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Jeff Masich, Associate Broker and REALTOR® discusses purchasing a home in Scottsdale, Arizona
Jeff Masich explains what living in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona is like and invites you to contact him to begin your home search or to list your home for sale.
Jeff Masich says, Scottsdale is a wonderful place to live and is a Scottsdale resident and REALTOR® that would be pleased to show you around his neighborhood. Jeff is past Chairman of the Villa La Playa Neighborhood Enhancement Committee on McCormick Ranch and active in community affairs. Jeff thinks that Scottsdale is a wonderful place to live and raise a family.
Don't leave Scottsdale without dining at one of the Resort hotels. Have a meal at the wonderful Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch and afterwards take a gondola ride on the lake or take a walk or bike ride along the miles of Scottsdale multi-use paths. Hike in the Scottsdale jewel, the McDowell Mountain Preserve. Play some golf and don't forget the Thursday night Art Walks in downtown Scottsdale. Call/Text Jeff 480-242-6500 to see some homes for sale in Scottsdale.
Live and Play in Scottsdale Arizona and Surrounding Cities
Jeff Masich, Associate Broker and REALTOR® discusses what it is like to live in Scottdale and neighboring cities in the Phoenix metro

ScottsdaLE FACTS

"The WEST's MOST WESTERN Town"
County: Maricopa Incorporated: 1951 Slogan: "The West's Most Western Town" Official Food: Chili, by 1994 Mayoral proclamation Population: 240,000 (Sixth largest city in Arizona) Size: 184.2 square miles, stretching 31 miles from North to South In 1888, U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield Scott visited the Salt River Valley, was impressed with its potential, and subsequently made a down payment on 640 acres to start a farming operation. Scott’s purchase, near the heart of present-day downtown Scottsdale, would be the impetus for the development of the city that bears his name. Scottsdale’s favorable climate, irrigated desert location and beautiful scenery influenced its initial settlement. While agriculture was the main draw, many health seekers came to Scottsdale.

GROWTH

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By the end of the 1960s, Scottsdale’s population had increased six-fold to nearly 68,000 while its land area increased twelve-fold to 62 square miles. During this decade, the city rejected federal plans for a concrete-lined ditch to handle floodwaters and later began work on the Indian Bend Wash greenbelt, an innovative project that turned the wash into a series of parks, golf courses and open space that double as a floodwater during infrequent heavy rains.

GOLF, Tourism, beauty

The following decades brought even more growth in population and land area, as the city pushed northward into the high Sonoran Desert and experienced several building booms. By 1980, its population of more than 88,000 covered 88.6 square miles. By 1990, it had reached more than 130,000 in population and expanded to roughly its present size – about 185 square miles. By 2000, the city was home to more than 202,000. The city saw a corresponding boom in its tourism industry, as new resorts (Phoenicianappeared along the Scottsdale Road corridor and then farther north. Seasonal events attract thousands. The FBR Open, formerly the Phoenix Open, has set records as the most-attended golf tournament on the planet. Today, the city is a renowned destination and draws more than 6 million visitors annually.
Scottsdale's Western Preserve

Beginning in the early 1970s with McCormick Ranch, the city saw the development of a series of large-scale, master planned communities within its borders. Others included Scottsdale Ranch, Gainey Ranch, McDowell Mountain Ranch, Desert Mountain and DC Ranch.
A flourishing gallery district grew up in the city’s downtown area, complemented in the 1990s and 2000s by an influx of restaurants, lounges and nightclubs.
Scottsdale has become a study in contrasts, where residents and visitors can ride horseback ride through pristine Arizona desert in the morning and visit one of the country’s best contemporary art museums in the afternoon. It is now counted among the 100 largest cities in the nation, but retains its connection to its small-town, Western heritage.
This summary is from the City of Scottsdale, Arizona home page: www.scottsdaleaz.gov