Heatherbrae House 2 Condominiums
We were excited to view this Scottsdale condo for sale located in the Heatherbrae House 2 Condominium complex since it offered 3 bedrooms, a living room plus a family room and 2 bathrooms. There would be plenty of room for our guests.
When we pulled up to the complex I was a bit disappointed again. There were rental apartments across the street and they didn’t look so great. The condo complex was built in 1964 and I feel that when these older buildings went up in Scottsdale (in general, not just these particular condos) they used the old style from the east for the “new” west. The complex seemed to be well maintained but the buildings were white painted block with little architectural detail. To me it appeared older, sterile and blah looking.
The good news was that it was near the Old Town area of Scottsdale and that was very appealing to me. Truthfully, the Old Town area was what I thought about when I would think of Scottsdale. That was the only place I really ever visited multiple times. So I really wanted this one to work out.
The unit we viewed was literally right outside the door from the pool. I wanted to be close to the pool but my husband said that was a bit too close. It still didn’t bother me that much, especially since I felt we’d spend more time in the family room which was located in the back.
We stepped into a tiled room that in my opinion was a living room but was being used as a dining room. I thought it was too large for a dining room. However, the floorplan was kind of weird in that I’m not sure where else you would put a kitchen table. There seemed to be a large hallway next to the kitchen area that a table might have fit in but the staircase was also there. We only viewed it one time so my memory is a bit fuzzy on that part.
The family room was a nice size and I believe there were sliding glass doors out to a large private patio. There was 1 carport.
Upstairs were 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms including a 3/4 bath in the master bedroom. That was another negative. There was no bathroom at all on the main level. If my Mom visited she’d have a difficult time making the stairs without help just to go to bed. Having to go upstairs everytime she needed to use the bathroom would be a pain.
It was the best one we saw up to this point and made us feel there might be hope that we could actually find something we liked. But we weren’t done for the day yet and our next stop was Chateau De Vie.
