Secret Streets of Central Phoenix - A Foothills Road Full Of Modern Contemporary Homes

It take some digging to find certain streets even with the rather easy grid system for streets in Greater Phoenix.

That system is useless when things like mountains get in the way, like the Phoenix Mountains Preserve which sits basically in the middle of Phoenix.

All around the preserve there are little neighborhood hidden from drive through traffic and sometimes these are just one street wonders.

One of these secret streets is Cobre Drive right at the north foothills tucked at the end of and the Heritage Heights community through which you have to drive to get here only to be met by a sign: 'private drive.'

This is a street of moslty modern contemporary homes built recently. They meld right into the desert in an unobtrusive and attractive way. They are built to take advantage of the magnificent natural beauty and views of the preserve, thus the street is privy to driveways and garages, while the living space faces the foothills.

Rarely do homes come up for sale there: there are only a few of them, but usually a few custom home lots are available.