New American Homes sold in Ascaya

Sun West creations go for $5.5M each

THE 2019 AND 2020 New American Homes showcased to the world by Sun West Custom Homes during the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas have each sold for $5.5 million.

9 Sky Arc

The single-story home with modern design measures 7,096 square feet with five bedrooms, six bathrooms and a media room. It has the theme Oasis in the Desert depicted immediately by two large radius walls with a metal sculpture representing floating water. As guests walk through a courtyard gate, there is water on both sides as they approach the front door. There also is a fire feature and yoga deck.

The home has a focus on outdoor and indoor living areas, especially with its kitchen, which opens to the rear and shares a nook table and outdoor barbecue area with the inside. The outside elements can be shielded by lowering Phantom screens that control heat and wind.

The front of the home has a casita on one side that is larger than a typical bedroom with a breakfast bar area and direct access from the front courtyard. On the other side of the courtyard and front of the home is a study that has views to the great room and back of the home.

The home has two garages, one of which is heated and air conditioned.

It was bought by local residents Jeffrey and Jennifer Judd. Coletti was the seller’s agent, and Warren Rosegreen of eXP Realty was the buyer’s agent.

9 Cloud Chaser

The one-story, 8,200 square-foot home is a contemporary-style home with five bedrooms and five bathrooms and a great room that combines the kitchen and family area. It has a vanishing-edge pool that comes to the edge of the home, indoor/outdoor fire features, Jacuzzi and outdoor heating area.

On the approach to the home, there is a courtyard with a showroom garage for exotic cars on the right that doubles as an air-conditioned man cave with a pool table. There’s an office on the left.

The back corner of the house has the “ladies’ lounge” as a place to relax and exercise. There is a wine bar and bathroom for a spa experience.

The design features a single-slope roof with the kitchen area lower and family area higher.

The pool spans almost the entire width of the back of the home. It’s considered a negative edge and disappearing pool.

The master bedroom, wet bar, nook, kitchen, great room and secondary bedroom all have views of the valley below.

The home has a Thermador refrigerator door that opens with a touch and closes automatically. Kohler has a toilet seat that lifts automatically as you approach and play musical tunes.

The buyers were Kevin and Salli McCullough of Oregon.

Coletti was the seller’s agent, and Victoria Crockett and Kristen Silberman of Synergy Sotheby’s were the buyer’s agent.

The two homes in the exclusive hillside community of Ascaya in Henderson tied for the second-highest-priced sales on the Multiple Listing Service during the first quarter.

There were 151 closings of single-family home and high-rise units of $1 million and higher — up from 111 during the first quarter of 2019, according to Las Vegas Realtor Forrest Barbee, who tracks MLS sales. The closings for March were those submitted to the MLS by April 5.

Two of the top 10 purchases were by people with casino ties, and one seller was a former casino executive. Phil Maloof, who sold his penthouse at the Palms Place in November for a record $12.5 million, and Anthony Toti, CEO of Mesquite Gaming, were among luxury buyers during the first quarter. Maloof bought in Red Rock Country Club in Summerlin, and Toti bought in MacDonald Highland in Henderson.

Barbee said the 36 percent increase in luxury closings of $1 million or more during the first quarter showed “what kind of tear we were on” before COVID-19 shuttered the economy.

Barbee said there will be a slowdown in April, but there’s still momentum in the luxury market from the first quarter that will carry through this month. March remained strong because of the strength in January and February, he said.

“I think the people who saw it was going to be an issue with the pandemic pushed to get their stuff closed rather than take a chance,” Barbee said. “You might not have been able to go to a title company and sign the papers. If we’re going to see a crunch period, it’s going to

Jeffrey A. Davis Photography Inc. The pool embraces the 2020 New American Home in Ascaya at 9 Sky Arc Court. It sold last month for $5.5 million.

Jeffrey A. Davis Photography Inc. The home at 9 Sky Arc Court has two garages, one of which is heated and air conditioned and can be used as a man cave.

Bill Hughes Real Estate Millions Sun West Custom Homes built the 2019 New American home. Company members are, back row from left, Carl Martinez, Dan Coletti, Bridgette Slater and Steve Ginther; and front row, from left, Jennie Marsh, Patricia Martinez, Barbara Polanco and Suzanne Czar.