The newest luxury home listing in Paradise Valley, Arizona, gives a buyer the opportunity to live in the previous home of an NBA player.
The former home of Deandre Ayton, who played for the NBA's Phoenix Suns and is currently with the Los Angeles Lakers, is on the market for nearly $8.2 million. The house, however, looks vastly different from when the player lived there from 2019 to 2023, thanks to an extensive renovation.
Ayton put the house at 6748 E. Berneil Lane in Paradise Valley, on the market in 2023; the listing served up an opportunity for development team Turley Fervor LLC, which bought the house for $2.55 million.
Kirk Linehan of APEX Residential represented both Turley and Ayton in the deal and now holds the $8.19 million listing for the renovated home that brokers say is bigger and better than the prior version.
"I hope we've hit that sweet spot offering an amazing home in an incredible location on a great street, and at the same time, a very good opportunity and value for an end consumer," Linehan told Homes.com.
Renovations added more space and flair
Turley Fervor, led by owner Andrew Turley and joint venture partner Bryan Firth, embarked on the renovation during the summer of 2024, with the final touches wrapping this week.
Turley said the home is essentially a new build. While he wouldn't disclose the development cost, Turley said it is in line with the cost of new construction.
Gone is the circular roof and sunken living room — and the 6,074-square-foot floorplate. The new version is a 7,660-square-foot home with five bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms.
Other renovation touches include a kitchen with dual islands, a 290-bottle wine wall, a heated pool with a spillover spa, a grilling pavilion and a pickleball court.
The home is situated on a cul-de-sac with mesquite trees headlining the mature landscaping.
The development team worked with Greystone Development for the buildout; ReThink Interiors for staging; Levinson Studio and Trim and Tidy Landscaping for landscape design and install; and Vault Leverage Capital on capital for the development.
Finding the 'just-right' price
Ayton purchased the home for $2.15 million in July 2019 — roughly a year after the Suns drafted the 7-foot center out of the University of Arizona as the first overall pick.
The Suns traded Ayton to the Portland Trail Blazers in September 2023, and Ayton sold his home that December. Ayton has since moved to Los Angeles for his first season with the Lakers.
Turley, who has worked in the luxury market for 20 years, said the new asking price for the home is lower than what he originally projected, as part of a strategy to ensure the home moves quickly.
"Buying season is right now — and it's really starting to ramp up. So, we're looking to sell it and move on," Turley said.
Homes in Paradise Valley, a sought-after neighborhood with Arizona's largest cluster of high-end residences, carry an average value of more than $4.4 million as of September, according to Homes.com data.
"A lot of investors you see will ask for these astronomical asking prices and then they kind of chase the market down," Linehan said.
Turley, who is also the owner of appraisal company Phoenix Valuations, is working on three additional redevelopments in Paradise Valley and within Phoenix's Camelback Corridor that will be completed in the coming months.
In August, Turley spoke to Homes.com about the rising value of lots within Paradise Valley for new, sought-after homes to be built.
"This area, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale and Camelback Corridor, it's really having its moment for some of the best-designed homes," Turley said. "The amount of wealth that's coming to our state that's supporting development at this level, we've never seen anything like it."