Summer in the City

Summer in North Scottsdale runs on the clock. The heat is the fixed point of the day, so life moves to the cooler hours at either end and indoors through the middle. Across the towers at Optima Kierland, the season shapes how residents use the building, hour by hour rather than day by day.

Summer at Optima Kierland

Early mornings are for the outdoor spaces, before the sun gains strength: a swim on the sky deck, a walk to Kierland Commons for coffee, time on a terrace while the air is still cool. As the heat builds, the interior amenities carry the day, from the fitness center to the cooled lounges and the residents club, spaces made to hold a long afternoon without anyone watching the thermostat. The vertical landscaping keeps direct sun off the glass, so the interiors stay livable without leaning as hard on the cooling system.

Evenings open back up, and this is where the location does its part. The shops and restaurants of Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter sit a short walk away, so once the temperature drops the day extends outward again, on foot rather than by car. Summer at Optima Kierland is less about staying in than about moving with the hours, and the towers are set up to make that easy.

Built for the season

The buildings hold its comfort through the middle of the day and opens back up at its edges, so a summer here feels less like waiting out the heat and more like working with it. That ease is the point, and it is most apparent when the temperature is at its highest.

Schedule a tour and see what a summer at Optima Kierland looks like.