Buenavante Subdivision in Scottsdale? (house, rent, schools)

[ajgranda]

Hi,

A new listing came up in the Buenavante subdivision of Scottsdale (85260). The house was built in 1986 with block construction (rare today) on about .5 acre with "real" grass and a few mature trees. It's listed as being a very family friendly neighborhood. Is anyone familiar with this subdivision?

Thanks

[gigi927]

Buenavante is a really nice subdivision. Much closer in to everything than the other areas you are looking. There is a wide variety of size homes in there as well as combo of single and two stories. I think it may be a blend of two different builders. A lot of the homes when we lived there needed serious updating, but definitely a desirable location. The right house on the right lot in there can be very, very nice. Make sure the lot doesn't back to a major road.

[ajgranda]

Thanks for the feedback. I went to Buenavante's home page and they currently have 20 homes for sale priced from 600k-1.5mil. It appears that most of the homes priced over 750k have been nicely updated. It looks like all of the homes were built between 1980-1987. This may actually be a plus considering the way they are building homes today. I will make sure I ask my realtor to show us around the area. Gigi, did you actually live in this subdivision? How large is it?

Originally Posted by gigi927

Buenavante is a really nice subdivision. Much closer in to everything than the other areas you are looking. There is a wide variety of size homes in there as well as combo of single and two stories. I think it may be a blend of two different builders. A lot of the homes when we lived there needed serious updating, but definitely a desirable location. The right house on the right lot in there can be very, very nice. Make sure the lot doesn't back to a major road.

[movin'on]

I used to live there and had a house just as you describe. It was so quiet, but people (least where I lived on that street) really kept to themselves. Everyone keeps their blinds drawn (so did I). If you want to be left alone, it's a great neighborhood You won't see ANY block parties there.

[gigi927]

I didn't live there when I said "when we lived there" I meant Scottsdale generally); we looked at buying a couple of properties to flip in that neighborhood a few years back, though.

[heals25]

I live in this subdivision and it is awesome.
Close to the highway, Kierland Commons, Golf, Shopping, great schools, everything. Easy access to Downtown 25 minutes to get home from the Diamondbacks game.
Airport is 25 minutes and easy to get to.
As for the neighbors I am proud to say that our street is very friendly and we have come to know and trust our neighbors. While we may not have theblock parties others have referred to we do have our share of gatherings and they are great. I love my neighborhood. I have been in Buenavante for 4 years.