DC Ranch and Silverleaf Real Estate in Scottsdale Arizona
DC Ranch/Silverleaf

Search MLS  For homes available in DC Ranch and Silverleaf check Zip Code 85255

Market Street (an architecturally unique upscale shopping and dining center, with the flavor of the old west) at DC Ranch greets you and welcomes you into the foothills of the McDowell Mountains and is actually the geographic center of Scottsdale.

The roots of this unique community are from Dr. "Doc" Cosby, a Wisconsin businessman who owned the 43,000 acre cattle ranch and purchased the DC Brand in 1901.  The last cattle drive from the ranch to the Phoenix railroad was in the late 1950's.  The land was developed by DC Ranch LLC, a division of DMB Associates Inc who partnered with the owners to create a truly unique Master Planned Community in 1993 with a goal of total build out by 2007.  With 16,000 acres donated to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve and Scottsdale Trail System, DC Ranch has a total of 8281 acres with approximately 2600 developed acres for unique residences.

Besides the two private clubs and golf courses (The Country Club at DC Ranch and The Silverleaf Club) the DC Ranch Community encompasses the Scottsdale police and fire station, Scottsdale's excelling Copper Ridge Elementary (K-8) and the newer Copper Ridge Math and Science Academy (9-12),  Desert Camp is the 9 acre community center with tennis courts, swimming pools, work out facility and approximately 33 miles of paths and trails.

Scottsdale real estate sales in DC Ranch in 2008 were 145 properties ranging from a condo with 909 SF selling for $183,000 to a 9093 SF home in Silverleaf for $6,150,000.