The new Minnesota Vikings cornerback, Patrick Peterson, has punted on his Scottsdale, AZ, home. The posh property is available for $3.185 million.
The Florida native purchased the place in 2015 for $2,692,000, while starring for the Arizona Cardinals. The cornerback just inked a free-agent deal with the Minnesota Vikings and has left the desert in favor of colder climes. As a result, his ritzy residence is up for grabs.
Located in the guard-gated community of Equestrian Manor, the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom spread spans over 7,400 square feet.
Built in 1996, the home features a formal living room and a separate dining room. The heart of the home is an open living and eating space with exposed ceiling beams, fireplace, and built-in aquariums.
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The huge open kitchen features dark wood cabinets, counter seating, a chef’s island, two dishwashers, and a large, walk-in pantry.
Each bedroom includes an en suite bath and walk-in closet. An expansive master suite has a fireplace, large sitting area, and two walk-in closets. The en suite bathroom features a walk-in shower and separate bathtub.
The space also comes with an exercise room with a walk-in steam room, and double doors that lead outside.
Other elements of the spacious floor plan include a wood-paneled office with built-in shelving, a wine cellar, and a large bar perfect for mixing up cocktails at home.
For visitors, a guesthouse comes with full bathroom, walk-in closet, microwave, and views to the backyard. A second guesthouse is currently set up as a sports room, with a golf simulator. There’s also a four-car garage on the property.
Set on almost an acre of land on a corner lot, the grounds include a plethora of amenities, starting with a covered patio, full outdoor kitchen, relaxing ramada, and outdoor fireplace.
Make a splash in the pool with its water slide and jacuzzi. Practice your golf game with two putting greens, or your jump shot on the sport court. Along with artificial turf for easy maintenance, the oasis includes landscaped trees and plants.
The secure space comes with cameras throughout the home, and smart home automation by Crestron that controls the climate, TV, music, and security system.
Meanwhile, the location is close to hiking, dining, and shopping. Previously, the pro athlete owned a massive estate outside Phoenix, which he placed on the market in 2014 for less than he paid in 2011. He appears to have sold it in 2015 for $1.05 million.
Now 30, the Florida native played college football at Louisiana State University, before being drafted by the Cardinals in 2011. After a decade in the desert, the eight-time Pro-Bowler signed a reported $10 million, one-year deal with the Vikings. His wife, Antonique Peterson, is a doctor who has worked on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response.
Ericka Lassiter with The Agency holds the listing.
Midcentury modern lovers, take note. At least 10 Eichler homes are on the market right this minute.
For those not in the know, Joseph Eichler was a remarkably influential post-World War II housing developer who built affordable subdivisions of tract homes, mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California, although a handful show up in far-flung locations like New York.
From 1949 through the early 1970s, about 11,000 Eichler homes popped up in the Bay Area, in places like Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, and San Rafael. The now-notable designs by the architects Anshen & Allen, Claude Oakland, and A. Quincy Jones have come to be known as Eichlers.
Their signature elements, such as A-frame roofs, indoor atriums, walls of glass leading outside, and open floor plans, have developed a serious cult following.
The designs continue to resonate with home buyers—at least with those willing to spend millions on what are now decades-old homes. Some have been lovingly preserved by their original owners, and others have received a total makeover.
According to one Eichler specialist, Kevin Swartz, the founder of Atria Real Estate, the latest batch to land on the market in the South Bay are being sold by families looking for larger homes—or fleeing the Bay Area entirely.
“There have been more nicely and newly updated Eichler homes listed in 2021 compared to previous years,” he says.
“With fewer retirees selling, we aren’t seeing as many in original condition or with outdated remodels done in the ’80s and ’90’s,” he adds. “Instead, homeowners who are selling right now are ones that purchased their homes within the past five to 10 years that have undergone extensive remodeling in alignment with today’s popular design trends, making them more desirable to buyers.”
Swartz says these homes have often been featured in magazines and social media, which has increased their visibility.That visibility is readily apparent, according to another agent we spoke with.
“I just received four offers on my original Eichler listing on Kenneth [Drive],” says Monique Lombardelli, a broker and CEO of Modern Homes Realty.
The Palo Alto listing she’s referring to is a $2.4 million, three-bedroom home that’s been on the market for three days—and can be seen below.
“These original Eichlers are hidden gems,” she adds, “and my absolute favorite to represent.”
For those who want to take a peek inside these iconic homes, we’ve rounded them up below. Let’s have a look.
Price: $1,998,000 Eichler upside: Built in 1959, this classic atrium model features a central courtyard and high-beamed ceilings. Its highlight is an updated kitchen with quartz counters and a breakfast bar.
With four bedrooms, the layout includes a primary suite with a walk-in closet. Walls of glass along the front and back bring the outdoors in.
Outside, the home has low-maintenance, mature planting in a garden and back patio. The location is close to Las Palmas Park, as well as downtown Sunnyvale, an easy commute to Apple, Google, and LinkedIn.
Price: $1,325,000 Eichler upside: This three-bedroom home from 1955 has been “beautifully updated” in the spirit of its original design. The remodeled galley kitchen includes custom cabinets and top-of-the-line appliances.
A light-filled, open living and dining area gives onto a landscaped patio, making the outdoor views feel like an integral part of the home. The master suite also opens outside and has views of the surrounding hills.
Both bathrooms have been updated, and the outdoor space allows for both front, rear, and side yards, all of which offer multiple areas to entertain.
Price: $1,350,000 Eichler upside: The double-A design by the architect A. Quincy Jones, built in 1963, is billed as one of the most popular of all Eichler models.
This five-bedroom example in the East Bay build comes with a versatile floor plan, situated around an open-air atrium and great room.
The bedrooms could be configured as office space, gym, or guest rooms. Amenities include double-pane windows, multiple skylights, and a wood-burning fireplace. The flooring’s been updated, and there’s fresh exterior and interior paint.
Price: $1,478,000 Eichler upside: This four-bedroom from 1957 has been completely redone inside, to reflect a more up-to-date look.
The kitchen boasts an oversized island with stone counters, an induction cooktop, stainless-steel appliances, and recessed lighting. The bathrooms have been redone, but reflect the home’s original aesthetic.
New finishes include Bali solar shades, luxury plank flooring in a light color, and recessed lighting. New paint, a new roof, and updated electrical help to make this old home feel new.
Price: $2,400,000 (pending sale) Eichler upside: Original features of this three-bedroom Eichler include a beamed ceiling, floor-to-ceiling glass, and mahogany walls in the main living area and bedrooms. The open kitchen with white counters looks out to the family room, which includes original cabinetry.
The home accesses the wraparound yard and Zen garden from the living room, family room, and primary bedroom. All the elements added up to multiple offers, and the home is now in pending sale status, just days after hitting the market.
Price: $2,848,000 Eichler upside: Newly renovated, this three-bedroom home from 1954 comes with classic Eichler features: beamed ceilings, globe pendants, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
The kitchen has been updated and now features top-quality appliances and quartz counters.
The bathroom has custom shower glass and LED lighting. Radiant heat warms the new, engineered wood and tile floors. The outdoor space includes a covered patio with space for dining, a large lawn, and pool.
Price: $1,695,000 Eichler upside:Billed as turnkey, this four-bedroom atrium-style floor plan with an open-air courtyard opens onto a high-ceilinged living and dining room.
Walls of glass look out to the private backyard with a large lawn. A chef’s kitchen features an eat-in bar, walk-in pantry, and opens to the family room and breakfast nook.
The primary bedroom comes with an en suite bath, walk-in closet, and large shower. Along with two more bedrooms that share a bathroom, a fourth opens to the atrium and could work as an office.
The attached two-car garage has room for storage and could also be used as a workshop. The serene outdoor space includes a built-in barbecue, fridge, fireplace, and lawn.
Price: $2,298,000 Eichler upside: This is an Eichler fixer-upper opportunity. This four-bedroom classic is in dire need of a renovation. For those who want a challenge, it offers a chance to restore this midcentury space to its original condition.
The elements are all there: floor-to-ceiling windows, open living spaces, and beamed ceilings. In addition, the kitchen features brightly colored cabinets, and the backyard includes a patio and lawn.
However, a buyer could tear it down and build anew, the listing notes. Say it isn’t so! We hope that this gem in need of some TLC is picked up by an Eichler fan willing to restore it.
Price: $2,248,000 Eichler upside: This updated, 1,643-square-foot abode offers four bedrooms and an indoor-outdoor floor plan.
Original details include a pitched roofline, open beam ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room. The interior has been freshly painted, and a remodeled kitchen features quartz counters, new cabinets, and high-end appliances.
The large primary bedroom, with updated bathroom, comes with a sliding glass door that opens outside. An inviting backyard features a pool, grassy area, covered patio, and mature fruit trees.
Price: $2,198,000 Eichler upside: This 1,739-square-foot, A-frame design from 1967 features open beam ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows.
A remodel completed in 2017 by Flegel’s Construction, local Eichler specialists, incorporated the needs of a modern family, with a nod to the original design.
The home now has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. It features a primary suite with a private office nook and an en suite bath with shower.
A huge chef’s kitchen has a large island with seating, quartz counters, and a built-in desk. An oversized backyard boasts a pool, large patios, and low-maintenance modern landscaping.
Golden State real estate has seen ups and downs in recent years, and based on this month’s analysis of data on realtor.com®, it seems to be staging a comeback—but this time, the spotlight is on a different kind of metro.
California’s job opportunities, great weather, and beautiful landscapes used to be enough of a lure for home seekers to balance out prices that were among the highest in the nation. California markets, including San Francisco and San Jose, two of the most expensive markets in the nation, routinely dominated half of realtor.com’s monthly roundup of the hottest markets in real estate. This ranking shows the metro areas where homes move fastest off the market and listings get the most views on our site.
But even before the pandemic, consumers were starting to back away from those stratospheric prices—and when lockdowns and layoffs went into effect, people really began to reorder their priorities, focusing on more affordable markets where you could get more space for the money, and not be too far from a major city where you might find employment.
In February, we saw a resurgence by California markets, which took the top three spots in our monthly ranking, and eight of the top 20. But San Francisco and San Jose, the twin poles of Silicon Valley, were nowhere to be seen on the list. Instead, the top three spots are Vallejo, Yuba City, and Stockton—all up-and-coming markets within commuting distance (if one had to actually commute) of San Francisco or Sacramento, the state capital. And while median home prices in the mid-six figures may look high, they’re a bargain compared with $1 million–plus in San Jose and San Francisco.
Of course, it’s not all about California—11 other states are represented among the top 20 markets. Notably, Austin, TX, jumped 92 spots compared with its position for this month last year, in spite of the severe winter weather it experienced in February.
The MLB catcher Russell Martin wants to toss his Scottsdale, AZ, home to a new owner. The desert retreat is on the market for $2,995,000.
The Canadian-born player purchased the property in 2010 for $850,000, and his sleek space is a home run.
Originally built in 1960, but completely reimagined since, the 4,671-square-foot remodeled contemporary features seamless indoor-outdoor living, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a resortlike backyard.
The interior features walls of glass, high ceilings, and blends the al fresco living spaces, allowing an extension of the indoor space outside.
Inside, the open plan includes an immaculate kitchen that looks out to the dining area. The layout also features multiple sitting areas and a wet bar for easy entertaining.
The master suite includes a wall of glass and access outside.
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Set on an acre, the outdoor space encompasses a wraparound covered patio with an outdoor bar and built-in barbecue. Steps down from the deck, a lounge area is centered around a fire pit.
The outdoor space also offers a pool and spa. For more active workouts, the home currently sports a basketball court. A ball player could get in swings with the full-sized, professional batting cage set up on the lawn.
The back of the house offers an idyllic setting for social gatherings, or a place to relax and take in the mountain views.
While the ballplayer appears to be moving on from his Arizona abode, he still has a home base in Florida. His waterfront spread in Dunedin Isles, FL, features a main house, guesthouse, new dock and two boatlifts, pool, and waterfront porches.
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Martin purchased the coastal compound in the Sunshine State for $2.6 million in 2015. He recently posted a photo from the deck striking a yoga pose.
Now 38, the veteran catcher, who most recently played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has also suited up for the New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Over his 14-year career in the big leagues, he’s earned All-Star status four times, and received both the Gold Glove and the Silver Slugger award.
According to reports, Martin, who didn’t join up with a team for the condensed season in 2020, is “keeping open the possibility of playing in the future.”
Yolanda Smith with Keller Williams Arizona Realty has the listing.
A mansion built by a billionaire real estate developer has hit the market for the first time. And it surely does nothing to mess with the notion that everything is bigger in Texas.
The 17,405-square-foot estate on Lazy Lane in Houston is currently the Lone Star State’s most expensive listing, at $34.5 million.
“It was owned by the late Gerald D. Hines,” says the listing agent, Cathleen Cagle. “Hines probably had a major impact on every major city in the world. He was an unbelievable developer.”
Hines, the company named for its founder, had $144.1 billion worth of assets under management in 25 countries as of June 2020.
Gerald Hines passed away in August last year, at the age of 95.
Along with the architect Robert A.M. Stern, Hines and his wife, Barbara, an accomplished artist, completed the Mediterranean style mansion in the early 1990s.
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Cagle tells us that the exquisite residence is outfitted with the best of everything.
“Good taste is good taste, right?” she says when asked if anything needs to be done to the property. “When you first walk in, you’re surrounded by beauty.”
To ensure that the beauty is never experienced on an empty stomach, there are two kitchens, with one on the first floor and another on the second. For entertaining large numbers of guests, there’s plenty of dining and living space.
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The five bedroom, 11.5-bathroom house is also in a prime Houston location. The best, according to Cagle.
“It’s Houston’s most exclusive street. You’ve got not only a home on that street, but 4.5 acres on that street,” Cagle says. “It’s a big parcel of land—you’re really in the best location in Houston, with the best piece of land.”
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The huge home also has a breezy indoor-outdoor feel that allows for an easy transition between spaces.
“The grounds are obviously so beautiful. You just get a sense of the outside even in the grand entertaining areas. Doors open up into these beautiful gardens, so they tried to bring the outside in,” Cagle adds. “You’ve got this very grand house, but you’ve got these very beautiful gardens—and they didn’t forget that in the design and conceptualization of the house.”
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For leisure activities, there’s a regulation tennis court with a “queen’s pavilion” for spectators. A large pool was designed to fit the humid locale. It has fountains and is enclosed in a two-story, air-conditioned, screened-in structure, Cagle explains.
“You still get some sun,” she adds, “but it’s just more filtered, because it can get warm here in Houston.”
There’s plenty of space for an owner who expects company or needs room for staff. An attached two-bedroom apartment can be used for guests or live-in help, Cagle explains, and a separate caretaker’s house could be used as a guesthouse.”
The home sits on Buffalo Bayou—a local waterway that flows out to Trinity Bay.
“Not only is it beautiful wildlife and beautiful plants and flowers, but you’ve got kayakers going down the bayou,” Cagle says. “They have the access to go in there.”
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The home is named Adagio, from the Italian.
“I would say it means a beautiful way of living, at a slow tempo, in a relaxing setting,” Cagle says.
That dovetails perfectly with its address—on the coveted Lazy Lane.
“I think that the perfect buyer is somebody that is going to want to be on the street,” Cagle says. “It’s the best location in Houston. It’s just one of those streets.”
