Gilbert Real Estate
Located in the Phoenix metro area's southeast corner, Gilbert, Arizona has quietly become one of the fastest growing communities in the nation, attracting roughly 1000 new residents every month. With steady expansion over the past two decades, and a population approaching 200,000, Gilbert has managed to sustain its small town southwest charm, while promoting its strong economy and growing high-tech sector. The city's careful approach to development has also produced a number of attractive residential areas and planned communities, where parks, man-made lakes, and equestrian trails create breathing space in a thriving semi-urban setting.
Gilbert Homes for Sale
Homes amid Gilbert Arizona real estate range from affordable single family residences to desert estates and golf course homes with a wide variety of custom and luxury features. As a bonus, many homes in Gilbert are newly or recently built, thanks to the town's continued growth and booming construction sector. Many of Gilbert's larger properties also occupy mini ranch sections, affording scenic open acres of stunning desert mountain terrain.
Gilbert sprung up in the early 1900s, shortly after the construction of the Arizona Eastern Railway between Phoenix and Florence. The settlement grew into a prime farming community, known for a period as the "Hay Capital of the World." Today, Gilbert is a diverse and exciting community, with new residents arriving daily in search of the abundant job opportunities and a wide selection of great real estate deals.
One of Gilbert's more exciting projects is its Gateway Character Area, which has established a comfortable residential village, as well as shopping, services, and a number of entertainment venues, adjacent to Williams Gateway Airport. According to the Gilbert General Plan:
The Gateway Character Area describes desirable physical characteristics that will enhance Gilbert�s unique identity and bring back traditional neighborhoods. It provides for traditional village/neighborhood design concepts in exchange for higher densities. It promotes pedestrian/ bicycle/ transit-oriented design, and integrates residential, commercial, employment, schools, places of worship, and parks with rail and bus transit, bikeways, and pedestrian paths. It affords an opportunity for small-scale urban agriculture.
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Gilbert's location at the edge of the Phoenix Metro area allows easy access into the hills for a variety of outdoor recreation pursuits such as hiking, camping, and birdwatching, with hundreds of bird species occupying the McDowell Mountains.
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