Phoenix' Downtown area has seen staggering growth over the past decade. A good deal of that growth has been vertical creating a more traditional urban condo lifestyle with a unique Southwestern spin. Downtown Phoenix is home to the the Arizona Science Center, Phoenix Museum of History, the Phoenix Art Museum, the Heard Museum and the Burton Barr Central Library. Professional sports are almost always in season at Chase Field, home of the MLB Arizona Diamondbacks, or the US Airways Center, home court of the NBA Phoenix Suns. There are numerous restaurants, nightclubs and screens as well as professional theater and other attractions at the Dodge and Orpheum theaters.
One thing to be aware of in Downtown Phoenix and in the neighboring city of Tempe is the Southwestern use of the term "loft." Because no traditional lofts exist in Phoenix, lofts are not converted industrial space, as is the general use of the term in condos. While some downtown lofts are renovated office space, the general run of "lofts" in the Southwest makes the term pretty much synonymous with apartment; loft apartment condos tend toward higher ceilings and more open space.
An advantage of Downtown Phoenix is that, compared with any other major city, the Downtown area is small and easily negotiable. Traditionally about three square miles, running along Central Avenue and Washington/Jefferson Streets it has only lately begun to expand slightly. Phoenix has traditionally grown out and not up, the urbanization of Downtown and the condominium market there is a new and exciting phenomenon.
Downtown Phoenix condo real estate is for people who seek a more traditional urban lifestyle, vertical and high-density condo living, something that is new to the Southwest and beginning to form it's own unique patterns in the desert sunshine. The CondoCompany.com brings its expertise countrywide to this burgeoning urban condo culture in the desert, making it your best source for Downtown Phoenix condos. |
