All you wanted to know about the northwest part of Phoenix but didn't know to ask! This informational PDF was created to educate my clients and real estate investors about what Glendale and surrounding areas offer.

1. THE NORTHWEST VALLEY
A SHORT PERSPECTIVE
Glendale and Peoria
Published by Elise Fay Arizona’s New Destination Cities

2. Course Outline
 Expand our knowledge base of the NW Valley
Focus on Glendale and Peoria
What do these cities have to offer?
 Community Services
 Shopping
 Dining
 Entertainment
 Lifestyle
 Luxury Homes
Aren’t they just “way the heck out there”?
Who would want to live out there anyway?
 Glendale - Arizona’s new “Destination City”
 Peoria - What’s out there besides Lake Pleasant?

3. Why should we care about the West
Valley?
New opportunities & growth

4. West Valley Community Services

5. Healthcare
• In 2003 Thunderbird expanded
to 397 beds and by 2008 will
add a new 200 bed tower.
• Fastest growing hospital and the
largest employer in Glendale
with over 2,200 employees.
Minutes to:
• Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
• Arrowhead Hospital
• Scottsdale Mayo Clinic
• Boswell Hospital

6. Education
Deer Valley Unified
School District
Oakwood teacher Dennis Rees was
• A+ School - Mountain Ridge High School
recently named the 2007
• A+ Exemplary Program-Gavilan Peak
Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship
• Desert Sky and Hillcrest Named
Program Award Winner by the
“Excelling” Schools
National Geographic Society. The
• Ten Other Schools Named
award, given to only two teachers
“Highly Performing”
nationwide, includes a $3,000
• $14 Million in Scholarships Awarded to
honorarium and an all-expense
Graduating Seniors
paid trip for the recipients and their
• All Deer Valley Schools Met Federal
principals to the Galapagos
Standard of Achieving Adequate Yearly
Islands.
Progress

7. Glendale’s “Destination Neighborhood”
Arrowhead Ranch
 1st Master Planned Community of the Northwest
Valley (over 4000 acres).
 Developed in 1983 offering semi-custom homes.
 As per the 2000 census, household wealth is
growing faster than any other area in Arizona.
 Since 1996 the number of the area’s households
worth over $1million or more has rocketed up to
200+%.

8. Glendale Shopping & Dining

9. Arrowhead Shopping
Corte Frecia Plaza
67th Ave & Loop 101
• Sportsman’s Fine
Wine & Spirits
• Oggies
• Paradise Bakery
• Haute C Boutique

10. The Village at Arrowhead
67th Ave & Beardsley, Glendale
• AJ’s Fine Foods • White House Black
• Chico’s Market
• Talbots • Cold Stone Creamery
• Bombay • North
• Rolf’s Salon • Pei Wei

11. The Citadelle
59th Ave & Utopia Arrowhead Ranch
• Zethinia Cosmetics
• Mon Bebe Décor
• Indulge Med Spa
• Bella Ami Choices-
Deserts & Catering
• Corbins Bar & Grill
• Tutti Santi by Nina
• Floyd’s Restaurant
• Arizona Gentle
Cleanse-Colon
Hydrotherapy

12. Arrowhead Towne Center
Built in 1993: Major Interior Renovation in 2006
New Retailers Include
• Macy’s • Sephora
• J. Jill • Fossil
• Coach • Sharper Image

13. Glendale Entertainment

14. Westgate City Center, Glendale
Dining
Entertainment &
Shopping

15. University of Phoenix Stadium
Home of the:
 Arizona Cardinals
 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
And host of Super Bowl XLII
in January 08

16. Jobing.com Arena, Glendale
Home of the:
 Phoenix Coyotes
Hockey Team
 Arizona Sting
Lacrosse Team

17. Glendale Lifestyles

18. Foothills Aquatic Center, 56th Ave & Union Hills,
Glendale
 Lap Pool &  Exercise
Diving Pool Room
 Gymnasium  Racketball
Courts
Indoor Track

 Classrooms
 Game Room
 Child Care
Rock
 Space
Climbing
Wall  Outdoor
Patio
Aerobics
Room  Waterpark

19. 59th Ave & Union Hills
Skate Board Park
complete with
Ramadas, Bleachers &
Snack Shop
Glendale Foothills
Dog Park

20. 83rd Ave & Bethany Home
X-Court will be a No-Fee,
26,000 sq. ft. multi-use facility
Designed for bikers and skaters of
various skill levels.
Built by California
Skateboards Inc., a well-
known skate and BMX park
construction company.

21. Peoria Dining & Nightlife

22. Peoria Dining & Nightlife, 83rd Ave &
Bell Road

23. Peoria Lifestyles

24. Peoria Sports Complex 83rd Ave & Bell
Home to the
San Diego Padres
And the
Seattle Mariners

25. Performing Arts
Arizona Broadway
Theatre, 75th Ave &
Paradise Lane, Peoria
Peoria Center for the
Performing Arts,
83rd Ave & Peoria

26. Polar Ice, 83rd Ave south of Bell Rd

27. Cibola Vista Resort & Spa
Amenities Include: Outdoor Touches
8000 Sq. Ft. Include:
European Health Fountains,
Spa & Restaurant. Reflecting Pools,
Equestrian, Hiking Desert Botanical
and Mountain Gardens and Fire
Biking Trails. Pits

28. Lake Pleasant, an Oasis in the Desert

29. Luxury Homes of the NW Valley

30. Arrowhead Lakes, Glendale

31. Copper Creek Estates, Peoria

32. Copper Creek Estates, Peoria

33. Copper Creek Estates, Peoria

34. Arrowhead Lakes, Glendale

35. Arrowhead Ranch, Glendale

36. Glendale Real Estate At Its Best
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