There's a version of Phoenix living that a lot of buyers are after and don't always find in one house: everything on one level, a pool you actually use, and a yard that doesn't turn into a second job in July. This home in Preserve at Boulder Mountain covers all three.
It's a 2004 Maracay build sitting on 8,355 square feet west of I-17, near 67th Avenue and Happy Valley Road. Three bedrooms, three full baths, 2,504 square feet, and a 2.5-car garage. The sellers have put money into the things that are expensive to fix rather than the things that photograph well: Pella windows replaced across the house in 2024, exterior repainted in 2026, and a 2018 pool remodel. The primary bedroom and every bathroom were reworked back in 2017.
The floor plan gives you two distinct living zones. Toward the back, the kitchen and family room share one space, with a granite island and breakfast bar seating anchoring the room, staggered upper cabinets, a gas cooktop, a wall oven set in at eye level, and a walk-in pantry off to the side. Toward the front, a separate living and dining area handles holidays or doubles as a quiet sitting room. Tile flooring covers the shared spaces and the secondary bedrooms are carpeted.
The primary suite reads more like a recent build than a 2004 one. Plank flooring with a wood look, twin sinks, a tiled shower large enough for two showerheads and a built-in bench, and two separate walk-in closets so nobody has to negotiate.
Step out back and the covered patio spans the entire rear of the house. Pavers extend the usable area past the patio slab into additional seating, and a raised stone fire pit gives the yard a gathering point for the months when Phoenix evenings are the best part of the day. Mature palms provide height, the perimeter fence is tall enough to keep the space private, and the pool with its waterfall is controlled from a phone app. Nothing here needs mowing. Inside, motorized blackout shades handle most of the glass, which is a practical advantage in a west-facing Arizona summer.
On the community side, Preserve at Boulder Mountain feeds into Deer Valley Unified, with Terramar Academy of the Arts under two miles away and Sandra Day O'Connor High School about four and a half miles out. Deem Hills Recreation Area is the local draw, with 5.7 miles of trail on the Circumference loop plus pickleball courts, a dog park, and a playground. Thunderbird Conservation Park adds more trail mileage a few minutes down 67th Avenue. Daily errands happen at the Happy Valley and 67th intersection, where Fry's, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Cabin Coffee Cafe, Biscuits Cafe, Bamboo Cafe, and Valle Luna are grouped together. Larger shopping and a movie sit five miles east at Happy Valley Towne Center and The Shops at Norterra. Freeway access runs two directions: I-17 five miles east, Loop 101 five miles south.
