Saturday, February 23, 2008
Welcome Home to Seville, Gilbert, AZ
Labels: family friendly neighborhoods, gilbert az homes for sale, schools
I grew up in what I now realize, was an idyllic neighborhood. It was one of Arizona's first "master-planned" communities. There was main street with the grocery store, the drugstore, the florist, the bank. The elementary school was smack in the middle of town. There was a huge golf resort in the middle too but I never paid much attention to it. For me, it was where we watched the 4th of July fireworks and made for great bike paths. We just weren't the country club/golf resort kind of family.
And I'm still not. When I first heard of the Seville neighborhood, I dismissed it as "country club snobs". Stereotypical I know but realistic. There just aren't that many country clubs in Arizona so it's easy to stereotype.
But when friend after friend told me how friendly and fun Seville neighborhood is, I decided I needed to proceed with an open mind and check it out for myself (and my readers).
Turns out, Seville is way more like my idyllic childhood town than anything else I have found in the East Valley. Why, you ask?
It's country club but laidback-Arizona style. Let's start with the country club itself. It's smack in the middle of the community, making it accessible to everyone. It has a beautiful center that houses a workout and social facilities. It has tons of basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts. The pools are amazing with two different water slides. This solves the question every parent hears after they've told the kids "We're moving to Arizona." But what are we going to do there?
In fact, the Seville club answers that question more fully by providing tons of social activities every week. From family movie nights to MOMS clubs to hiking clubs, transplants to Arizona can get fully socialized quickly and easily. This is important to me for my clients. When they move to Arizona, leaving behind their friends, babysitters, dinner groups, etc. I want to help them feel like part of a community again, quickly and easily. Seville fits the bill for that.
The elementary school is Riggs Elementary in the Chandler school district. Yes, even though Seville is located within Gilbert, Arizona the school districts boundaries are kind of funny. The school is within walking or bike riding distance to everyone in the community. There is a playground and park within walking distance to almost every home. On my last visit this past Saturday, I wanted to take pictures of the parks but every single one was filled with kids and I didn't want to worry their parents so I didn't take any.
Since the golf course is right in the community, it appeals to a broad spectrum of people. From the busy dads who know they want to golf but don't want to take time away from family driving to the range, to the empty nester who is excited to finally have the time to golf every day if he wants, to the second home buyer who wants to spend every Arizona winter on the links. And don't forget the daddy who's out there with his girls, getting ready for that golf scholarship!
Elena Thurston, Family Realtor @ 5:08 PM
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Name: Elena Thurston, Family Realtor
Home: Gilbert, Arizona, United States
About Me: My passion is Family Real Estate. Families need more than just a nice house, they need a neighborhood and community where they can give and receive a feeling of home. I am one of the rare Arizona natives. I received my bachelors degree at Arizona State University and my real estate license at Arizona School of Real Estate and Business.
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