My previous post on the topic stated the purchase price as being $15M.  The actual amount was closer to $16M.  Optima reportedly purchased the 278 unit apartment complex with the intent to tear it down and build upscale luxury condominiums on the 8.54 acre site.  I am very curious to know what the proposed time frame is.  It is my guess that we are years (maybe even five years) away from enjoying a real estate market strong enough to support new construction of mid-rise lu... Read Full Story

Hire We Know Urban Realty and rent your high rise, loft, or urban condo fast. Put the power of the WeKnowUrban.com website to work for you. With 5,000 visitors every week and one hundred twenty rental inquiries every month we are THE agents to rent out your urban property right away. In 2009 alone we will help over one hundred landloards and tenants with their high rise and urban property rental needs. So far this year we have helped over 82 people buy, rent, sell or rent out their urban prop... Read Full Story

For years residents at Summit at Copper Square have had to turn a deaf ear to train horns blowing night and day just to the south of the high rise. Even though the street intersecting the tracks is very lightly used, Federal regulations required that the train conductors blow their horns as they approached the area. Some of the conductors were cool about it and only gave the horn a short tap during the wee hours of the night while other conductors really blasted it. David Wallach, the devel... Read Full Story

This is a We Know Urban Realty exclusive opportunity (meaning no other realtor has access to it yet). This one bedroom plus loft (or two bedroom depending on how you use it) is top notch. Its super clean, heavily upgraded and located just a half mile from Mill Avenue in the very popular Brownstones at Tempe community. You gotta see this to really appreciate it. Oh, and its the only town home currently for rent at Brownstones at Tempe.  Rents for $1850 per month. Contact We Know Urban R... Read Full Story

We just heard that Optima Biltmore Towers (OBT) management made a major policy change last week that we believe will have an adverse affect on property values there. Real estate agent lock boxes are no longer allowed on the property!  This means that agents looking to show OBT to prospective buyers or renters will have to make appointments with the various listing agents to do so.  Can you imagine trying to coordinate a client's schedule with three or four or more Realtor' sche... Read Full Story

I got an anonymous and somewhat derogatory email from a person who was pretty indignant about my previous blog post.  One of his or her many points was "In my entire career, I've never seen a real estate firm post a "negative" about a building. The article states that removing the lock boxes will cause home values to decline. No, what will cause it to decline is a negative blog posting that will never be removed from the internet once it's indexed in all the browsers." I'd like to respon... Read Full Story

We're not posting all the details on the web but if you are looking for a live/work town home in Scottsdale then call us right away.  There are a handful of 3 story, 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 3,000+ square foot town homes zoned for both light commercial and residential use located minutes from downtown Scottsdale about to go to auction.  The official "public" announcement won't go out until Wednesday so if you want the jump on everyone else then contact us now. Read Full Story

We are real estate agents who specialize in cool architecture like High Rise Condos, Lofts, Brownstones, Row Houses and more. No matter what your needs, do not hire an agent who only dabbles in condos. In today's market you must hire an agent who specializes in the urban high rise and loft real estate market. To do anything less is financial suicide. We know the high rise and loft condo market better than anyone in this town and we have the "numbers" to prove it.   In 2009 we have alread... Read Full Story

We’re not posting all the details on the web but if you are looking for a live/work town home in Scottsdale then call us right away.  There are a handful of 3 story, 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 3,000+ square foot town homes zoned for both light commercial and residential use located minutes from downtown Scottsdale about to go to auction.  The official “public” announcement won’t go out until Wednesday so if you want the jump on everyone else then contact us now. Read Full Story

We’re not posting all the details on the web but if you are looking for a live/work town home in Scottsdale then call us right away.  There are a handful of 3 story, 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 3,000+ square foot town homes zoned for both light commercial and residential use located minutes from downtown Scottsdale about to go to auction.  The official “public” announcement won’t go out until Wednesday so if you want the jump on everyone else then contact us now. Read Full Story