Repurposing a home on a hillside lot can present additional challenges during construction compared to a vacant, flat lot. It can also result in a one-of-a-kind design.
Construction is wrapping up on a sleek hillside home in Paradise Valley, Arizona, that will replace a midcentury ranch-style house.
The "Japanese modern style" home is on the market for $13.5 million. It's being built on the northeast slope of Mummy Mountain at 6200 E. Quartz Mountain Road in Paradise Valley, Arizona's largest cluster of luxury estates.
Listing agent Joe Bushong of Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty told Homes.com that construction is expected to wrap up in the next 60 to 90 days.
The hillside design resulted in a more "intimate" home that tucks into the mountains.
"This house is fitted into the site," Bushong said. "It's got really nice views of Mummy Mountain as well as out to the East Valley with the Four Peaks and the McDowells and Superstition [mountains]."
The home hit the open market earlier this month as it nears the end of its buildout. It times out well for Bushong and fellow listing agent Grant Almquist, with the weather cooling down in Phoenix and more interested buyers returning to town.
The home features five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a fitness center, a spa, and an infinity-edge pool.
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Bushong said the home's Asian design details are evident in features such as stone floors, wood ceilings and walnut cabinetry. The wellness features, which include a gym, hot steam room, sauna and cold plunge tub, are becoming must-haves in higher-end, new-build homes, Bushong said.
The single-level, 7,613-square-foot home on a 1.23-acre lot is a collaboration between Candelaria Design and Temac Development. Bushong told Homes.com that the site was previously home to a 2,621-square-foot 1960s ranch-style house that was demolished to make way for the new build.
That home was sold in 2023 for $2.35 million.
This approach follows a trend of developers and builders looking for value-add opportunities within Paradise Valley, where land has only gotten more expensive.
Strategies include expanding an existing home's footprint and razing an older home to build something new.
The average home value in Paradise Valley is $4.4 million, well above the Phoenix metro's mark of $571,306 as of October, according to Homes.com data.