PRICIEST HOME SALES
Hidden elevators, bocce ball courts and pools with lazy rivers are among the luxurious features in some of this week's most expensive home sales in metropolitan Phoenix.
$7,300,000
William C. Emerson and his wife, Marlene, purchased this mansion in Scottsdale's DC Ranch Silverleaf community. The 10,863-square-foot, single-level estate has five bedrooms, 91⁄2 bathrooms and sits on a 2.44-acre lot. The master suite has a see-through fireplace and separate his-and-hers closets and bathrooms.
The house also includes a separate guest house with full kitchen, two private courtyards and a garage capable of holding eleven cars comfortably, complete with lifts.
Wingspan Way, LLC, a Florida limitedliability company, sold the home.
$3,750,000
Edward and Debra Smith purchased this house in Phoenix's Charnwood 2 community.
The 7,875-square-foot house has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The two-story estate features a great room with a chef's kitchen, a wine wall in the dining room, retractable doors that open to the patio and a hidden elevator.
The house has a pool, spa, brick fireplace and a bocce ball court.
6616 Exeter, LLC, an Arizona limitedliability company, sold the house.
$3,500,000
Allegro Ventures Inc., a Nevada corporation, purchased a 6,088-square-foot mansion in Paradise Valley's Hidden Village community.
The single-level floor plan home comes with five bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. It has coffered and beam ceilings, four limestone fireplaces and imported stone and hardwood flooring.
The kitchen has custom Amish cabinets, Sub-Zero/Wolf appliances and marble countertops.
The house also has a custom game/ media room and a 350-wine bottle storage area. The exterior grounds include a pool, spa and courtyard. Paradise Valley II, LLC, an Arizona limited-liability company, sold the house.
$2,750,000
Mark and Gerri Lundgren purchased a house in Mesa's gated Legacy community.
The 10,200-square-foot house has seven bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. The gated estate sits on 1.78 acres and includes handcrafted wood beam and Venetian plaster ceiling variations throughout.
The master suite includes his-and-hers custom closets, a fireplace, stone flooring and an exercise room with bath. The kitchen has custom Alder wood cabinetry, granite counters and all Viking appliances.
The house also comes with an executive offic;, billiards/game room; theater room; and a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment casita.
The estate grounds include covered patios, an outdoor fireplace, barbecue area and three separate pools complete with a lazy river.
Fred A. Duncan Jr. and Sherrie N. Duncan, sold the home through their trusts.
$2,215,090
Casey James Mears, a professional stock car racing driver and former winner of the Coca-Cola 600, and his wife, Trisha, paid cash for this house in Scottsdale's Sundown Ranchos community.
The 5,166-square-foot, single-level estate has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and sits on a one-acre lot. The contemporary style house has architectural details that include exposed wooden beams, a butler's pantry, custom cabinetry and black steel window walls and doors.
The master suite has a double-sided fireplace and sitting area.
The exterior of the house has covered patios; an outdoor fireplace; a pool with waterfall and an oversized baja step. MNF Investments, LLC, an Arizona limited-liability company, sold the house.