in 5th Annual Arizona Home & Garden Show

Factory Expo Home Centers announce that it will exhibit a new cottage style Mobile Home in the 5th Annual Arizona Home & Garden Show. The event that homeowners and green thumbs throughout the Valley have been waiting for, the Home & Garden Show will be returning to Phoenix on January 8th, 2010 at the Phoenix Convention Center. The 3 day show will feature thousands of square feet of exhibits highlighting the latest in home and garden products... 

Sliced Porosity Block by Steven Holl Architects

August 23, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture
Sliced Porosity Block by Steven Holl Architects

The ‘Sliced Porosity Block’ will be located just south of the intersection of the First Ring Road and Ren Min Nan Road. Its sun sliced geometry results from minimum daylight exposures to the surrounding urban fabric prescribed by code. Porous and inviting from every side, five vertical entrances cut through a layer of micro-urban shopping before leading to the elevated public ‘Three Valley’ plaza. A great urban terrace on the... 

Three Fountains Condominiums by Al Beadle Architect

July 28, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Three Fountains Condominiums by Al Beadle Architect

Three Fountains, Al Beadle Architect – Considered at landmark project, Three Fountains Condominiums remain a highly sought after mid-century icon by the Valley’s top modernist: Alfred Newman Beadle. This superbly updated example features 2 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, Maple veneer and concrete finished floors, Stainless Steel appliances, Kitchen Island, in-unit laundry, built in counter refrigerators, and signature Beadle style cabinetry and bookcases... 

Hummingbird by Will Bruder Architects

July 28, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Hummingbird by Will Bruder Architects

Originally known as the Townsend Residence, this stunning and sensitive design by Will Bruder is easily recognized as one of his finest. Included in numerous publications, this significant home certainly is one of the most expressive celebrations of architecture in the region. A delightful play of light and form, the materials include a palette of colored resins, glass, steel, concrete, Aluminum and woods. The gentle hillside site in Paradise Valley... 

Paradise Found in the Heart of Arizona

November 20, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Tucked away in the elevated desert hills above Phoenix is Paradise Reserve, one of the last luxury gated communities and multi-acre parcels bordering the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. Poised at the “crossroads” of Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, downtown Phoenix and the Biltmore area, Paradise Reserve is a rare gem and outstanding investment opportunity, offering a lifestyle of prestige, exclusivity and environmental stewardship and responsibility.... 

California Luxury Home Values Decrease

November 18, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

California luxury home prices declined in the third quarter of 2008 from a year ago and from the second quarter of 2008, according to the First Republic Prestige Home Index(TM) by First Republic Bank, a leading provider of private banking, private business banking and wealth management services. In the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008, the Index indicated the following: – Los Angeles area values fell 1.9% from the second quarter of 2008 and 4.2%... 

LEEDing the Charge: Downtown Seattles 901 Fifth Avenue Building Achieves LEED-EB SilverTM Certification

November 18, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture

RREEF Real Estate and Kennedy Wilson today announced that 901 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, WA, a 41-story 558,607 sq. ft office tower has achieved LEED-EB™ (existing building) Silver certification. The certification marks the completion of one of the largest environmental retrofits in the industry for an existing property and Seattle’s first full city block targeting LEED certification. The new ownership and management of Seattle’s 901 Fifth Avenue... 

Gregory Bryan Joins McGuire Real Estate

November 13, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

McGuire Real Estate, a San Francisco-based real estate company specializing in luxury real estate, announced today the appointment of Gregory Bryan as Realtor® in its San Francisco downtown office at 560 Davis. Bryan joins McGuire from Keller Williams Realty in San Francisco where he was a Realtor. Earlier he was a project manager with Wells Fargo where he developed and managed banking products that were secured by commercial and residential properties.... 

MLSListings Launches Strong Authentication System

November 5, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

MLSListings Inc, a Silicon Valley-based regional Multiple Listing Service (MLS), announced the launch of an innovative online security initiative featuring the A-OK On-Demand service from Arcot Systems. Selected for its ease of use and powerful capabilities, the A-OK On-Demand service transparently protects the identities and data of MLSListings’ users. MLSListings is using this solution for user identity verification as part of MLS data security... 

Behringer Harvard Acquires Office Tower in LoDo District of Downtown Denver

October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

Behringer Harvard announced today its acquisition of 1875 Lawrence, a 15-story office building in the historic LoDo (Lower Downtown) area of Denver’s central business district (CBD). Built in 1982 on a half-acre site, the property provides approximately 185,000 square feet of rentable office space. A three-level underground garage provides parking space for tenants. “1875 Lawrence is an attractive acquisition that provides both strong...