The other day I mentioned that sales in Pima Canyon were beating the pants off sales in every other luxe community in the foothills - chalk up another one for PC. And a few readers wanted to know why, why was PC selling so much better than Ventana CC, La P, Skyline, Cat 10, Hacienda del Sol, etc, etc.
Here’s what I see,
All the homes in Pima Canyon are newer. They’re all built since 2001 and most since 2004 and many in just the last 2 or 3 years. In all the other high-end communities there’s a mix of older and newer homes, but generally, with more older than newer. And in some of them, Cat 10 say, or Skyline CC, a majority of the homes are older. Also, in PC all the homes are single story, which is not the case in most of the other luxe communities.
And more buyers of high-end homes prefer newer to older, and overwhelmingly, they prefer to live in single story homes. And if you have a nice single story home that tucks quietly into the desert, you don’t want to look at, and have your view blocked by, the monster two story down the street. Or worse yet, face the unknown prospect that at some point, a monster two story may be built next door.
Location, Location…With the growth and popularity of La Encantada, the center of the foothills has been firmly established at Skyline & Campbell, a hop, skip and a jump from PC. Throw in the development on the adjoining three corners and you have an unmatched, in the foothills anyway, selection of shops, boutiques, restaurants, bars and other places to satisfy your cravings and spend your money. And all the while, in a pleasant atmosphere for strolling, seeing and being seen. Go a couple of miles south to River & Campbell and St Phillips Plaza offers yet more ways to feast your eyes and whet your appetite. And if you’re a doc who needs to get to UMC, a lawyer working downtown, or you just want to go to UofA games, living near Skyline & Campbell makes it a breeze.
For those reasons, Pima Canyon fits the bill, while with the other luxe communities it’s hit and miss.
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Harry, you got me. Yes there are a few that were built in 2000, but just a very few.
Posted by: john schneider | October 06, 2009 at 09:39 AM
Your statement that all the homes in PC have been built since 2001 is a little off the mark. My wife and I visited Tucson for the first time in February, 2000. We had come to Tucson because friends of ours had just moved into a home they had built in Pima Canyon, and theirs was not the first home to be built there.
Posted by: Harry Wolf | October 06, 2009 at 09:36 AM