Merino

📍 8550 East McDowell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

📋 Property Overview

Merino offers Studio - 2 bd and 1 ba in Scottsdale, Arizona. The floor plan measures 428 sq ft. Monthly rent ranges $955-$1,415. The unit features in unit laundry and stainless steel. Shared amenities include online portal, pickleball, hot tub and cats allowed. Pets are allowed (dogs and cats), with pet rent of $35. Parking is available: covered parking. The standard lease term is 12 months. Availability: Available now. The Walk Score here is 55, meaning some errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 42. Rent sits 58% below the area median ($2,250).

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score55/100

  Somewhat Walkable

• Transit Score42/100

  Some Transit

💵 Costs & Lease

Deposit

$600

Lease length

12 months

Units available

11 units

Amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying.

📐 Floor Plan Details

• 1X11 bd · 1 ba · 700 sq ft$1,1156 units available
• 1X1 + Loft1 bd · 1 ba · 894 sq ftNone available right now
• 2X22 bd · 2 ba · 947 sq ft$1,3954 units available
• StudioStudio · 1 ba · 428 sq ft$9551 unit available

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

Security deposit

$600

Move-in fee

$200

Lease length

12 months

Available

Available now

Application fee

$60 per applicant, paid to RivoRent

Property amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying. The application fee is RivoRent's own and is the same on every listing.

🛡️ Renters Insurance — Estimated Cost

Based on what Arizona renters actually paid: NAIC industry data for 2023 (average HO-4 premium, 513,541 policy-years), adjusted to July 2026 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tenants' insurance index. It is a market average, not a price for this building and not a price for you.

Your own price depends most on your credit-based insurance score, your claims history and which carrier you choose. In published Ohio figures the same coverage ranges from $127 a year at excellent credit to $933 at poor credit. We do not ask for any of that, so we cannot narrow this for you.

✅ Who Qualifies

Must have 2.5x the rent in total household income (before taxes)

🐾 Pets

Pets

Allowed

Types

Cats, Dogs

Pet deposit

$250

Pet rent

$35

One-time pet fee

$250

Limit

2 pets

✨ Features & Details

• Pet Friendly
• In unit laundry
• Parking
• Stainless steel
• Pool
• Pickleball
• Cats allowed
• Dogs allowed
• Accessible
• Clubhouse
• Online portal
• Hot tub
• 700 sq ft
• 947 sq ft
• 428 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

55 · Somewhat Walkable

Transit Score

42 · Some Transit

🚗 Parking

• Covered parking

🎓 Nearby Schools

• Hohokam Traditional School · PK-67/10 · 0.4 mi
• Scottsdale Online Learning · K-123/10 · 1.2 mi
• Yavapai Elementary School · PK-63/10 · 1.3 mi
• Coronado High School · 9-123/10 · 1.4 mi
• Pima Elementary School · PK-67/10 · 1.5 mi
• Laird School · K-83/10 · 1.9 mi
• Tonalea Elementary School · PK-84/10 · 2.3 mi
• Navajo Elementary School · PK-66/10 · 2.5 mi
• Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation · K-55/10 · 2.8 mi
• Whittier Elementary School · PK-64/10 · 3.2 mi

🏡 Floor Plans

171

700 sq ft · 12 mo

Oct 7, 2026

$1,115

155

700 sq ft · 12 mo

Available now

$1,115

143

700 sq ft · 12 mo

Oct 4, 2026

$1,115

118

700 sq ft · 12 mo

Available now

$1,115

169

700 sq ft · 12 mo

Available now

$1,115

153

700 sq ft · 12 mo

Oct 9, 2026

$1,115