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Guest houses, elevators and a six-car garage are among the luxurious features in this week’s priciest home sales in metro Phoenix.
$4,739,990
Kathlyn and Jeffrey Falstad paid cash through their trust for this mansion in Paradise Valley’s Weeks Estates. The 8,416-square-foot Santa Barbara/Tuscan-style estate has five bedrooms and five bathrooms. The resort-style getaway sits behind a private gate flanked with palm trees. The home is fitted with wood floors, custom cabinetry, high ceilings, and comes with a private guest house with separate entrance. The backyard is primed for entertaining with a huge resort-style pool, spa and ramada boasting numerous water features and views of both Mummy and Camelback mountains. Azoulay Builders LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, sold the house.
$2,200,000
Patricia Tait paid cash through her trust for this mansion in Paradise Valley’s Montana de Bonitas Casas community. The 7,812-square-foot contemporary-style property has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms and sits on top of Mummy Mountain with views of the entire Valley. The home has three levels and features a library, family room with bar and a private elevator. The floor-toceiling glass windows feature views from every floor of the house. The private pool and spa are located on their own level, offering a perfect mountainside retreat for entertaining guests. William Thumel Jr., owner of Abacus Automotive & Machine Shop Services in Virginia, sold the home.
$2,030,000
Ronald Norick, former mayor of Oklahoma City, and his wife, Margaret, purchased this house in Scottsdale’s Estancia community. Norick was mayor during the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The 6,544-square-foot contemporary-style house has four bedrooms and four bathrooms and is located on the 3rd fairway of Estancia Golf Course with views of the green and lush desert mountain scenery. The home features extensive use of wood beams, rollaway doors for indoor/outdoor entertaining, stone accents and granite counters. The home also features an outdoor shower, wine room, oversize garage and stone courtyard with a private fireplace. Norick Investment Company LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company, sold the house.
$2,000,000
Joella Lummis paid cash through her trust for this 3,960-square-foot contemporary-style penthouse in Phoenix’s Biltmore Estates. The three-bedroom, 31⁄2-bathroom condominium features five balconies, top-of-the-line appliances and a private office. The high ceilings and walls of glass are perfect for indoor/outdoor entertaining and look out onto Camelback Mountain and the surrounding golf course. Michael Pollack and Rangi Harvey sold the house.
$1,810,000
Christopher Bieniarz, senior director at Ventana Medical Systems Inc., and his wife, Susan, paid cash for this estate in Paradise Valley’s Tatum Canyon Mountain community. The 5,174-squarefoot, five-bedroom, 51⁄2-bathroom house features elevated mountain views and a grassy play yard with surrounding views of Pinnacle Peak and the McDowell Mountains. The home is fitted with extended walls of glass for indoor/outdoor entertaining and pristine hardwood flooring. The split master bedroom includes a carved stone fireplace and private patio, a detailed master spa bath and his-and-her closets. The home also features Moroccan wine storage and unique lighting fixtures. Large bedrooms have updated en-suite baths and walk-in closets. The oversize garage expands to a six-car garage. Ryan Herman sold the home through his trust.
Researched by Lorraine Longhi and The Information Market.