It comes as no surprise that Penny Kula, a REALTOR® who specializes in luxury listings and sales, also handles with ease a wealth of other responsibilities: sales at all levels of the market, investor purchases and new home sales management, just to name a few.
Kula is, after all, a creative and energetic dynamo whose resume was extraordinarily impressive even before she ever set foot in the office of Launch Real Estate in Scottsdale. A flutist and music teacher (who performed with a professional chamber music trio), she also worked full-time as a private tutor, teaching the varied subjects of English, mathematics and preparation for the SAT. “I still tutor four nights a week,” adds Kula, who has also studied ballroom dancing for 12 years and participates in competitions in the Latin and Smooth divisions. In addition, she is an artist and founding member of Artists of Scottsdale Ranch.
A New Home and a New Direction
Speaking of smooth, Kula’s transition from the classroom to the rooms of the Valley’s finest homes has been just that. The New Jersey native says that her husband’s work brought the couple to Arizona, but they had both been eager to move to the state, recalling that her first visit to Arizona was “love at first sight.”
Upon graduating from the Arizona School of Real Estate in 1998, she began her career at Pinnacle Peak Realty. A Scottsdale resident herself, Kula’s areas of expertise came to include properties in North Scottsdale – particularly Pinnacle Peak Vistas, Canyon Heights and Lost Canyon – as well as Winfield and The Boulders in Carefree. “I also became the office ‘go-to’ person regarding land in the Rio Verde Foothills,” she says. She learned a new aspect of the field when, through a chance online meeting, she met several investors who were interested in purchasing condominiums and townhomes, including some at Avenue Communities’ Venu and Edge properties.
Joining the Downtown Scottsdale Scene
In time, after Pinnacle Peak Realty became Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Peak, Kula was invited to join a new, boutique company that was then called The Equitable Real Estate Company. “When John (Vatistas, co-chairman of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty) built the Waterfront Office, I moved there to be a part of the new downtown urban scene, for the excitement of something new and to learn a different type of inventory,” she says. “I have a special interest in the contemporary condo and high-rise market, mid-century modern architecture and design, and the serenity and appeal of Arcadia, Biltmore and Paradise Valley.”
Going the Extra Mile for Clients
As for the success she continues to enjoy in her new career, Kula – who earned a bachelors’ degree in psychology – chalks it up to her empathy with clients. She knows what they’re going through, and she takes pride in managing contract negotiations and providing detailed attention during the buying or selling process until the close of escrow. “My clients will tell you I always go the extra mile,” Kula says. “Their interests always come first.”
ACTIVE LISTINGS
RECENT SALES
$1,165,000
5.0 bed
3.5 bath
3,214 sqft
10785 E Terra Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85258
$2,400
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,274 sqft
7628 E Medlock Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85250
$1,400
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$3,100
4.0 bed
3.0 bath
2,106 sqft
9453 E Wood Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85260
$3,100
4.0 bed
3.0 bath
2,106 sqft
9453 E Wood Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85260
$1,395
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$1,395
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$325,000
2.0 bed
2.5 bath
1,273 sqft
19777 N 76th Street Unit 1122
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$325,000
2.0 bed
2.5 bath
1,273 sqft
19777 N 76th Street Unit 1122
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$212,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$212,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$1,500
2.0 bed
1.8 bath
1,253 sqft
9736 N 95th Street Unit 222
Scottsdale AZ 85258
$1,500
2.0 bed
1.8 bath
1,253 sqft
9736 N 95th Street Unit 222
Scottsdale AZ 85258
$512,500
4.0 bed
3.0 bath
2,106 sqft
9453 E Wood Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85260
$2,600
3.0 bed
2.5 bath
2,680 sqft
15025 E Scarlet Sky Lane Unit 2
Fountain Hills AZ 85268
$2,600
3.0 bed
2.5 bath
2,680 sqft
15025 E Scarlet Sky Lane Unit 2
Fountain Hills AZ 85268
$253,000
2.0 bed
1.8 bath
1,253 sqft
9736 N 95th Street Unit 222
Scottsdale AZ 85258
$194,000
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,105 sqft
9600 N 96th Street Unit 135
Scottsdale AZ 85258
$194,000
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,105 sqft
9600 N 96th Street Unit 135
Scottsdale AZ 85258
$420,000
3.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,989 sqft
9995 E Sunnyslope Lane
Scottsdale AZ 85258
$420,000
3.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,989 sqft
9995 E Sunnyslope Lane
Scottsdale AZ 85258
$2,400
3.0 bed
2.5 bath
2,680 sqft
15025 E Scarlet Sky Lane Unit 2
Fountain Hills AZ 85268
$2,400
3.0 bed
2.5 bath
2,680 sqft
15025 E Scarlet Sky Lane Unit 2
Fountain Hills AZ 85268
$475,000
3.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,782 sqft
9680 E Dreyfus Avenue
Scottsdale AZ 85260
$1,300
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,010 sqft
9450 E Becker Lane Unit 2097
Scottsdale AZ 85260
$1,300
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,010 sqft
9450 E Becker Lane Unit 2097
Scottsdale AZ 85260
$1,195
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
599 sqft
7601 E 2nd Street Unit 11
Scottsdale AZ 85251
$1,195
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
599 sqft
7601 E 2nd Street Unit 11
Scottsdale AZ 85251
$615,000
3.0 bed
3.0 bath
3,043 sqft
8328 E Calle De Alegria
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$615,000
3.0 bed
3.0 bath
3,043 sqft
8328 E Calle De Alegria
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$183,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
899 sqft
19777 N 76th Street Unit 2312
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$183,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
899 sqft
19777 N 76th Street Unit 2312
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$2,400
3.0 bed
2.5 bath
2,680 sqft
15025 E Scarlet Sky Lane Unit 2
Fountain Hills AZ 85268
$2,400
3.0 bed
2.5 bath
2,680 sqft
15025 E Scarlet Sky Lane Unit 2
Fountain Hills AZ 85268
$185,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
899 sqft
19777 N 76th Street Unit 2261
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$185,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
899 sqft
19777 N 76th Street Unit 2261
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$760,000
3.0 bed
3.0 bath
3,006 sqft
8223 E Adobe Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$760,000
3.0 bed
3.0 bath
3,006 sqft
8223 E Adobe Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85255
$1,200
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,010 sqft
9450 E Becker Lane Unit 2097
Scottsdale AZ 85260
$1,200
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
1,010 sqft
9450 E Becker Lane Unit 2097
Scottsdale AZ 85260
$131,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
701 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 1037
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$131,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
701 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 1037
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$1,150
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
599 sqft
7601 E 2nd Street Unit 11
Scottsdale AZ 85251
$1,150
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
599 sqft
7601 E 2nd Street Unit 11
Scottsdale AZ 85251
$372,000
3.0 bed
2.0 bath
2,178 sqft
11119 E Poinsettia Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85259
$372,000
3.0 bed
2.0 bath
2,178 sqft
11119 E Poinsettia Drive
Scottsdale AZ 85259
$120,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
707 sqft
1701 E Colter Street Unit 153
Phoenix AZ 85016
$120,000
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
707 sqft
1701 E Colter Street Unit 153
Phoenix AZ 85016
$163,500
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
973 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 2029
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$163,500
2.0 bed
2.0 bath
973 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 2029
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$795
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$795
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$1,200
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
599 sqft
7601 E 2nd Street Unit 11
Scottsdale AZ 85251
$1,200
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
599 sqft
7601 E 2nd Street Unit 11
Scottsdale AZ 85251
$795
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$795
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
679 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 3025
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$1,175
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
599 sqft
7601 E 2nd Street Unit 11
Scottsdale AZ 85251
$1,175
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
599 sqft
7601 E 2nd Street Unit 11
Scottsdale AZ 85251
$775
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
701 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 1037
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
$775
1.0 bed
1.0 bath
701 sqft
9990 N Scottsdale Road Unit 1037
Paradise Valley AZ 85253
