Retreats Arizona Living - February 05, 2023

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ARIZONA LIVING 2 Beautiful homes, plentiful jobs in the Valley of the Sun Publisher's Welcome Letter 4 Major global companies are investing big money big-time in Phoenix 6 The extraordinary history of Phoenix 8-10 Community Listings • Toll Brothers • K. Hovnanian® Homes • Tri Pointe Homes 10 Vistancia The Northwest Valley's largest selection of desert living 11 Did You Know Arizona's major colleges and universities By The Numbers Phoenix Airport System 12 Things to do — and do — and do in the Valley of the Sun 15 How a REALTOR® can help you buy a new home
February 5, 2023
Contents Phoenix: Welcome home to one of the country’s most beautiful places to live, work and play.
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Beautiful homes, plentiful job opportunities, lots (and lots!) of sunshine

Life

in the Valley of the Sun means you’re the envy of snowbound friends and family

We work hard. We play hard. But for Valley of the Sun residents, easy-living is our middle name.

Moving in

So who lives here, who buys a home here and why? Thousands of people move to the Phoenix metro area on a regular basis, with many from wintery states and others from countries across the globe. While the reasons are as vast as the variety of lifestyle options found here, a few of the mostmentioned motives for moving here and purchasing a home include:

• A great job opportunity is offered to someone or their spouse/life-partner.

• After moving “back home,” ASU alumni often are able to conduct a successful local job search enabling them to return to the region.

• Quite a few east- and west-coasters have been able to sell their long-time home in a higher-cost state and purchase a home here for cash.

• Tons of not-quite-ready-to-retire folks purchase a part-time residence here so they can “snowbird” in the winter.

• Then there’s the had-it-up-to-here-withsnow retirees who can’t wait to ditch their snow shovel, buy a full-time home here and enjoy never having to salt another sidewalk.

Already here

Some hardy souls are born here (Zonies!), can’t imagine living anywhere else and never leave. For those who have lived here a while (or forever), the siren-song

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Welcome to Retreats Arizona Living!

There’s no doubt about it, Arizona is a superb place to call home

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Retreats Arizona Living! In 2023, we’re expanding our Retreats Living brand from Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley into Phoenix, with plans to showcase the best of the best in each of these markets. Both of these highly desirable settings boast an enviable climate of year-round sun, and here in Arizona, you can get your game on pretty much daily whether you’re a fan of hiking, biking, boating, golfing, museum-hopping, shopping, dining, sports-watching and so much more. And when it comes to a place to call home, the Phoenix-area real estate market encompasses a vast variety of home-styles, locations, views and amenities — and Retreats Arizona Living will be showcasing it all.

Retreats Arizona Living will profile things to see and do as well as new homes, new-home communities, single- and multi-family homes, condos, tiny homes, build-to-rent communities, the 55+ market in all its amenity-rich glory, apartments, senior living, architects and real estate professionals. We will also report on the state of the market, mortgages and what’s hot (and

maybe even what’s not…) in terms of trends in decorating, landscaping, renovating and more. Community listings will also be highlighted, giving readers visual cues about where to find their new home.

Retreats Arizona Living will publish on the first Sunday of the month in The Arizona Republic. Look for the new Retreats Arizona Living website coming soon.

The bottom line: Whether you’re searching for what to do this weekend, lifestyle resources, the perfect new pad, mid-century-modern design ideas or pretty much anything in-between, you’ll find inspiration related to your ideal Valley of the Sun home — whatever that may look like — in Retreats Arizona Living

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Major global companies are investing big money big-time in Phoenix

Modern infrastructure, massive investments fueling growth and job-creation

It’s not just the weather, great golf and spectacular sunsets that brings folks to Phoenix. It’s also plenty of opportunity for well-paying jobs.

Indeed, an influx of massive capital investment from both American and foreign companies has helped fuel growth in jobs, jobs and more jobs across the Phoenix area. According to information provided by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC.org), these companies, both midsize and massive, create hundreds and even thousands of jobs as well as provide the impetus for a plethora of supporting small businesses — which in turn, provide the economic fuel for even more job creation.

A short list of some of the recent major companies moving to or expanding their facilities in metro-Phoenix includes:

TSMC: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Located on more than 1,100 acres in far North Phoenix, experts say that TSMC will reshape the economic landscape of the Phoenix area. Under construction since early 2021, the plant represents a more than $12 billion investment by TSMC. With plans to hire more than 2,000 people, the plant is expected to begin production in 2024 and is already boosting job creation and additional development in the area. “TSMC and their decision to come to Arizona is of global significance,” said Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

Paramount Global Surfaces

Paramount Global Surfaces (PGS) announced the launch of a new West Coast warehouse in Goodyear. The 144,000 squarefoot facility will provide nearly 100 new jobs. PGS is a leading importer and distributor of premium porcelain tile and luxury vinyl tile.

Chang Chun Arizona

Chang Chun Arizona (CCAZ) has broken ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Casa Grande. The facility is expected to be operational in 2023 and create more than 200 jobs. Representing a $300 million investment, the facility will support the state’s semiconductor industry by supplying highquality electronic grade chemicals.

Townsquare Interactive

Townsquare Interactive, the digital marketing division of Townsquare Media, is expanding to a second location with plans to move into an 11,875 square-foot permanent space in Downtown Phoenix in 2023. The company plans to add hundreds of employees to its Phoenix workforce within the next two years.

Corning Incorporated

Corning Incorporated will build a new cable manufacturing facility in Gilbert, creating 250 jobs. The facility, expected to open in 2024, will be the industry’s western-most U.S. manufacturing site for optical. Corning and AT&T are supporting the White House’s Talent Pipeline Challenge by creating a program to train fiber-optic technicians with the skills needed to design, install and maintain a growing fiber network.

KPCT Advanced Chemicals

KPCT Advanced Chemicals plans to build a $200 million electronic grade sulfuric acid manufacturing plant in Casa Grande. KPCT is a joint venture between Kanto Group, a leading semiconductor chemical supplier based in Taiwan, and Chemtrade Logistics Inc., the leading North American producer of electronic grade sulfuric acid. The site will occupy 10 acres and is expected to be operational by 2025, creating approximately 65 jobs.

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Courtesy GPEC Chang Chun Arizona President Biden speaking at TSMC fabrication plant in North Phoenix
TSMC recently updated its job numbers with new projections: Phase 1: 2,250 jobs Phase 2: 2,250 jobs Indirect: 7,409 jobs Total: 11,909 jobs Source: GPEC
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“There are a lot of great economic opportunities here in the Valley. Phoenix is growing in population and is a strong region for tech growth.”
—JAMES ATTWOOD, DIVISION PRESIDENT, TRI POINTE HOMES IN ARIZONA

Editor’s note: Thousands of new residents are moving to the Phoenix area every month so we wanted to offer a little history on the worldfamous Valley of the Sun. Details were adapted with permission from information provided by the City of Phoenix and Salt River Project (SRP).

—Paula Hubbs Cohen, Editor, Retreats Arizona Living

Whether you have purchased several homes in Phoenix or are just now getting ready to purchase your first new home in the Valley of the Sun, you might wonder how a now-vibrant metropolis was born, survived and eventually thrived in spite of being located in such an arid climate. Intertwined with a bit of history, here’s the scoop in a story that begins with ancient canals and disappearing civilizations, twists and turns toward cowboy visionaries and then comes face-to-face with more than a hint of mythology.

‘The people who have gone’ Centuries before Phoenix became a city, a prosperous and well-established indigenous

community occupied the land. Because the desert is notoriously short on water, these highly skilled residents built a complex irrigation system made up of 135 miles of

canals. While the accepted belief is that drought eventually decimated this ancient civilization, some sources say that the truth for their disappearance is not known for certain.

In recognition of this historical mystery, Native Americans who later lived in the area called these original canal engineers/builders “Hohokam” or “the people who have gone.”

Fast forward several centuries

The year is 1867. An industrious cowboy by the name of Jack Swilling stopped at the foot of the north slopes of the White Tank Mountains to rest his weary horse. As his horse grazed, Swilling gazed out over the landscape and to his amazement, he saw dry soil and farmland that was mostly rockfree and not threatened by harsh winter weather. An entrepreneurial chap by nature, Swilling saw the land’s potential, so he put his proverbial thinking cap on and launched the Swilling Irrigation and Canal Company. The Company’s purpose was to divert water from the Salt River via canals so that crops could be grown to sell to goldminers in Wickenburg and also to the U.S. Cavalry stationed at Fort McDowell.

Voilà — by March of 1868, water began to flow, quenching the thirsty land, and farmers eventually celebrated the first harvest of their crops.

Dams built to store and deliver water

A few decades later, in 1903, settlers formed the Salt River Valley Water Users’

Association which is still part of SRP today. The Association pledged more than 200,000 acres of land as collateral in order to secure a government loan to build a water storage and delivery system.

In addition to building Theodore Roosevelt Dam, government engineers also saw an opportunity to improve existing Valley canals and create efficiencies by unifying the canal system. Indeed, the government eventually purchased all of the Valley’s private canals. In 1917, operation of the canal system was turned over to the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association, which still operates the canals for the federal government.

Nine major canals

Over the past century-plus, nine major canals have emerged across the greater Valley. Not only do they deliver water, the canal-banks were opened in 1964 for recreational activities. From running and walking to biking, fishing and more, paths along the canals offer everything from ADA-accessible routes to lights for evening strolls to commissioned public artwork.

A mythical bird

And now we come to the part of the story involving a fantastic mythical bird.

The generally accepted derivation of Phoenix’s name is that a friend of Swilling suggested it since — like the mythical Phoenix bird — the town would essentially spring up from the ashes or ruins of a former civilization.

And so the scrappy little town was officially named ‘Phoenix’ on May 4, 1868. Today, the fifth-largest city (by population) in the U.S. covers more than 500 squaremiles with more than 1.6 million people calling Phoenix home.

Giving credit where credit due

And in the category of giving credit where credit is definitely due: Numerous sources say that Swilling’s 19th-century canals were based on that long-ago original canal system created by an ancient civilization whose cryptic disappearance is the stuff of Native American legend.

Meaning, an awful lot of the city’s development and progress is due to the people who have gone — the Hohokam.

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SRP SRP Building Roosevelt Dam, 1906 Desilting the Western Canal
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Set amongst the stunning Sonoran Desert foothills of the Northwest Valley, Vistancia is an award-winning 7,100-acre master-planned community offering a spectacular medley of desert living in four unique lifestyle communities — The Village, Blackstone, Trilogy and Northpointe at Vistancia — offering a distinct selection of homes, two golf courses (public and private), retail, schools and a vibrant lifestyle.

NATURE INSPIRED AMENITIES

Boasting panoramic views of the Sonoran Desert, White Peak and Twin Peak mountains, Vistancia residents have an opportunity to embrace the natural outdoor beauty of the area. Residents can bike, rollerblade, run or walk the 3.5-mile Discovery Trail, Vistancia’s signature amenity that connects to neighborhoods, two K-8 elementary schools, playgrounds, parks, recreation areas and retail.

Vistancia residents are just a quick drive from Lake Pleasant Regional Park to enjoy boating, water sports, fishing, camping and hiking. Residents also have access to more than 30 City of Peoria community parks and 20-plus miles of hiking and biking trails. Baseball fans can easily take a drive to the Peoria Sports Complex, home to two Major League Spring Training teams — the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres.

JOBS AND AREA INVESTMENT

Located in the rapidly emerging North Peoria

technology hub, Vistancia is just two exits on Loop 303 from the TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) fabrication plant currently under construction. Since this massive plant is expected to create at least 10,000 high-paying high-tech jobs, the Vistancia community is poised to benefit from TSMC’s nearly $40 billion investment as well as the millions of dollars in ancillary development.

NEW HOMES

Vistancia’s two actively selling communities include the elevated desert community of Northpointe at Vistancia — featuring some of the most spectacular views in the Northwest Valley — offering new and quick-move-in homes by David Weekley Homes, Richmond American Homes and Pulte Homes, and The Village at Vistancia — a family-friendly multi-generational community with the new Cassia

AWARDS

Vistancia has been ranked No. 1 Best Master Planned Community Arizona by Ranking Arizona the past 10 years, while Money Magazine has ranked the City of Peoria as the #1 City to live in Arizona.

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Did You Know…

Arizona is home to several major colleges and universities, some of which include:

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Total enrollment: Nearly 120,000 Main campus: Tempe

Downtown Phoenix enrollment: 11,420 Ranked #1 in the U.S. for Innovation by U.S. News & World Report

• Supported 300+ student, faculty, alumni and external startups over the past 10 years

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Total enrollment: Nearly 46,000

Main campus: Tucson

Satellite site: Downtown Phoenix

• Programs in Phoenix include Eller College MBA and the College of Medicine at the Phoenix Bioscience Core

• McGuire Entrepreneurship Program in Tucson is a globally recognized program for undergraduate and graduate students

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

Total enrollment: Nearly 31,000

Main campus: Flagstaff

• Partners with UArizona to allow students to participate in Phoenix Bioscience Core programs

• Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology fosters business growth and economic vitality

MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Total enrollment: Nearly 115,000

• Ten community colleges provide degree and workforce training programs

• Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation at Gateway Community College is a comprehensive business incubator providing services and support for early-stage and startup companies

Source: Phoenix Community and Economic Development Phoenix.gov/EconDev

The Phoenix Airport System supports 269,000 jobs in Arizona

The Phoenix Airport System — Sky Harbor International Airport, Deer Valley Airport and Phoenix Goodyear Airport — is the largest economic engine in Arizona. Supporting 269,000 jobs in Arizona (with a payroll of $13 billion), the total economic impact of the Airport System, including multiplier effects, is $38 billion.

Sky Harbor International Airport sees nearly 46 million passengers a year, averaging approximately 126,000 passengers per day. More than 1,200 take-offs and landings occur daily, including commercial, general aviation, military and cargo flights.

Source: Phoenix Community and Economic Development Phoenix.gov/EconDev

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Purchase a full-time home here, rent an Airbnb, splurge on a resort hotel or buy a wintertime retreat — whatever your lifestyle pleasure, there’s always something fun to do in the aptly named Valley of the Sun.

Hiking and biking: With some 300 days of sunshine each year, this desert paradise is an outdoor-lover’s dream come true; indeed, tens of thousands of residents and visitors alike enjoy an almost-daily ritual of basking in the beauty of the area’s desertscape and mountainside trails. Hikers (and in many cases, mountain-bikers) can savor the grandeur of Mother Nature while ascending to the summit of South Mountain, strolling the trails of the majestic McDowell Mountain Preserve or taking in Valley-wide views found along the iconic rocky landscapes of Camelback Mountain, Piestewa Peak and Mummy Mountain. Some of these rugged wonders are located in city Preserves, some are in county parks, but all showcase just how special a

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place the Phoenix area is to put down roots and purchase a home. Cautions: Some trails are only for the fittest, others are familyfriendly, some allow dogs, some prohibit dogs, etc. Be sure to check the appropriate website for the scoop on the trail you’re getting ready to tackle.

you stand in awe of Sonoran Desert scenery or drop a putt for par on lush grassy greens — there’s truly a course (or two or three…) for everyone.

Museums: When the weather’s too warm even for the most ardent golfers and/or hikers, lots of folks like to visit one of the area’s numerous museums. Here in the Phoenix metro area, you can appreciate the magnificence of indigenous artworks and culture, laugh and learn via a whole bunch of kid-centric science experiments or find yourself emotionally gobsmacked by the sight and sounds of some of the finest and most unusual musical instruments in the world. For history buffs, Phoenix’s past is preserved in several ruin sites, including the city-owned Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park located near 46th Street and East Washington Street. And PS, we swear we’re not making this up: There are even stunning museum exhibitions inside Terminals 3 and 4 at Sky Harbor International Airport.

Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB), Phoenix Mercury (WNBA), Arizona Cardinals (NFL) and the Arizona Coyotes (NHL). Indoor football fans like to cheer on the Arizona Rattlers, while soccer aficionados are lovin’ the newbies in town: Phoenix Rising FC. Of course, collegiate sports-nuts have rallied ‘round ASU athletics for decades, while Grand Canyon University’s ‘Lopes regularly

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World-famous for being a top golf destination, Phoenix and neighboring communities are home to nearly 200 golf courses, many of them designed by renowned virtuosos of the sport. Here, you can drive the ball past towering saguaros as

Lakes: If water-sports are what float your proverbial boat, residents and visitors in the Phoenix metro-plex enjoy easy access to a variety of lakes including Lake Pleasant in North Peoria where you can go paddleboarding, kayaking, water- and jet-skiing, boating, stargazing and scuba diving — yes, scuba diving in the desert. A sampling of additional scenic lakes includes Canyon Lake (50 miles east of Phoenix); Saguaro Lake (30 miles north of Mesa); and Roosevelt Lake (approximately 85 miles from Mesa).

Sports: Hometowners love to shoot the breeze about the Phoenix Suns (NBA),

draw huge crowds for basketball games.

Batter up! Every March, local communities swell with ballcap-wearing baseball fans as pretty much everybody in town goes gaga over MLB Spring Training. That’s because there are 10 Spring Training stadiums dotted across the Valley where some 15 teams play 200+ games throughout the month of March. Holy cow — that's a lotta baseball!

MORE INFO

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Location, lifestyle, budget

In Phoenix and surrounding cities and towns, you’ll find a wealth of living options including intimate established neighborhoods, cozy historic districts, gentrified villages, new-construction energy-efficient single-family homes (strategically situated near freeways, schools and shopping venues), amenity-rich masterplanned communities (some for all ages; some age-restricted), HOA and non-HOA communities, upscale condos (low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise), brand-new rental home communities and luxurious urban lofts.

But that’s not all. Phoenix is also famous for its assortment of active-adult 55+ communities, some of which have onsite golf courses and most of which boast eateries and bars (Happy Hour, anyone?), resort-style swimming pools, well-appointed

fitness centers, tennis courts, bocce ball courts and more amenities than you can shake a pickleball paddle at — because, oh yes, many of them also have scads of uberpopular pickleball courts.

For those who like to saddle-up, an amazing number of ranch-style horse properties are nestled deep inside several in-city neighborhoods but are more concentrated along the outer rings of Phoenix

in places like Buckeye, Carefree, Cave Creek, New River, Queen Creek, Wittman and more. But no discussion of the Phoenix metro housing-option market is complete without mentioning Paradise Valley and North Scottsdale, home to a wealth of multimillion-dollar estates, many graced with magnificent views of the stunning Sonoran Desert, majestic mountains and a panorama of shimmering city lights.

Words of wisdom from Mom

Whether your roots are already here or you’re looking for a great place to settle down, whether you’re at a time of life where advancing your career is a high priority or if the ‘active-adult’ retirement lifestyle is calling your name, look no further than the famed Valley of the Sun.

Just remember these words of wisdom from Mom: drink plenty of water, latheron lots of sun-block, don’t hike if it’s 110

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“The Phoenix area has continued to be a highly desirable place to live for so many — the climate is obviously a huge draw plus we have some of the best golfing in the world.”
—ASHLEY COLEMAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING, K. HOVNANIAN® HOMES
“Beautiful weather, reasonable cost of living and vibrant city-centers with excellent job opportunities continue to attract homebuyers to Arizona.”
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Need help buying a home?

Buying a home is a major financial and life decision. One important question most folks ask themselves is this: should I use a REALTOR®?

First, what is a REALTOR®?

In the real estate industry, in order to become a REALTOR® — a licensed agent with the ability to use that title — an agent needs to be a member of the National Association of REALTORS®. As a member, a person subscribes to the standards of the association and its code of ethics. Anyone who has passed the various tests and completed the requirements needed to be licensed can be a real estate agent; only those who are members

of the National Association of REALTORS® can be called a REALTOR®.

“A REALTOR® represents your interests and needs with the knowledge and value they bring to the transaction. They’re there to help navigate you through the process and ensure the understanding of contracts and what is expected,” said Eric Gibbs, 2023 Arizona

Association of REALTORS® president and designated broker of Realty One Group Integrity in Tucson.

What does a REALTOR® bring to the proverbial home-buying table?

COST AWARENESS

With their access to market data, REALTORS® can easily and efficiently find homes that fit a buyer’s budget.

CONTRACT ASSISTANCE

REALTORS® are by your side to make certain you understand the reams of important legal documents associated with the purchase or

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SEALING THE DEAL

During the close-of-sale (often referred to as “the closing”), a REALTOR® ensures that any potential complications are quickly and legally solved.

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