LUXURY HOMES
Citrus gardens, wine cellars and horse stables are among the luxurious features in this week’s most expensive home sales in metropolitan Phoenix.
$4,425,000
Leslie and Diane Del Corieri, owners of Evening Entertainment Group, purchased this mansion in Paradise Valley’s Equestrian Trails community. The company owns Scottsdale hot spots Bottled Blonde, Hi-Fi Kitchen + Cocktails, Bevvy and RnR Gastropub, as well as uptown Phoenix’s Stock & Stable and the bar hidden above it, Honor Amongst Thieves. The 6,451-square-foot house has four bedrooms and 41⁄2 bathrooms. The house is modeled after the chateaus of France and Italy and features craftsman court tiles from Portugal and Spain, steel doors and custom-designed light fixtures.
The house also has a zinc bar with bifold windows and 10-foot bifold doors that open to the covered patio. The master suite has his and her closets with a washer and dryer, a soaking tub with heating element and a large steam shower. The kitchen comes with a large walnut-topped center island, two dishwashers, a butler’s pantry and a steam oven. The backyard has gas lanterns, an exterior powder room, a fire pit, koi pond and citrus gardens. The oversized four-car garage has a workshop and large air-conditioned storage room. John Schultz, president of Schultz Development, and his wife, Denise, sold the house through their trust.
$4,000,000
William Lewin paid cash for this mansion in Paradise Valley’s Kachina Estates community. The 5,652-square-foot house has four bedrooms and five bathrooms and is a new construction completed in March. The house has a dining room with wine storage and butler’s pantry. The chef’s kitchen and great room overlook a covered outdoor living area through retractable glass doors that lead to the pool and spa. The house also has an exercise/flex space plus an office/playroom, as well as a four-car garage. Kachina Dev LLC, a Delaware limited-liability company, sold the house.
$3,550,000
Thomas and Barbara Ennis purchased this house in Scottsdale’s Desert Mountain community. The new Territorial/ Santa Fe-style house has unobstructed panoramic views of the 15th fairway of Cochise Golf Course, as well as mountain and sunset views. The house has a great room with Pella sliding doors. The patio comes with auto-timed sunshades and a misting system. The chef’s kitchen features new Wolf/SubZero/Bosch appliances and a 1,500bottle wine cellar. There is a casita with an office and garage, as well as an auto court with a three-car garage. The Garcia Trust sold the home.
$3,500,000
Gregory Hempfling, senior vice president of the Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation, purchased this sevenbedroom, 61⁄2-bathroom house in Gregory Hempfling purchased this 6,864-square-foot home in Rio Verde Foothills. Scottsdale’s Rio Verde Foothills. The 6,864-square-foot house is a modern Santa Fe-style hacienda. It has an equestrian facility, with four corrals, a large arena, a barn with eight stalls, a mare motel with 16 stalls and living quarters. The house also comes with an attached guest casita. Michael Suleiman, an anesthesiologist practicing in Scottsdale, sold the home.
$2,565,000
Lee Garcia and his wife, Susan, purchased through their trust this house in Scottsdale’s Desert Mountain community. The 6,206-square-foot custom house has four bedrooms, 41⁄2 bathrooms and sits on the seventh fairway of the Chiricahua Golf Course.
The house has retractable 20-foot sliding doors that lead out to the negative edge pool, spa, built-in barbecue and fireplace. The house has a sun room with a deck, exercise room with a balcony, a stacked-stone bar with crystal cabinetry, ice maker and wine closet. The chef’s kitchen comes with double ovens, a pot filler, steam oven, warming drawer, two dishwashers and a walk-in pantry. The master suite boasts a fireplace and a bar with refrigerator. The master bath has a jetted tub, steam room and dual water closets. Ronald Lane and Sherry Hurlburt sold the home.