38664 N 104th St Scottsdale, AZ 85262

Welcome to Haciendas 26! This approximately 3,248 square-foot, four-bedroom, Great Room plan, Spanish Colonial-styled townhome is in Desert Mountain, a highly acclaimed, thirty-two-year-old, 8,200 acre, gated, private golf and outdoor recreation-oriented master planned development in the mountains on the northern edge of Scottsdale, Arizona with a world-famous golf club, The Desert Mountain Club, inside the gates. Desert Mountain is about a fifty-minute drive north from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

The home was built by the then Master Developer of Desert Mountain in 2006 and has been impeccably maintained by its current owner ever since. It lies on the western edge of the Haciendas, one of Desert Mountain's semi-custom home ''Villages''. Being on the western edge of this 38-home grouping means the home offers unobstructed and unobstructable sunset and mountain views in a wide arc from southwest to north. The views are even more attractive due to having a substantial, heavily vegetated wash in the foreground of the view, separating the home from others in the distance by about 70 to 100 yards. The wash is a wildlife corridor, with a Great Horned Owl regularly seen in a big, near-by tree. Locations on washes such as this are highly sought after for their contribution to a home's privacy, the greater purity of the view, and the sense of "being connected' to nature.

The home has three bedrooms on the main level, and a spacious, one-bedroom casita on a second level, accessed by exterior stairs from the enclosed courtyard. This totally private courtyard, complete with fireplace, natural gas, stainless steel, built-in barbeque, and fountain, is at the heart of what makes The Haciendas so attractive. There are some excellent views from the landing outside the door into the casita. Other attractions of living in the Haciendas include a large pool and a small, stand-alone fitness room, dedicated to the private use and enjoyment of Hacienda owners. The Village is also adjacent to one of the community's two gates, which makes getting into and out of the community a snap.
The Master Bedroom is on one end of the home, with the other two ensuite bedrooms on the other. Further details on the home are provided below. It has been priced competitively given its excellent condition, attractive "setting", and exceptional views in order to attract showings and offers quickly.

For most property owners, the opportunity to be a member of The Desert Mountain Club is a significant part of the attraction of living in Desert Mountain. The Club is the emotional, physical, and social "core" of the place. Membership is not included in the purchase price of the home, but several versions are available through an application process and is optional. The Desert Mountain Club is rightfully internationally famous as a year 'round, private spa and golf mecca, with seven clubhouses, nine dining venues, six eighteen-hole championship Jack Nicklaus Signature courses, one eighteen-hole par 54 "short course" made up of all par-3s, four practice ranges, and a high-tech golf performance center.

One of the Clubhouses is the Sonoran Clubhouse, a truly amazing swim (three pools), tennis (nine courts, including one grass, five Har-Tru, and three cushioned surface hard courts), fitness, spa, and a casual indoor/outdoor grill restaurant. It enjoyed a $12,000,000 renovation in 2016. The following summer saw six pickleball courts, two bocce ball courts, and two croquet courts added. It is now perhaps the premier facility of its type in the entire Southwest.

The Club's dining venues offer a wide variety of food, wine, and atmospheres. No coats and ties required! A tremendous range of non-golf outdoor recreation and social activities are available. The Club's membership is catered to relentlessly by an attentive Club staff and Concierge, providing unparalleled service. In a word, the place is "phenomenal". It is so good, three multi-million-dollar lottery winners have chosen Desert Mountain over the years as the place they want to live.

Desert Mountain is a place of surpassing scenic beauty with long-range, panoramic views of Phoenix, Scottsdale, the entire "Valley of the Sun", many mountain ranges near and far, and, of course, Arizona's famous sunrises and sunsets! It now has about 1,900 finished homes ranging in size from 1,800 to over 20,000 square feet and in price from about $700,000 to over $10,000,000. Owners have invested over $30,000,000 in individual homes. It has attracted full-and part-time residents from all over North America and western Europe. It also has nearly twenty miles of private hiking, biking, and equestrian trails ranging up to 4,890' ASL in the mountains at the back of the property for the use of all residents. Another steady attraction are real estate taxes that are strikingly low compared to many parts of the country, particularly the Northeast, Midwest, and California. The weather is famously sunny, and our risk of natural disasters is extremely low. Being higher and somewhat removed from the city means the stars are bright at night and the air is typically much cleaner than what lies over the Valley.

Day-to-day shopping needs for Desert Mountain owners are well-handled within about a ten-minute drive by the merchants in the nearby towns of Carefree and Cave Creek. There are 69 restaurants and bars within about sixteen minutes' drive. The Phoenix/Scottsdale area is famous for world-class shopping, major league and collegiate sports, terrific air service, and a wide variety of cultural attractions. Desert Mountain is within two and a half hours of normally excellent snow skiing in Flagstaff. Its location in the southwestern part of the United States affords easy access to the entire American West, with especially easy access to San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, and a plethora of unbelievably beautiful places in Southern Utah. "Paradise" doesn't overstate it.

Against this backdrop of privacy, service, beauty and recreation, Haciendas # 26 represents an unusually nice opportunity and value. Other details include: a two-car garage; only three steps down from the garage onto the main level of the home; Viking appliances in the Kitchen; a raised, luxury fiberglass spa; a built-in natural gas barbeque; ceiling fans throughout; no carpet anywhere in the home; and a water feature in the courtyard.

Thanks for your interest in this home. We look forward to showing it to you someday and helping you learn about the community, the Club, and the area! In the meantime, enjoy the photographs and "virtual tour" of the home, the photographs of some of the Desert Mountain Club's facilities, and the separate Document with links to a variety of useful websites.