Phoenix Arizona Waterfront Homes

Tempe Waterfront Homes and Lake Communities

When it comes to Phoenix Az waterfront property, certain bragging rights can be claimed by each city or town depending on the lake communities within their city limits.  For example, Chandler has more lake communities than any other city.  And Gilbert has 3 of the 6 water ski communities in the Phoenix valley.   Scottsdale Waterfront Residences often claims the most expensive waterfront listing in the valley.   When you consider Tempe lake communities, it could easily be distinguished as having the most diverse selection of Phoenix waterfront property.

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Arizona’s First Man Made Waterfront Community

 Welcome to Arizona’s first man made lake community which offers a combination of desireable waterfront single family, patio homes, and condo’s for total of over 200 waterfront properties.  The majority of the homes were built between 1972 and 1977 providing very mature and lush green landscaping throughout this Tempe Az lakefront community. The proximity of this Tempe lake community to the US60 and downtown Phoenix is a significant advantage when considering commute times.

Satellite view of The Lakes

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Heritage District Restaurant in Downtown Gilbert

Nestled in the historic district of downtown Gilbert, serving breakfast and lunch from 6 am. – 2 p.m. is the Farmhouse Restaurant at  228 N. Gilbert Rd.  It is one of many very successful restaurants in downtown Gilbert. 

Map view of the Farmhouse Restaurant

The Farmhouse Restaurant has been the recipient of various  awards for the “Best Breakfast” for many years.   Originally, located south of the current location, the owners, a mother and daughter team purchased the historic building  and moved from the original location 2 miles  further south on Gilbert Rd.

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Maricopa County Tax Bills Arrived – Some Happy, Some Not

The motivation for this article comes from all the recent news about taxes, and some buyers who say interesting things like “The property values have gone down, so the taxes better be lower!”   With that I thought it was the right time to dig in and get to the bottom of this sensitive topic.   I’m glad I did because there are some interesting facts of which I was unaware.  Read on and find out what is myth, what is reality,  and discover some unknown facts.

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Luxury Lake Community in Chandler

Embarcadero is one of Chandler’s luxury waterfront neighborhoods located right across from the Ocotillo Golf Resort.  This gated luxury community is made up of  66 single level TW Lewis luxury homes that were built between 2002 – 2003, many with basements.   Single level homes on large lots  between 1/3 to over 1/2 an acre with  38 of the 66 homes being waterfront property create a relaxed and serene setting for Embarcadero residents. Many Embarcadero homes also have basements.  The location is ideal, only minutes from major employers such as Intel,  close access to major freeways, highly ranked schools, shopping and community parks.

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