Limelight: Why We Love Real Estate (and our clients)

Real estate is an industry that touches just about facet of our everyday lives. Consider what your morning would be like if your favorite Starbucks had never been built. Or, the fact that that you might not be here at all if the office suite where your parents first locked eyes over the water cooler had not been constructed. Or, the startling possibility that your favorite childhood memories would not have had a place to be created had the home where you grew up never moved off the drawing board.

See how it all comes back to real estate? That’s one of the reasons we love companies that build, sell and operate places that mean something to people. Over the past few months, several of these companies we work with have made headlines for their projects and pursuits that make the world a better place to live, work and play.  Take a look:

Bioscience Partnership Building groundbreaking. Photo credit: Downtown Phoenix Journal

Sundt and DPR Construction Break Ground on Biosciences Partnership Building

Who knows what life-saving discoveries will one day emerge from the Biosciences Partnership Building, a new 245,000-square-foot research building under construction on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix?  The DPR-Sundt team recently broke ground on the 10-story building, located just north of the Health Sciences Education Building (also constructed by this mighty duo).

 Maracay Homes Introduces New Home Plans for Active Adults

Senior adults are fast becoming a major force in America as the baby boom generation barrels toward retirement age. This fact is not lost on Maracay Homes, which recently partnered with a national architectural firm to design a special line of home plans tailor-made for the 55+ crowd.  The new Freedom Collection incorporates Universal Design features, such as single levels, wider hallways and doors, sitting showers, raised counter heights and storage within reach, intended to add convenience and ease of living to this important group of buyers. Maracay will debut the new designs at its Victory at Verrado active adult neighborhood early next year.

 Whitetail Club Named Among the Best for Outdoor Pursuits

All work and no play…well, you know how the rest goes. The Whitetail Club in McCall, Idaho, is in business to make sure that doesn’t happen. Set in the heart of the Salmon River Mountains, this resort community’s private club offers some of the best golf, skiing, fishing, hiking and biking around – not to mention gorgeous mountain and lake views.