Midtown/Biltmore/Arcadia (apartment, house, to live in)

[pbenjamin]

Originally Posted by Java Jolt

The trouble is most of the nicer, newer, safer neighborhoods are in the suburban areas and that is still the preferred way of living for most people including me.

"Nicer" is of course a matter of taste. If your idea of "nice" equates to similarly built homes on small lots punctuated by strip centers then indeed the newer suburbs will appeal to you more. Similarly if you subscribe to the idea that a home older than 10 years is dated and subject to discard, then hundred-eleventy-ninth avenue and whatever is the place to be. There is plenty of land out there, feel free to move to it, just don't ask me to pay for a freeway to get you into town.

[NotQuiteNative]

Originally Posted by pbenjamin

There is plenty of land out there, feel free to move to it, just don't ask me to pay for a freeway to get you into town.

And it's not just the freeways:

A Complete Guide To The Ponzi Scheme That Is Suburban America

[Java Jolt]

Originally Posted by pbenjamin

"Nicer" is of course a matter of taste. If your idea of "nice" equates to similarly built homes on small lots punctuated by strip centers then indeed the newer suburbs will appeal to you more. Similarly if you subscribe to the idea that a home older than 10 years is dated and subject to discard, then hundred-eleventy-ninth avenue and whatever is the place to be. There is plenty of land out there, feel free to move to it, just don't ask me to pay for a freeway to get you into town.

I prefer newer homes because they are easier to maintain and require little to no fixing up, it goes back to my dislike-distrust of repair companies and contractors.

I wrote that I would like to be more centrally-located but most of the newer-built homes in safe communities with everything I need nearby are in the suburban areas.

Besides the main reason I live where I live is because my significant other also lives nearby.

Commuting to and from work is a headache but all of us pay for freeways in our sales taxes.

You were asked in various election years to approve or reject freeways, most people voted yes so that is why you pay for them. Did you vote?

[observer53]

The topic is NOT freeways, bond issues, etc. Back to topic, please.

[NotQuiteNative]

Originally Posted by observer53

The topic is NOT freeways, bond issues, etc. Back to topic, please.

Indeed. Java Jolt says that debt-ridden stucco encampments in the middle of nowhere are the hot setup because they are "nicer".

But he/she is wrong. Why? Because I say so.

End of thread!

[Valley Native]

Originally Posted by Java Jolt

I prefer newer homes because they are easier to maintain and require little to no fixing up, it goes back to my dislike-distrust of repair companies and contractors.

I wrote that I would like to be more centrally-located but most of the newer-built homes in safe communities with everything I need nearby are in the suburban areas.

Newer suburban homes of the cookie cutter nature are not exactly easy maintenance and free of repairs. Many of them are not built to quality standards compared to the homes in older neighborhoods. Older houses usually require some repairs & remodeling, but most withstand the test of time compared to the newer slabs of stucco.

With that said, if you are looking for newer residences in a more centralized location, there are some neighborhoods in the Central Corridor of Phoenix, as well as near downtown Scottsdale & Tempe which contain some newer construction. You won't find the average cookie cutter home with a tile roof, but there are row houses, towne homes, and condos that were built in the last few years.

[Doctor A]

We finally found our dream home, a very nice spacious older house on a beautiful tree-lined street in North-Central just north of Midtown. We can't stop bragging about it and the deal we were offered took the cake. This is the perfect location, close enough to Downtown without being on top of everybody else and far enough away from stucco suburbia.

[observer53]

Originally Posted by Doctor A

We finally found our dream home, a very nice spacious older house on a beautiful tree-lined street in North-Central just north of Midtown. We can't stop bragging about it and the deal we were offered took the cake. This is the perfect location, close enough to Downtown without being on top of everybody else and far enough away from stucco suburbia.

Good for you! Thanks for the update, and welcome!

[Java Jolt]

Originally Posted by Doctor A

We finally found our dream home, a very nice spacious older house on a beautiful tree-lined street in North-Central just north of Midtown. We can't stop bragging about it and the deal we were offered took the cake. This is the perfect location, close enough to Downtown without being on top of everybody else and far enough away from stucco suburbia.

I'm so jealous, that sounds like my dreamhouse too.

How old is it though? Is it in need of remodeling and repairs or was it recently renovated? For me and many other people, those things can make or break a deal.

[khuntrevor]

just north of Midtown.....say it isn't Sunnyslope.