South Scottsdale

South Scottsdale has been known for many years more working class region of Scottsdale although it is transforming into a dynamic urban area. It contains the major night life for the area and is the art center of metro Phoenix. The median resale home price is $291,500, compared to $667,450 in North Scottsdale. South Scottsdale will also soon be home to the new research center for Arizona State University [1]. South Scottsdale extends from McKellips Road at the city's southern border, north to Shea Blvd.

Old Town/Downtown Scottsdale/Civic Center/Fashion Square

This area has many streets, stores and western art galleries evoking the old cowboy era. In contrast, Scottsdale is also home to many nationally-known contemporary art galleries such as the Bentley Gallery and Chiaroscuro. This area also includes many restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. Streets are usually filled with walking traffic after 10pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. It has also seen a renaissance in the last five years as city living is sweeping many areas in the nation. Almost $2 billion in public and private funding have been invested in the reviving of Old Town Scottsdale. The Scottsdale Waterfront Residences will soon anchor the once desolate Arizona Canal banks, and no less than five new ultra-luxury condo towers have been approved, and premium one-bedroom units routinely exceed $1 million. Penthouse units in the Scottsdale Waterfront have sold for $4.5 million or $1,000 per square foot. Tourism and hotel occupancy rates have risen with the renovation of the hip The Mondrian Scottsdale (formerly The James Hotel), introduction of the hip and trendy British hotel Hotel Indigo and revival of the historic Hotel Valley Ho. Two new hotels are also planned to open in Scottsdale's prime nightclub district, the W Scottsdale Hotel and Residences and the Ritz Carlton Paradise Valley. Also located in this cultural district and across the street from the Scottsdale Waterfront is the high-end Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall, one of the twenty largest malls in the United States, and the newly constructed Shops at the Waterfront, both of which offer eclectic variety for shoppers and diners.