2 Private Listing, Paradise Valley, Arizona

A rare opportunity to own one of the finest estates in all of Paradise Valley. You enter this 10-acre Spanish Colonial retreat through gates to a long paved drive lined with mature olive trees. The 17,000 sf home has been built with stylish grandeur details and items including materials reclaimed from the 1972 Mexico City earthquake. Carved wood doors throughout the home and stonework also come from Mexico. The ceilings feature intricate carvings, inlays, and beams featuring wood from an old Pennslyvania, California and Mexico.

Perfectly framed Praying Monk views are visible from many rooms including the master and dining room. The dining room features 16-foot ceiling with wide plank oak and seating for up to 20 people. The living room has a glass view wall and a large stone fireplace repurposed from a cathedral. A two-story library, gym with racquetball court, tennis court with ramada, and a sauna are just some of the custom appointments in the home. The chef’s kitchen is adorned with Queen Creek tile and includes Wolf appliances, two center islands, two dishwashers, three Shaw sinks, and a butcher’s island.

The expansive grounds include a rose garden with 500 specimens, 130 olive trees, more than 20 citrus trees, and a greenhouse. Large green lawns and paver paths connect the separate homes. A prominent Indonesian statue of a horse gallops through one of the property’s large lawns. A watchtower by the pool provides for stunning mountain and valley views.

The home’s first guest home is four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a full kitchen. It features a beamed ceiling, herringbone floors, and a two-car garage. The second guest home has three bedrooms, two baths, a living room, a laundry room, and kitchen. The chauffer’s house features a living room, bedroom, and bath.

Fine details throughout the house include wide-plank food floors reclaimed from a Pennslyvania barn, sideboards from Italy, railings from a church, fireplaces from cathedrals, and ornately carved doors from Mexico. The home also features furniture from The Biltmore Hotel and Lulu Bells restaurant as well as a Guatemalan statue from 420 AD.

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