“Wayne Mailloux, a 69-year-old retired executive , and his wife Penny, a 69-year-old retired teacher , were ready to move out of their 10,500-square-foot home in a suburb near Scottsdale, Ariz. Their destination was the Optima Kierland, a building slated for completion next March in the upscale North Scottsdale neighborhood . They liked the idea of being able to walk to restaurants and movies, said Mr. Mailloux. What they didn’ t like: The largest units in the building maxed out at 1,709 square feet. “We’ve grown accustomed to space, and we like to entertain,” said Mr. Mailloux.”
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“Move-ins for the first residents of Scottsdale’s high-rise Optima Kierland from architect David Hovey, Jr. are scheduled for early 2018, while completion of all residences is set for August 2018. (Seventy-five percent of the homes in the first condominium tower are sold, as of press time.) Those gearing up to move into the 12-story tower have the option of a whopping 20 floor plans with one- to five-bedroom and penthouse options. The total of 220 residences range from 720 to 4,550 square feet. Resortlike amenities like a fitness center, indoor basketball and squash courts, a golf simulator and concierge service make every day at Optima Kierland feel like vacation mode. For some fun in the sun, more than five acres of green space offer water features, sun decks, a pet park and barbecue areas.”
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“United Kingdom, September 2017- BUILD Magazine has announced winners of the 2017 Architecture Awards.
OptimaKierland was awarded Best Luxury High Rise Architecture Firm and Residential Complex Design of the Year.”
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“7160 Optima Kierland represents the pinnacle of luxury for-lease apartments in the Scottsdale market. The building includes a full-service fitness center, rooftop pool, sauna, basketball court, and media center. The rooftop pool features an elevated, negative-edge deck that allows for some of the best unobstructed views in North Scottsdale. In addition to the upscale amenities and interior finishes, the building features a glass facade and oversized balconies with hanging gardens and commands some of the highest rental rates in the Phoenix market.”
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“After blasting through preliminary sales goals, Optima Inc. is hard at work on construction of Optima Kierland’s first 12-stgory condominium tower. Tenants have been moving into the 160-unit leasing tower since April. Its offers studio to three-bedroom apartments.”
“With the feel of a five-star hotel, Optima Kierland apartments offer luxury living with a sustainable twist. David Hovey, Sr., founded Optima Inc. in 1978. The company is known for its “upscale hanging garden style multifamily developments” in Scottsdale, Phoenix, Chicago and New Zealand, as well as rooftop gardens and vertical landscaping. The company designs, develops and constructs all of its properties.”
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“The common areas at Optima Kierland have security cameras monitoring the entrances, the parking garage and other public areas — as do most contemporary condo communities. In addition, electronic locks are installed at all entry doors of the luxury high-rise community which is located on 9.5 acres in Northeast Phoenix.”
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“Scottsdale’s Optima Kierland, a new highrise luxury condominium and boutique rental community, also prides itself on amenities, said David Hovey Jr., president of Optima, the project developer. “There’s no single-family home that would come close to offering the amenities we have,” he said.”
“The first phase of the Optima Kierland opened up to a highly receptive market in April 2016, and exceeded preliminary sales goals. The high-rise luxury condominium and boutique rental community in the North Scottsdale Kierland neighborhood is now beginning construction of the project’s first 12-story condominium tower.”
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“The first phase of the Optima Kierland opened up to a highly receptive market in April 2016, and exceeded preliminary sales goals. The high-rise luxury condominium and boutique rental community in the North Scottsdale Kierland neighborhood is now beginning construction of the project’s first 12-story condominium tower.”
Read the full feature at Arizona Foothills Magazine.
