Scottsdale’s Least Favorite Bully Returns

By Ronald Sampson Just when I had hoped that it would be the end of it, that the city of Scottsdale would get a reprieve from the constant harassment, it persists. Like a woman at a club who keeps getting hit on by a guy that won’t take no for an answer, regardless of her friends and her beefy boyfriend … Read More

ASM versus Optima: Where Economic Growth Battles Quality of Life

We all want economic growth, and Arizona (and Scottsdale, more specifically) has been on fire in that regard recently. This has been optimized by the massive recent announcement by semiconductor-adjacent giant ASM, which recently announced an absolutely mammoth expansion in Scottsdale (you can learn more about it here). But as with anything mammoth, there will be winners and there will … Read More

Issues Collide: Do STRs Hold the Key to High Housing Costs?

Short-term rentals (STRs) have been a hot political talking point in Scottsdale for years now, as Mayor David Ortega and various city councilmembers have battled onerous restrictions at the state level to better regulate “party houses” and their related nuisances with mixed results. Additionally, the cost of housing has been a massive issue across the entire Valley, as renters have … Read More

Greenlight Communities Closes on Cabana Kyrene: New Affordable Rental Community Underway in Tempe

Construction Set to Begin on 229-Unit Multi-Family Housing Community at Guadalupe & Kyrene Roads Greenlight Communities, the Scottsdale-based developer dedicated exclusively to building attainable and affordable rental housing without relying on government subsidies, is proud to announce the closing of its first community in South Tempe. Situated at the southwest corner of Guadalupe and Kyrene Roads, at 515 West Guadalupe Road … Read More

Rebirth From Death: The Resurrection of the Paradise Valley Mall

It has been a frequent sign of the times: the dominance of e-commerce, led by Amazon, has led to the decline of other methods of shopping. Main Street shops have shuttered, and perhaps worst of all, shopping malls have borne the brunt of this shift. For many brick-and-mortar stores, the pandemic delivered the death blow that Amazon started, as malls … Read More

Tiny Homes in Scottsdale: Is This the Future of Development?

The price of housing has skyrocketed across most of the country since COVID, and Scottsdale has not been exempt; far from it. As we have stated many times, the best way to push down housing costs is to build more housing (as anyone who has taken Economic 101 will tell you), but with an active NIMBY activist community and a … Read More

Greenlight Communities Brings Desirable Amenities And Attainable Rents To New Community at 16TH Street and Polk

Greenlight Communities, the Valley developer building brand-new budget-conscious communities, is excited to announce the opening of their new Streamliner community at 16th Street and Polk Road in Phoenix. The second Streamliner to begin leasing, Streamliner 16th represents a new wave of attainable housing communities under the Streamliner brand developed by Greenlight Communities. Streamliner 16th is a joint-venture with Stockbridge, a private equity … Read More