Car Condos

Car condos, otherwise knows as “auto-miniums” are coming to Phoenix.In Phoenix, Goodwood Motoring Club is breaking ground next year on a “condo community” of 15 car condos built around a resort-style courtyard. These car condos will be priced at $680,000 to $1.4 million.

Each condo will include brick-plate tile floors, wine refrigerators, and full luxury bathrooms with choice of travertine or granite floors and surrounds. Probably most importantly these car condos will have a security system allowing owners the ability to log onto the web from anywhere in the world and view their car via camera and control the lighting and temperature of the car’s environment remotely.

This should be a great option for folks buying high rise condos and lofts who need more parking. Many buildings like Portland Place and 44 Monroe are a bit chinzy with the available parking. One exception is Hayden Ferry which offers one parking space per bedroom or office. Not bad. Anyway although pricey, the car condos are a possible solution.

Tempe Center For The Arts

The Tempe Center for the Arts opened this weekend in Tempe, Arizona, adding yet another fantastic building to the Tempe skyline along with Hayden Ferry and Centerpoint Condominiums. I don’t know how anyone could not be “wowed” with the architectural diversity, the denser living and sense of community all the high rise condos offer, and the general urban cool that the City of Tempe is cultivating. I can not wait to see what this city will look like in the next couple years let alone a decade from now. My wife and I are sincerely considering moving from the Central Phoenix area to Tempe Mill Avenue. We both think it would be a great place to not only raise kids but a wonderful place to retire. Tempe has it all.