Kierland
The most genuinely walkable address on the north Scottsdale corridor, with two outdoor shopping districts on the doorstep.
Leave the car parked
Kierland homes for sale sit along the north Scottsdale corridor, in a community built on a live, work and play premise that most communities claim and few deliver. Two of the valley’s best known outdoor shopping districts, Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter, are directly walkable from much of the community. That walk is the first thing to measure when you look at Kierland homes for sale.
Housing runs the full range: low-maintenance luxury apartments, high-rise condominiums, single-family suburban homes and golf course residences. That mix is deliberate, and it is why Kierland attracts buyers who would not otherwise consider the same neighborhood as each other.
For anyone who wants dinner, shopping and a walk home rather than a drive, this is the strongest option in north Scottsdale. It is also the densest, which is the trade against the large-lot communities further north.
What defines it
Dinner without the car
It sounds minor until you have lived both ways. In most of Scottsdale every errand is a drive. Here a good deal of it is a walk, and that changes the shape of a week.
Kierland Homes for Sale, Within Walking Distance
Housing
Kierland homes for sale run from the twelve-story Optima Kierland condominium towers to single-family homes and townhomes that back onto the 27-hole Kierland Golf Club. Distance to Kierland Commons is what separates them: a condominium a block away and a house a mile out are different purchases with the same name.
Walkability
Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter sit side by side, so one walk covers both. Walk your route at night as well as by day: the restaurants that make the address are also what you hear from a balcony close to them.
Location
Along the north Scottsdale corridor with quick access to the 101. Kierland itself sits inside the City of Phoenix, with Scottsdale mailing addresses, while Scottsdale Quarter across Scottsdale Road is in the City of Scottsdale. City services and permits follow the city line, not the ZIP code.
Schools
The area falls within Paradise Valley Unified School District. Boundaries are assigned by address, so confirm on the district’s own map.
Communities people compare it to
Grayhawk
Farther north on the same corridor, with greenbelts and two public golf courses in place of shops on the doorstep.
Old Town Scottsdale
The other walkable choice: galleries and a downtown grid instead of two outdoor shopping districts.
Kierland questions
Is it really walkable?
Yes, genuinely, which is rare in Scottsdale. Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter are adjacent to one another and reachable on foot from much of the community.
What kind of housing is there?
The full range, from low-maintenance luxury apartments and high-rise condominiums through single-family homes to golf course residences.
Kierland or Old Town?
Both are walkable and they are walkable to different things. Old Town is galleries, nightlife and a downtown district. Kierland is retail, dining and a newer, quieter build.
Is it noisy?
It is the densest community on this list and it sits on a commercial corridor, so it depends heavily on the specific building and which way it faces. Worth visiting in the evening before deciding.
Which school district serves Kierland?
Paradise Valley Unified School District. Boundaries are set by address, so check the district’s own boundary map.
Does it work as a lock-and-leave?
Very well. The low-maintenance apartments and condominiums combined with walkable amenity suit part-year ownership.
Resources
Walk it on a weekday evening
It is the only way to know whether the density is the feature or the drawback for you. Kathy will meet you there.