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All
apartments feature a patio (first‑floor apartments)
or terrace (second‑floor apartments) that open,
in most floorplans, off the living room.
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The
clubhouse decor is upscale and contemporary.
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Apartments
offer luxury and even allow pets
by RaeAnne Marsh
NORTH
PHOENIX – Two adjacent 15‑acre sites are adding a
total of 480 apartments to the residential mix in Phoenix’s
northernmost reach just east of Interstate 17.
Talus
Ranch at Sonoran Foothills and its sister development Sansol
at Sonoran Foothills are located on North Valley Parkway
one mile south of Carefree Highway–the parkway now being
the throughway between Carefree Highway and Happy Valley
Road, which gives the apartment sites freeway convenience
in both directions.
Designed
with luxury amenities, the two apartment complexes mirror
each other in nearly every way. Differences are in the color
schemes: Exterior color of Talus Ranch buildings are tan
tones; of Sansol, sage greens. Interiors of the former feature
light cherry finish on the cabinets; on the latter, maple.
Apartments at both are available in one‑, two‑
and three‑bedroom units, with eight different floorplans–four
one‑bedrooms, three two‑bedrooms and one three‑bedroom.
And pet owners take note: Dogs (depending on breed) and
cats are welcome at these apartments, governed by certain
restrictions.
Residents
of one complex are allowed access to the other. Thus, the
community facilities of club room, business center, fitness
center, pool and patios are effectively doubled for residents
of either
Talus Ranch or Sansol.
The
clubhouse features contemporary styling, with chairs and
love seats arranged in conversational groupings. Elegant
tall panels of window look out onto a patio and, beyond,
the pool area. A stone faux‑fireplace reaches to the
ceiling, which is coffered and spanned by dark wood beams.
Partially sheltered from the main room but still open to
it, thanks to a strategically placed partition wall, is
a full kitchen. The clubhouse is open during office hours
(the management office shares this building) and is available
by reservation for use at other times.
Sharing this main building,
but open 24/7, are two private business “labs” affording Internet
access and furnished with computer, printer and fax machine;
also, a fitness center and a patio that overlooks the swimming
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The
swimming pool is part of an inviting outdoor recreation area that
includes a spa, an outdoor shower, and a barbecue corner furnished
with two built‑in gas barbecues and patio‑style tables
and chairs. There is also a covered patio, more like an outdoor
living room, with cushioned couches and chairs arranged facing
the gas fireplace, below ceiling fans. It is paver‑floored
and spanned overhead by wood beams, the décor dominated by the
stone fireplace that fills one wall.
The
smallest apartment is a 798‑square‑foot one‑bedroom,
one‑bath. A small, tiled entry opens directly to the living
room. Living room and dining room form an “L” around the kitchen,
which is separated from the living room by a breakfast counter
and, above it, a suspended cupboard that also serves as a display
shelf. The kitchen, as in all units, is equipped with energy‑efficient
appliances: frost‑free refrigerator, electric range, space‑saver
microwave and multi‑cycle dishwasher. And, as in all units,
the pantry features shelves that are adjustable. All units also
include
a full‑size washer and dryer; in this one‑bedroom
floorplan, they are located in a small room at one end of the
kitchen.
The
bathroom is straight ahead from the entry, and it features an
oval Roman soaking tub (that in larger units is reserved for the
master bath) and a walk‑in closet. With the closet accessed
through the bathroom, the unit’s bedroom allows more versatility
in arranging furniture, as there is no closet door around which
to plan.
Eighty‑three
of this unit’s square feet are found on the patio, which is located
off the living room; every unit features either a patio or terrace.
The patio (or terrace) features a storage closet that, on all
first‑floor units, can be locked.
At
1,414 square feet (92 of them the patio), the largest unit is
a three‑bedroom, three‑bath. In this floorplan a hallway
leads off the living room to the bedrooms. Filling one wall of
the hallway are the double bi‑fold doors that hide the washer
and dryer. A desk and overhead cupboard occupy a niche near the
bedroom doors, with Internet access.
Common
to all units, all bedrooms are wired for cable and phone, as is
the living room which is also wired for Internet connection. Walls
are a soft beige, set off by white crown molding. Entry doors
feature two deadbolt locks, one a privacy bolt with no exterior
keyhole. Units are also pre‑wired to allow residents to
install a security alarm.
Parking
space in the covered carports is assigned, so each unit’s space
will be nearby. Some units also have their own garage. Open parking
is available on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
Anticipating
full completion by next month, Talus Ranch and Sansol have been
accepting residents since last November. Leases are available
from 4 to 12 months. The Talus Ranch management office can be
reached at (623) 582‑4800; Sansol at (623) 582‑5200.
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