PRICIEST VALLEY HOME SALES
Hidden staircases, his and hers toilets and garages with Tesla charging stations are among the luxurious features in some of this week’s most expensive home sales in metro Phoenix.
$3,895,000
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, captain and defenseman for the Arizona Coyotes, purchased this contemporary-style mansion in Paradise Valley’s La Colina community.
The 6,425-square-foot house has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The single level house has architectural details that include 9-foot ceilings, exposed beams, retractable glass walls, a climate-controlled wine room and multiple fireplaces.
The master bedroom retreat includes a sitting area, his-and-hers walk-in closets, two commode rooms and a hidden staircase that leads to a private view deck. Additional amenities of the mansion include an office with separate entrance, a game room, a media/theater room and a five-car garage with a Tesla charging station.
The backyard has a cabana, resortsized pool with a hot tub, and an outdoor kitchen.
ARCO Custom Homes LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, sold the house.
$3,200,000
Marc A. Lilley and Lisa M. Lilley, trustees of the Lilley Family Trust, paid cash through the trust for this house in Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community. The recently completed 5,876-squarefoot house has four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and sits on an oversized lot. The custom-built house has a retractable glass wall; wide-plank, white-oak flooring throughout the main living areas; vaulted wood ceilings with ironwork accents; and an open great room. The upgraded kitchen includes white oak cabinets, a Wolf range, a Subzero fridge, duel Asko dishwashers and quartz countertops. The house also has a main level master bedroom, a tworoom
guest house and a four-car garage.
The backyard has a covered patio and a double-sided outdoor fireplace. SWD 3698 Silverleaf, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, sold the house.
$2,860,000
Sherman Ross Crowder and his wife, Greta Gissy, purchased a mansion in Scottsdale’s Arcadia at Silverleaf community in DC Ranch. The 6,178-squarefoot house has five bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms and sits on an oversized corner lot.
The Santa Barbara/Tuscan-style house wraps around a center courtyard garden that has direct access to a separate guest house.
Interior features of the estate include an open kitchen and great room floor plan, main-level master bedroom and office, Venetian plaster walls, exposed beams, pocket doors, six fireplaces,
and wood-plank and stone flooring. The mansion has four distinct entertaining spaces, including two covered patio areas and a private spa patio. The yard has a pool and an outdoor shower. Kenneth Downey, and his wife, Nancy, sold the house through their trust.
$2,500,000
Rita Knutsen and Jean Knutsen paid cash through their Knutsen family trusts for this mansion in Scottsdale’s DC Ranch.
The 6,700-square-foot house has six bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms.
This custom-built two-story house has master bedrooms on the first and second floors, a large family room, formal living and dining rooms, stone accents, and travertine and wood flooring. The house also features a guest casita, pool and a Crestron home-automation system. Ronald Bailey and his wife, Deborah, sold the house.
$2,300,000
Old Republic Exchange — acting as a qualified intermediary for Rosebug, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company — and Tenir, LLC, a California limited liability company, purchased a house in Carefree’s Ocotillo Ridge Estates community.
The 4,828-square-foot house has four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and sits on 6.18 acres with views of the city lights. This custom-built house has gated entry, a master bedroom with his-andhers walk-in closets, a detached tworoom guest house, oversized four-car garage and a fully equipped outdoor professional chef’s kitchen.
The backyard has a pool with spa, covered patio, a newly created desert garden and a grass putting green. Charles McKibbin and his wife, Andrea, sold the house.