Crown Canyon Estates in prosperous Paradise Valley, Arizona, contains a choose variety of gated … [+]
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Setting and magnificence outline a set of ultra-luxury houses—one with a $30.6 million price ticket—to be in-built an unspoiled canyon in Paradise Valley, Arizona’s wealthiest neighborhood. The dozen gated residences contained in the huge Phoenix Mountains Protect shall be surrounded by desert and mountains but near eating places, retailers and airports within the better Phoenix space.
Crown Canyon Estates, named for a crown-shaped rock outcropping within the canyon, options 12 … [+]
Crown Canyon Estates takes its identify from a crown-shaped rock outcropping within the canyon. In step with the theme, every residence carries the identify of a valuable gem and a definite design. The glass-and-steel houses on spacious tons that begin at $11 million are designed to mix in with the pure setting and optimize views of the mountainous terrain.
“Crown Canyon gives seclusion, exclusivity, and the solace that the neighboring houses shall be of comparable design and building high quality. Probably the most discerning Paradise Valley homebuyer will discover a distinctive providing on this privately gated neighborhood completely carved into a shocking canyon,” says itemizing agent Chris Morrison of Scottsdale-based brokerage RETSY.
Referred to as Sonoran Modern in fashion, the eye-catching structure is impressed partially by Frank … [+]
The Sonoran Modern fashion, impressed partially by Frank Lloyd Wright’s horizontal Prairie designs, “is about Arizona expression and actually takes its cues from the gorgeous canyon, the stones, the rocks and the outcroppings,” explains Silje Garner of Paradise-Valley primarily based builder BedBrock Improvement. It emphasizes an indoor-outdoor way of life that honors the environment.
Most deliberate houses include ready-made designs. Amber, for instance, blends into its environment with a tilted roofline and glass bridges that join elements of the two-level residence’s block-style design. It has 5 bedrooms and 6 bogs in 10,000 sq. ft and sits on greater than 2 acres. It additionally comes with a six-car storage. The value: $14.5 million.
The Turquoise residence, listed at $11.5 million, captures the gorgeous canyon vistas to the east.
Three tons have been reserved for customized designs, together with Amethyst, the most costly website. The five-acre lot is situated on the highest level within the canyon and presents sweeping views of landmark Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak. The client might use or adapt an present design for an 18,000-square-foot residence with a 10-car storage and swimming pool.
The houses beneath building are situated on a uncommon piece of personal land inside the Phoenix Mountain Protect, a 7,000-acre group of parks designed to guard the pure surroundings across the metropolis’s mountains. Tall saguaro cactus and shrubby palo verde and mesquite dominate the sparse panorama.
Residents in Crown Canyon Estates can have entry to a personal path that leads into the protect for birdwatching, mountaineering and mountain biking. Fashionable hikes within the space embody the robust climb to the height of Camelback Mountain and a neater 3.6-mile Freedom Path loop.
Options embody a 70-foot-long infinity pool and entryway.
BedBrock Builders assembled the design crew that created what Garner calls an “architectural symphony.” Drewett Works, SWABACK (founder Vernon Swaback was a younger apprentice of Wright’s) and Stratton Architects have been chosen for his or her experience in incorporating native topography into their residence designs.
Who’re the optimum patrons? Seemingly the ultrawealthy who search “utter tranquility and peacefulness” of the desert, Garner says, however nonetheless wish to be near cities like Phoenix and Scottsdale.
Residents in Crown Valley Estates can have entry to a personal path that leads into the protect … [+]
Costs vary from $11 million to $30.6 million. Morrison shares the itemizing with Garner and fellow RETSY agent Kirk Linehan.
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