THE NORTHWEST VALLEY

A SHORT PERSPECTIVE

Glendale and Peoria

Arizona’s New Destination Cities Published by Elise Fay

Course Outline

Expand our knowledge base of the NW Valley

Focus on Glendale and PeoriaWhat 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?

Why should we care about the West

Valley?

New opportunities & growth

West Valley Community Services

Healthcare

Minutes to:

• Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

• Arrowhead Hospital

• Scottsdale Mayo Clinic

• Boswell Hospital

• 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.

Education

• A+ School - Mountain Ridge High School

• A+ Exemplary Program-Gavilan Peak

• Desert Sky and Hillcrest Named

“Excelling” Schools

• Ten Other Schools Named

“Highly Performing”

• $14 Million in Scholarships Awarded to

Graduating Seniors

• All Deer Valley Schools Met Federal

Standard of Achieving Adequate Yearly

Progress

Deer Valley Unified

School District

Oakwood teacher Dennis Rees was

recently named the 2007

Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship

Program Award Winner by the

National Geographic Society. The

award, given to only two teachers

nationwide, includes a $3,000

honorarium and an all-expense

paid trip for the recipients and their

principals to the Galapagos

Islands.

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+%.

Glendale Shopping & Dining

Arrowhead Shopping

Corte Frecia Plaza

67th Ave & Loop 101

• Sportsman’s Fine

Wine & Spirits

• Oggies

• Paradise Bakery

• Haute C Boutique

The Village at Arrowhead

67th Ave & Beardsley, Glendale

• AJ’s Fine Foods

• Chico’s

• Talbots

• Bombay

• Rolf’s Salon

• White House Black

Market

• Cold Stone Creamery

• North

• Pei Wei

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

Arrowhead Towne Center

Built in 1993: Major Interior Renovation in 2006

New Retailers Include

• Macy’s

• J. Jill

• Coach

• Sephora

• Fossil

• Sharper Image

Glendale Entertainment

Westgate City Center, Glendale

Dining

Entertainment &

Shopping

University of Phoenix Stadium

And host of Super Bowl XLII

in January 08

Home of the:

Arizona Cardinals

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Home of the:

Phoenix Coyotes

Hockey Team

Arizona Sting

Lacrosse Team

Glendale Lifestyles

Foothills Aquatic Center, 56th Ave & Union Hills,

Glendale

Lap Pool & Diving Pool

Gymnasium

Indoor Track

Game Room

Rock Climbing

Wall

Aerobics Room

Exercise Room

RacketballCourts

Classrooms

Child Care Space

Outdoor Patio

Waterpark

59th Ave & Union Hills

Skate Board Park

complete with

Ramadas, Bleachers &

Snack Shop

Glendale Foothills

Dog Park

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.

Peoria Dining & Nightlife

Peoria Dining & Nightlife, 83rd Ave &

Bell Road

Peoria Lifestyles

Peoria Sports Complex 83rd Ave & Bell

Home to the

San Diego Padres

And the

Seattle Mariners

Performing Arts

Arizona Broadway

Theatre, 75th Ave &

Paradise Lane, Peoria

Peoria Center for the

Performing Arts,

83rd Ave & Peoria

Polar Ice, 83rd Ave south of Bell Rd

Cibola Vista Resort & Spa

Amenities Include:

8000 Sq. Ft.

European Health

Spa & Restaurant.

Equestrian, Hiking

and Mountain

Biking Trails.

Outdoor Touches

Include:

Fountains,

Reflecting Pools,

Desert Botanical

Gardens and Fire

Pits

Lake Pleasant, an Oasis in the Desert

Luxury Homes of the NW Valley

Arrowhead Lakes, Glendale

Copper Creek Estates, Peoria

Copper Creek Estates, Peoria

Copper Creek Estates, Peoria

Arrowhead Lakes, Glendale

Arrowhead Ranch, Glendale

Glendale Real Estate At Its Best

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