Comments on: North Ranch – Does Color Matter?

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:50:48 +0000

Thank you Chris, for the info., I had figured that Cactus Canyon was owned by the city/county. Hence, the reason we are not a gated community. I was sure that I was not the first, to have the suggestion that we be gated.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:40:13 +0000

The NR board just approved a new expanded paint colors list which is available on the community web http://www.nrcatucson.com

Unless the county sells Cactus Canyon Pass to the owners of NR there is no way to gate the community.

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:35:21 +0000

Is there any chance that the HOA, could gate NR and make it a gated subdivision, which would increase: Security,resale values and would make it a more desirable and upscale subdivision? I would gladly pay a few dollars more per month in my HOA dues, if we could have a gated community!!!

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:31:37 +0000

I agree, NR has remained a desirable community for more than two decades. The pink color scheme is very unique. And lets not forget the upscale subdivision of La Paloma in the Foothills. Also has predominately pink homes; And many of those homes sell for an excess of over $1,000,000+

By: Warren Dubois

Warren Dubois — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:56:50 +0000

I have lived in North Ranch since 1993, sold 142 homes for the developer and after over 30 years in the real estate business, just retired. It has been my experience that a community holds its appeal and looks for about 8 years then starts going down hill. North Ranch is over 20 years old and looks as good now as it did in the beginning. A lot of thanks goes to the board of directors and management company for upholding the CC&R’s.
As far as the “Pepto” colors go, when one drives by on Thornydale the colors can be seen and if pink bothers you, don’t turn in. That may be a little harsh but I do get a bit upset when people purchase and can’t have their way a little later they get mad. Everyone gets a copy of the CC&R’s when they buy – read them. By the way, Dunn Edwards gives NR a discount and most paint companies can match any paint you give them.
My wife (who was also in the new home business) and I have seen lots of communities in our travels and I will put NR up against any .

By: Joel

Joel — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:03:29 +0000

We’ve lived in NR since April, 1994. We chose it over the foothills houses at the time because we wanted neighbors (unusual, I know), and love the neighborhood and facilities. We are just now painting our house, as we have a lot of trees and the original paint has held up very well; which is good, as for a couple of years (2005 – 2007) the board had approved color choices that differ from the original choices as Chris said. I found this quite odd, as we have CC&Rs and to think you buy a house with a lot of restructions, only to find out you can’t re-paint it the original color? But with the new board returning us to the original colors, all is good! One issue is that we must get the paint at Dunn-Edwards, and it goes for about $30/gallon; I haven’t checked Home Depot lately, but I would guess we could get the same quality for less in matching colors. Joel

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:03:17 +0000

Thanks for your informative website!

I am the community manager and am familiar with the situation. The resident who contacted you wanted to paint their home but didn’t like any of the approved color schemes.

The resident asked the ARC committee to do away with all pink color schemes…basically saying all the approved colors should be changed for the entire neighborhood (718 homes) so they could get what they wanted.

The homeowner cited anecdotal evidence such as alleged comments from real estate professionals that North Ranch’s pink homes made them more difficult to sell. Fortunately a member of the ARC committee is also one of the most respected realtors in Tucson and was able to refute that notion.

There are 4 subdivisions in North Ranch which have “pink” houses, 2 subdivisions with earth tone schemes and 4 have a mixture of both. The original developers modeled the community after similar communities in San Diego, hence the pink, blues, teals, mission tile etc.

In 2007 the ARC committee changed the approved paint colors to more closely resemble the original palette to correct a mistake by a prior board (indoor pigments were selected in 2005 which fade faster in the bright AZ sun).

North Ranch is a very desirable community to live in with a character all its own, perhaps partly due to the unique color palette. During the real estate boom pink houses in North Ranch sold in a matter of days. Like everywhere else, homes in North Ranch take longer to sell now.

Maybe in a year or two homes will begin selling like hotcakes. Who knows, maybe in a year or two earth tones will no longer be trendy and everybody will want to paint their home pink.

Chris

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:05:54 +0000

Yeah, I’m going to have to agree with you there is much more of a problem than pink but you’ve got to start somewhere….Thanks for the site it is really wonderful, tons of useful information and articles…Please keep up the good work, thanks from http://www.republicpm.com