A S P E C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N C R E AT E D B Y R E P U B L I C M E D I A C U S T O M P U B L I S H I N G
WHAT’S INSIDE
March 2017
SEARCH Toll Brothers
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BASEMENT HOMES
Fanimation Zonix via Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting
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CEILING FANS
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Norman Window Fashions via B&B Blinds
WINDOW COVERINGS
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FINAL WALK-THROUGH
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ASK THE EXPERT
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DEVELOPMENTS OF THE MONTH
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GRAND OPENINGS
Talon Ranch, Scottsdale (winner of National Association of Home Builders Gold Award for Best Outdoor Living Space, 2017)
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The Cays at Downtown Ocotillo
The Cays at Downtown Ocotillo Builder: Statesman Location: 2511 W. Queen Creek Rd., Chandler Price: From the low $200s to high $300s Size: 862 to 1,577 square-feet Beds/baths: 1–2 bedrooms; 1.5–3 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Fri.; 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat. & Sun. Info: TheCaysAtOcotillo.com Description: Single-level luxury condominiums plus luxury penthouse loft condominiums. Amenities include a fitness center, heated pool/ spa, wellness classes and more. High-speed internet is included.
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Maracay Homes
Hawthorn Manor Builder: Maracay Homes Location: 2361 E. Cherrywood Place, Chandler Price: From the low $500s Size: 3,030 to 3,839 square-feet Beds/baths: 3–5 bedrooms; 2.5–3.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Fri. Info: MaracayHomes.com Description: This 84-home enclave debuts four new single-story floor plans featuring gourmet kitchens, water-efficient fixtures, LED lighting, energy-efficient HVAC systems and more.
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The Preserve at Adora Trails Builder: Maracay Homes Location: 7615 S. Barlow Dr., Gilbert Price: From the high $300s Size: 2,494 to 3,342 square-feet Beds/baths: 4 bedrooms; 2.5–3.5 baths Sales office hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; 1–6 p.m. Fri. Info: MaracayHomes.com Description: 82 single-story homes engineered to reduce energy usage and produce health and environmental benefits. Inside the neighborhood are a pool, trails, full-sized fitness center, catchand-release lake and more.
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By Debra Gelbart
s more new-home buyers request the ability to easily merge indoor and outdoor living, homebuilders are responding with versatile “walls of glass” that bring the outside in without compromising interior space. Walls of glass Blandford Homes, for example, “just unveiled a new cutting-edge 90-degree wall of glass, shown exclusively in Mountain Bridge (in East Mesa) in a brand-new model complex,” said Terry Lents, a sales associate for Blandford. “With the innovative 90-degree wall, the entire corner wall opens up to the patio and outdoor living space.” How does it work? A folding system allows the panels to neatly fold and remain at 90 degrees relative to the opening “for a wide-open unobstructed view,” Lents said. “This allows residents spectacular views, opening the interior to the great outdoors. New technology makes today’s sliding and folding designs more beautiful, weather-resistant and energyefficient than ever.”
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Blandford Homes
One of K. Hovnanian® Homes’ newest communities, Summit at Pinnacle Peak Patio in Scottsdale, “now offers a multi-slide pocket door,” said Andy Pedersen, group vice president of marketing and merchandising for K. Hovnanian® Homes in Arizona, California and Texas. “This beautiful feature actually opens the entire wall to the outdoors and the glass slides right into the wall.” Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers also showcases the indoor/outdoor lifestyle. “Most of our homes have under-the-roof patios so that when the cornered or straight multi-slide door is open, there is no threshold — no separation between the indoors and outdoors,” said Kevin Rosinski, division vice president of Toll Brothers. Shea Homes also builds homes designed for alfresco living. Indeed, rolling walls of glass are becoming increasingly popular because they are now more affordable, said Ken Peterson, vice president of sales and marketing for Shea Homes Arizona. Corner sliding doors open to two areas of the home also are growing in popularity, Peterson pointed out. Homes
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