The Scottsdale home for sale at 27518 N. 103rd St. comes with a serious advantage for an avid golfer. It's the equivalent of a tee shot on the fairway in a championship round.
The buyer of this home can skip the approximately five-year waitlist for membership at The Estancia Club, a prestigious 18-hole course. The cost of membership is not included with the home, however — there’s a $295,000 initiation fee and $29,500 annual dues. That waitlist, the club explained, is a best guess, as it accepts only new members once current members leave. The annual fees are also subject to change, and the 2026 tally will be announced in late September.
“The thing that is happening in Scottsdale, all the golf clubs are full and there’s a multiyear waiting list to get into the club,” said Jay Pennypacker of The Noble Agency, the property’s listing agent.
For older homebuyers in Scottsdale, saving time can be a serious advantage.
If a 65-year-old individual buys a house and sits through a five-year waitlist, they’ll be 70 by the time they gain membership, Pennypacker explained. “That’s really not great, so the opportunity to become a member of that club is really a very key marketing point for this home."
Windows frame the view of Pinnacle Peak
Another key marketing point for the 5,861-square-foot residence, known as “Casa Vetri” (Italian for “glass house”), is the view of Pinnacle Peak, Pennypacker said.
“The story of this one really has to do with the glass and the views,” he said.
After trading in 2024 for $8.12 million, the home that sits in Scottsdale’s Estancia gated community is on the market again, for $8.95 million. The residence comes fully furnished, courtesy of Italian luxury furniture brand Minotti.
'A home that is manageable, but also comfortable'
Craig Wickersham Architects designed the four-bedroom, six-bathroom residence, which was constructed in 2022. Wickersham, Pennypacker explained, “really excels in contemporary” design.
So, when a developer tasked him with designing a speculative project for the 0.85-acre lot, Wickersham set his sights on framing every available view of Pinnacle Peak, training the eye on its craggy cliffs and dignified saguaro cacti. That meant frameless clerestory windows throughout the single-story abode, 90-degree windows nestled into its corners and even narrow windows in the hallways.
Wickersham also focused on ensuring that the residence would be suited for an older buyer — the age demographic often interested in these multimillion-dollar homes.
“For the type of person that buys in that community, it’s normally going to be an empty nester at or near retirement,” Pennypacker said. “Wealthy for sure. They want a home that is manageable, but also comfortable.”
Part of that comfort meant a design that prioritized spaces accessible to individuals of different ages and mobility levels. The single-story home doesn’t have stairs, but it does offer a split floor plan, which lends bedrooms privacy, and pocket doors, which eliminate the mobility-hindering swing of ones on hinges.
The masonry-block home also has three fireplaces, a four-car garage, a central vacuum system, a heated spa and a southwest-facing pool that capitalizes on the views and sunlight, even during the winter months. Most people, Pennypacker said, “are here in the wintertime, not in the summer.”
'It’s one of the most edgy ones'
When Pennypacker listed Casa Vetri last time, some potential buyers waffled over its proximity to neighbors — something its current owners addressed by planting tall greenery. Other hesitations stemmed from the home’s contemporary style, as “it’s a little edgy for some people,” Pennypacker reflected. “It’s one of the most edgy ones in the community.”
Still, for a house this nice, one might wonder why its sellers want to leave at all, and so quickly. They just changed their minds, Pennypacker said, and are ready for something new.
"When they bought it,” he recalled, “they told me that they moved every two years.”