Dan Peacock

Since 2004, I have represented clients purchasing and/or selling residential property in the greater Phoenix Metro area.  I concentrate my efforts in Central Phoenix, the Biltmore area, Arcadia, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley.

I am not "all things to all people," nor do I want to be.  If you have a commercial property or a home in another part of town, while I'd love for you to call me, I'll be happy to refer you to someone with that specialty. The "Jack of all trades, master of none" approach to real estate is dangerous.  It's just a bad idea. 

The area north of Camelback between SR51 and 24th Street is my "home turf." The subdivisions of Bartlett Estates, Grovemont, Bel Aire, Wrigley Terrace, Beverly Park, Tonka Vista and Monks View (and numerous other smaller subs) make up an area of Central Phoenix that is very special to me. Part "Biltmore Area" and part "Camelback Corridor" this is where I live. My wife and I know every neighborhood in Phoenix, and we chose to raise our children in this one.

A little local history: When the 51 (originally the "Squaw Peak Freeway," now the "Piestawa Freeway") was constructed, this area was cut off from the rest of Central Phoenix. Back in the day, many thought this was going to ruin the neighborhood. The reverse has proven true. Construction of the SR51 created a special enclave of homes, giving rise to one of the best "secret" neighborhoods close to downtown Phoenix.

There are 3 main reasons people don't crow about this area as they do about the ever-expanding Arcadia area of town:
1) Marketing: there is not one name that describes this area ("Biltmore Area/Camelback Corridor" doesn't quite do it.)
2) Low Turnover: Those of us lucky enough to live here don't move very often.
3) Size: With only about 600 homes, we can only tell so many people how great it is to live here.

Well, now you know. Spread the word. Or feel free to call/email me to be put on the "Hot List." My "Hot List" members find out about new listings in the neighborhood before the general public. Knowledge is power, as they say.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

Like up to 80% of current Phoenicians, I was not born here.  I chose Arizona. My wife, Bridget, is a Phoenix native: Bridget's local roots go back to the 1920s when her grandfather was the Chief of Staff at St. Joseph's Hospital. Bridget attended kindergarten at Madison Meadows, grade school at St. Francis, and went on to high school at Xavier College Prep. Following Xavier, she headed south to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona.  She watched Wallace and Ladmo and shopped at Smitty's, the whole bit.

My upbringing could not have been more different, climate-wise at least. I'm a native of Rochester, New York, a.k.a. the "Snowiest City in the US." I was born and raised on the frozen tundra. Rochester is the kind of place where you have to shovel the snow from the field prior to football games in the fall and then again for baseball games in the spring. One of seven children in my Irish Catholic family, my youth was filled with activities centered on school, church and athletics. I graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School (the school Brophy aspires to imitate) and then Villanova University (just outside Philadelphia, PA), where I carried triple majors: Economics, English, and NCAA Basketball. Bridget and I are involved with our local church (St. Thomas the Apostle), and actively support many charitable organizations, including the Special Olympics, CIVITAN, the Red Cross and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP).

The dedicated professionals of the NMDP nationwide are near and dear to my heart. Please see www.marrow.org for information about joining the NMDP registry. It’s easy, confidential, and you just may get the opportunity to provide a cancer patient with a second chance at life.