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 Cosmopolitan
Development communities are separately owned, developed, and built
neighborhoods. They are independent operations, affiliated by a
vision for neighborhoods consistent with the principles of "New
Urbanism". These communities are infill locations in the heart of
town, not the cookie-cutter neighborhoods that you will find on the
periphery of town. Cosmopolitan Development communities are all
located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Rich & Julie Baxter are principals in several Cosmopolitan
Development projects, as well as
Realtors with Realty Executives, Arizona's leading real estate sales
firm. Rich moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in 1974, after spending his
first twelve years in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Rich is a
third-generation Realtor and learned the fundamentals of the real
estate business around the dinner table. Julie is an Arizona native
and began selling real estate in 1983.
 In early 1998, Rich bumped into an old friend
from Scottsdale Saguaro High School. Standing in a supermarket
checkout line, Julie Gordon was with her father, who lives but two
doors from Rich in the Village at Camelback Mountain. The following
week Rich and Julie were dating, and two years later they were
married. Rich and Julie now work closely together in the real estate
sales effort.
Shortly after their marriage, Rich & Julie
began an effort to develop unique, quality
neighborhoods. These new home communities seek to fill a need that
is not currently being met by traditional tract builders. The
designs and floor plans are distinctive and are tailored to each
specific neighborhood. The design elements incorporated in the floor
plans and elevations are reminiscent of an earlier era with all the
benefits and features that 21st Century homebuyers demand. Each
community features crisply landscaped front yards and lush common
areas, as well as electronically controlled gated entry. The
neighborhoods are developed on a fee-simple basis, not condominium,
meaning that homeowners own the land that their home rests on, just
like a traditional home.
Rich and Julie reside with their Malty-Bichon,
Lilly, near the three-corner intersection of Scottsdale, Phoenix and
Paradise Valley. They love the area, being close to family, the
bustle of the Camelback Corridor, the beauty of Paradise Valley and
the recreation of the Scottsdale greenbelt. In their spare time,
Rich and Julie just enjoy being together.
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