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The History of Historic

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:45:02 +0000

Historic preservation “Grande Dame” G.G. George was highlighted in this spanning piece in Phoenix Magazine about the history of historic preservation in Phoenix.

Y’know, I like to think I have a good grasp on historic preservation. But comprehensive articles like this one really punctuate what a long struggle it has been to preserve our most unique [...]

Haver Home –Update

kenclarkforaz — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:02:14 +0000

I just confirmed that this Haver Home is now starting renovations and will be on the market for under $160,000. I do not represent this seller.

But, I am happy to represent you if you’d like to look at it. Please give me a call or email at realestate@kenclarkforaz.com if you want to know more.

The original [...]

Save Energy Quickly

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:33:00 +0000

Here is another good post from my friend Tazmine Loomans, who is an architect and green renovator of older homes explaining how you can save big bucks by just upgrading our water heater.

First of all, get rid of the electric water heater if you can. If you have natural gas running to the home, get [...]

Energy Efficiency Tax Credit

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:11:58 +0000

My friend Tazmine who owns Blooming Rock Development has a post that I like listing the tax credits you can get for energy efficient improvements to your home.

The tax credits are for things like new energy efficient windows, upgraded air conditioning, new roofs, etc.

When I was the director of the state Energy Office, we were [...]

The Way to Get By in Coronado

kenclarkforaz — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:49 +0000

The Coronado Historic Neighborhood is almost exclusively bungalow style homes with great big porches and lots of cool architectural features.

In the 1960s through the 1990s, neighborhoods like these fell in to disrepair and disfavor, as people looked for massive homes and modern features.

Thankfully, recently, people have started to re-appreciate the front porch. You know, actually [...]

Historic Preservation Tax Rate Under Attack

kenclarkforaz — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:32:13 +0000

This, from fellow CenPho and Historic Preservation advocate, Jim McPherson:

On Wednesday, State Senator Linda Gray (Republican) introduced SB 1166 that would eliminate the State Property Tax Reclassification program. This is the “tax break” for residential historic properties in Arizona: approximately 6,000 total statewide of which approximately 2,900 are in Phoenix and 2,000 in Tucson. It [...]

Michelle’s Home First Anniversary

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:53:02 +0000

Sept. 2009

I want to tell you about my first client, Michelle Harrington, as we just passed the one-year anniversary of closing on her house, just around 15th Ave and Indian School.

This was Michelle’s first house and she did an incredible job sprucing up the property on a budget.

The property she bought was built in 1939. [...]

Renovation on a Dime

kenclarkforaz — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:56:28 +0000

I want to give a little shout-out to Tazmine and Paul over at Blooming Rock Developments. Have a look at this post about a renovation project that they did earlier this year. It demonstrates that even the most drab and uninspiring structures can be sharp, fresh and unique. Their project, 3 Palms, is over on [...]