Seller's Agent in 2022
Kathleen Martz-Spidell
Compass
(480) 553-4177
54 in this area
70 Total Sales
Estimated Value: $2,022,000 - $2,084,000
Located in Desert Greens on the 8th hole of
Apache Golf Course within walking distance to the Sonoran Fitness center, tennis, pickleball and pools. Timeless architectural design lends itself to contemporary or traditional styles. 2 car attached garage plus two additional parking spaces, gated front entrance & patio with sunset views & golf course and mountain views from the back. Light and bright open floor plan has windows in all directions & doors from each bedroom to patios. Center island, Wolf 4 burner gas stove, center island. 3 BR's, 3 1/2 baths, with room to build casita.
Bar has sink and wine refrigerator, walk in closets in all bedrooms. Wonderful covered spaces and firepit. More on Desert Mountain... It is a thirty-four-year-old, 8,200 acre, gated, private golf and outdoor recreation-oriented master planned development on the slopes of the Continental Mountain range on the northern edge of Scottsdale, contiguous to the fourth largest National Forest in the country. There is a twenty-mile private trail system in these mountains for the exclusive use of Desert Mountain residents. The top elevation is 4,890', highest in all of Maricopa County. The views from the high point in the trail system are really something to see! Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is typically about a forty-minute drive from the community's Front Gate.
The opportunity to be a member of The Desert Mountain Club is a significant part of the attraction of living in Desert Mountain for most property owners as the Club is the emotional, physical, and social "core" of the place. The 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, four practice ranges, a high-tech golf performance center, and an eighteen-hole par-3 course, rated for handicap purposes. That course, known as "Seven", has a "sports bar" clubhouse with twenty-eight big screen televisions, two bocce ball courts, and several huge firepits.
One of the other Clubhouses is the Sonoran Clubhouse, an amazing swim (three pools), tennis (nine courts, including grass, Har-Tru, and cushioned surface hard courts), fitness, and spa facility with a grill restaurant. It enjoyed a $12,000,000 renovation in 2016. The following summer saw six pickleball courts, two bocce ball courts, and a croquet court 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 also 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 has attracted full-and part-time residents from all over North America, Great Britain, and western Europe. Another reason people like to own real estate here is because real estate taxes 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.
Last Agent to Sell the Property
Compass License #SA686422000 Listed on: 09/30/2022
| Date | Buyer | Sale Price | Title Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orsini Thomas T | $1,650,000 | Magnus Title | |
| Jackson H Spidell And Kathleen M Spidell Revo | -- | -- | |
| Spidell Kathleen M | -- | First Arizona Title | |
| Spidell Jackson H | -- | None Available | |
| Spidell Kathleen M | $815,000 | Fidelity Natl Ttl Agcy Inc | |
| Skelton Justin E | $805,000 | American Title Svc Agency Ll | |
| Brab Zanger Llc | $805,000 | Magnus Title Agency | |
| National Bank Of Arizona | $800,000 | Magnus Title Agency | |
| Womack Larry | $695,000 | Capital Title Agency Inc | |
| Elliasen Bruce H | -- | -- | |
| Elliasen Bruce H | -- | Fidelity National Title | |
| Elliasen Bruce H | $807,772 | First American Title | |
| Elliasen Bruce H | -- | First American Title |
| Date | Status | Borrower | Loan Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous Owner | Spidell Kathleen M | $275,000 | |
| Previous Owner | Spidell Kathleen M | $484,350 | |
| Previous Owner | Skelton Justin E | $644,000 | |
| Previous Owner | Womack Larry | $690,000 | |
| Previous Owner | Elliasen Bruce H | $298,500 | |
| Previous Owner | Elliasen Bruce H | $300,000 |
| Date | Event | Price | List to Sale | Price per Sq Ft | Prior Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/28/2022 11/28/22 | Sold | $1,650,000 | -5.7% | $493 / Sq Ft | |
| 10/25/2022 10/25/22 | Pending | -- | -- | -- | |
| 09/30/2022 09/30/22 | For Sale | $1,750,000 | +114.7% | $522 / Sq Ft | |
| 05/31/2019 05/31/19 | Sold | $815,000 | -1.7% | $243 / Sq Ft | View Prior Sale |
| 04/10/2019 04/10/19 | For Sale | $829,000 | +3.0% | $247 / Sq Ft | |
| 03/24/2016 03/24/16 | Sold | $805,000 | -4.1% | $240 / Sq Ft | View Prior Sale |
| 02/09/2016 02/09/16 | Pending | -- | -- | -- | |
| 01/03/2016 01/03/16 | Price Changed | $839,500 | -1.1% | $251 / Sq Ft | |
| 05/11/2015 05/11/15 | Price Changed | $849,000 | -5.1% | $253 / Sq Ft | |
| 04/16/2015 04/16/15 | For Sale | $895,000 | -- | $267 / Sq Ft |
| Year | Tax Paid | Tax Assessment Tax Assessment Total Assessment is a certain percentage of the fair market value that is determined by local assessors to be the total taxable value of land and additions on the property. | Land | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,015 | $88,408 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | $4,657 | $59,144 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | $4,657 | $98,820 | $19,760 | $79,060 |
| 2022 | $3,827 | $76,370 | $15,270 | $61,100 |
| 2021 | $4,463 | $77,910 | $15,580 | $62,330 |
| 2020 | $4,391 | $72,730 | $14,540 | $58,190 |
| 2019 | $4,357 | $71,810 | $14,360 | $57,450 |
| 2018 | $4,227 | $70,080 | $14,010 | $56,070 |
| 2017 | $4,055 | $70,570 | $14,110 | $56,460 |
| 2016 | $4,031 | $62,150 | $12,430 | $49,720 |
| 2015 | $4,403 | $67,160 | $13,430 | $53,730 |
Seller's Agent in 2022
Kathleen Martz-Spidell
Compass
(480) 553-4177
54 in this area
70 Total Sales
Buyer's Agent in 2022
Scott Gaertner
Keller Williams Arizona Realty
(602) 369-6601
3 in this area
186 Total Sales
Seller's Agent in 2019
Jennifer Wehner
eXp Realty
(602) 694-0011
721 Total Sales
Buyer's Agent in 2019
Bob Martz
Compass
(602) 620-2164
5 in this area
74 Total Sales
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Seller's Agent in 2016
Don Baron
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties
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Seller Co-Listing Agent in 2016
Wendy Drost
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties
Source: Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS)
MLS Number: 6471178
APN: 219-56-858