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Colonia Solana – Exploring Central Tucson Neighborhoods

August 8, 2007 | By Kelley Koehler | Filed Under Tucson Neighborhoods 

Today, we explore Colonia Solana, in Central Tucson.

Colonia Solana sits in a rather prime central location, just South of Broadway and East of Country Club.  The Eastern and Southern sides of the neighborhood are bounded by Reid Park and the Randolph golf course. 

This puts Colonia Solana within a short walk to everything Reid Park has to offer: the zoo, the pool, Hi Corbett Field, and both North and South Randolph golf courses, not to mention the walking trails around the whole thing.

It’s also about 3 miles from downtown, and maybe 2 miles to the University of Arizona.  El Con Mall is right across Broadway, with it’s Home Depot, Target, movie theater, and hopefully more as El Con starts it’s slow revitalization.  Broadway is dotted with lots of restaruants and services as well.

 

 What I like most about Colonia Solana is the feel: this is a picture of one of the neighborhood roads.  With all the little winding streets and the big trees, it feels like a remote spot, but really you’re right in the city.

 

The houses tend to be big brick ranches, with a couple that have been stuccoed, or have a second story.  The homes themselves are on big lots, by midtown Tucson standards, and usually sit pretty far off the road.  Sometimes it’s hard to tell what is a driveway and what is the street!

Despite being in the middle of town, the place feels very calm and secluded.  The winding narrow roads keep out cross traffic.

Colonia Solana is in the TUSD school district, and is serviced by Robison Elementary, Mansfeld Middle school, and Tucson High.

Average home prices run from around $800,000 to roughly $1,300,000, so it’s one of our pricier midtown neighborhoods.  Homes in that area were built largely between the 1930s and the 1960s, with usually 3000+ square feet, and a typical lot is about an acre.  It’s a pretty small neighborhood, with very little turnover, so it can be difficult to get into Colonia Solana.

You can see everything for sale currently in Colonia Solana here.

So that’s Colonia Solana, one of my favorite places for Tucson real estate.  Pique your interest?  Looking for something classy in central Tucson?  Send me an email, and we’ll find the right neighborhood for you.

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