Scottsdale Loft Projects As Of 3/1/2006
by Will Daly
courtesy of
www.WeKnowUrban.com
There are a lot of edgy and/or
architecturally interesting loft projects being presented to
the City of Scottsdale for review or approval. Three of the
more interesting or more recent ones include:
Granite Reef Circle Lofts located on
Granite Reef in south Scottsdale will have twenty loft units
within three three story buildings. Building one will
contain four lofts, building two; six lofts, and building
three; ten lofts. Each loft will be three stories tall with
the attached two car garage on the first level and the
living area and bedrooms located on the second and third
floors. The floor plans include a 1669 square foot two
bedroom (third bedroom optional) loft and an 1850 square
foot three bedroom plus den loft model. Prices are yet to
be announced.
Safari Drive (Phase 1) is a 97 unit
loft style condo project in the heart of Scottsdale right on
Scottsdale Road and just across the street from Scottsdale
Fashion Square. Plans have been submitted to the City of
Scottsdale and approved by the Scottsdale review board.
There is a live/work component to these lofts as well as a
straight retail component to the project. One of the unique
features of the project is that it meets the City of
Scottsdale definition for a green building. Prices and
other details are yet to be announced.
Woodmere Condos is a loft style project
located right off Scottsdale Road on Woodmere Fairway, very
close to Scottsdale Fashion Square. This project has a
total of twelve units of which five are a three story,
brownstone style condo, while the other seven are two story
loft style condos. Each condo will have an attached two car
garage while the lofts will use a detached parking structure
with assigned spots. The project will feature deep
overhangs and steel shade hoods to keep the lofts cool in
the summers while still allowing a lot of light. This
project also meets some of the City of Scottsdale
requirements for green building systems. The project has
been approved by the City of Scottsdale Plan Review Board
but no prices or other information is available at this
time.
I'll keep you posted on future events
concerning these and other Scottsdale loft projects. But
know that this is a hot product niche and one worth keeping
an eye on.