Stella is an amazing addition to Downtown Phoenix.  In my opinion one of the best built projects in Phoenix.  The layout, finishes and attention to detail are second to none and more importantly are affordable.  The location is pedestrian friendly and even offers a full two side by side garage with lots of storage space.   The property is FHA Approved, which means you can purchase a condo for only 3.5% down.

Stella Condos are a modern addition to Downtown Phoenix, it is a very popular project with only 6 units total.  The developer just dropped their prices on the last two units at Stella.  The remaining condos are 2 bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms, custom steel stairway finishes, floor to ceiling glass, open floor plans and 2 car garages.  Prices starting at $260K.  The best part is the project is FHA Approved, which means you only have to put 3.5% down in order to make this your new home.

Please call with any questions or to set up an appointment to view.  Christine 602-751-1983

Don’t miss the live/work condos in Downtown Phoenix at the famous Artisan Village.  Artisan Village is located at Roosevelt Street & 7th Street in the art of the Roosevelt Historic District and Art’s District.  The space is approx. 1700 sq.ft. with approx. 500 sq.ft. of store front space and room to grow.  The upstairs space is your loft.

Priced at $250K, this one will go fast.

Call Christine at 602-751-1983 to set up an appointment to view the space or call with more questions.

There is a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom modern condo available at 3rd Avenue Palms in Downtown Phoenix for $74,900. It is not a short sale or lender owned, but priced liked one. 3rd Avenue Palms has a community pool, spa, fitness center, and is only two blocks off the light rail.

Call me or email me to take a look at the unit.  Christine Leavitt 602-751-1983

Purchase this property with only 3% Down. PRD845 is a modern development adjacent to Roosevelt Historic and Arts District. This condo offers 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, modern finishes, an amazing roof deck and two car garage. This unit at PRD845 will not last at this price $173,250.

Call or email me today for a showing. Christine 602-751-1983

Check out this 1700 sq. ft. 2 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom at Portland Two in Downtown Phoenix.  This home is highly upgraded with modern finishes, a 4th floor loft with speculator views, two car garage and its own private gated backyard.  Portland Two is located blocks off the light rail and near some of the best restaurants in Downtown Phoenix.

Let me know if you are interested in taking a look or want some more information.  Christine 602-751-1983

Historic Single Family Homes offer very unique and distinctive features appealing to the Downtown Phoenix resident.

This historic home in the Campus Historic Vista District is perfectly landscaped with three bedrooms, a guest house and a two-car garage. Downtown Phoenix offers potential urban dwellers several choices of historic single family homes.

For more information about this unit or to arrange a viewing, Contact Christine Leavitt at 602-751-1983 or christine@phoenixurbanliving360.com

Call Christine at 602-751-1983 if you would like to take a look.

A bit more than a year ago, downtown Phoenix business owners wondered out loud where all the Arizona State University students were. There may have been more than 8,000 registered for classes downtown, they said, but they weren’t showing up in their shops and restaurants.

One year later . . . check that concern. Parts of downtown, particularly the region north of the downtown ASU campus, are being overrun with Sun Devils.

Or perhaps it is simply young people in general. Whoever these kids are, they are beginning to swarm throughout in impressive numbers at last. The most notable demonstration of the blossoming of the central city continues to be the First Friday events, of course.

On Nov. 5, the city closed off East Roosevelt from North Central Avenue to Seventh Street to traffic for the first time, allowing the throngs of attendees to overflow the streets without fear of automobiles.

The growing First Friday crowds and the widening ASU footprint have attracted entrepreneurs like Kyle Simone and Jeff Mann to open shops like their Phoenicia Association, a combination men’s clothier and art gallery.

The youth traffic persuaded restaurateur Wade Moises to open the popular PastaBAR at First Street and Pierce Street, in the same buiding with Sens Asian Tapas and the now popular Irish bar Turf.

First Friday itself is expanding exponentially. When the event began 15 years ago, 13 art galleries collaborated crated in busing patrons between Grand Avenue and Roosevelt Street. Now, more than 100 galleries and other businesses participate, and the event itself has expanded into Heritage Square.

Yes, the Valley’s central city is lurching in many respects, like all parts of this economically ravaged region. But to witness the kind of growth that we are seeing now, in this economy, is delightfully counterintuitive.

By rights, the new downtown farmers market should not be overflowing with customers in an economic downturn as fierce as this one. But on Saturdays, especially, it is choked with shoppers.

Once upon a time, the tiny, tasty Matt’s Big Breakfast was an anomaly. An outpost attraction in a desert of empty buildings and weedy lots. Now, lines of customers snake out of numerous downtown restaurants that seem to be sprouting regularly out of downtown’s bank of old buildings, especially as the weather cools.

A year ago, business owners were wondering out loud where all the ASU students were. “We definitely hope that it will get better,” one said.

In many surprising respects, it has. Even in these tough economic times, downtown – of all places – is beginning to thrive.