Frank Aazami’s Featured Listing
Get your paddles out for this 80-acre Monterey-area estate opportunity — more than cut in half, from $75 million to $28 million. Car collectors: This is a destination for your classics with room to park your entire collection and add to it along the road.
Midway along the coast between San Francisco and Los Angeles in quiet Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, is this grand-scale estate. On 80 oceanfront acres, the 32,500-square-foot Retreat at Cambria, 7292 Exotic Garden Drive, comprises a gated entry, main residence, two event/entertainment spaces, two carriage houses, guest and staff quarters, spacious outdoor venues, 6 acres of grapevines plus a heliport facilitates transportation for your schedule.
Hearst Castle, the National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark nine miles away on the hills of neighboring San Simeon. Monterey and Carmel, where the annual car auctions and events and the Pebble Beach Concours d Elegance are held, are 98 miles north.
“This is a buy, buy, buy,” says Frank Aazami, principal of the Private Client Group of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty, Scottsdale. “This hyper-private estate flows from one splendid terrace to another; the scenic yard overlooks either mature greenery, the vineyard-style grapevines, clear sky or the ocean. With year-round perfect weather, the home’s grounds promote evening strolls, cycling, horseback riding, outdoor parties and quiet nights with friends and family.”
Adjacent to the home are six acres planted with Pinot Noir from Paso Robles, one of the state’s premier wine regions. And, to break from viniculture, the expansive sanctuary offers walking, biking and horseback-riding opportunities.
Showcasing a tasteful eclecticism of Old World and contemporary design styles, the luxurious main house includes handcrafted gathering spaces that can comfortably accommodate small or large groups. The two event halls, 4,800 and 13,000 square feet, are detached from the main home; they serve for bowtie galas, charity auctions, wine tastings and other events. Luxury components begin at the entry bronze doors, leading to a high-ceilinged marble foyer, handcrafted tiled flooring and indoor fireplaces.
The Retreat at Cambria is not only a lifestyle heaven; it is an automotive haven, with showroom and work space for as many as 60 vehicles in the 4,800- and 13,000-square-foot event halls. With the area’s year-round mild Mediterranean climate and one of the world’s most scenic highways close by, every day is a perfect day for a car cruise from this home.
The one-level custom combines privacy, security and convenience. Surrounded by trees, ocean and vineyards, your own nature preserve has no viewable neighboring homes, security systems are in place, and Cambria, population about 6,000, is one of the state’s safest places to live.
A short walk away are quiet beaches to the north and south, including famous Moonstone Beach and the ocean cliffs at San Simeon. Enjoy whale and elephant seal watching, surfing, sailing, tidepooling, kayaking and other beachcombing joys.
Perhaps the nation’s most scenic roadway, Highway 1 is easily accessible from the property. And, nearby airports such as San Luis Obispo County Regional and Santa Barbara offer flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix and other cities. In addition, the property has a helipad.
In May 2018, Expedia called Cambria one of the Top Rated Vacation Destinations in North America, and Forbes says it’s one of “America’s Prettiest Towns.” Downtown has restaurants, artist studios, boutiques and gift stores, a Friday Farmer’s Mart, winery tasting rooms and a Center for the Arts. In addition, there’s hiking at Fiscalini Ranch Preserve, and in San Simeon, movie-famous Piedras Blancas Light Station and the Coastal Discovery Center.
“It’s all about the location and the lifestyle,” says Lorienne Schwenk, executive director of the Cambria Chamber of Commerce. “Cambria runs at a relaxed pace. People love the fact that we are tension free and friendly all the time, yet we have all the necessary amenities, from grocery stores to doctors and lawyers, and there’s never a lack of activities. There is live music almost every night of the week in various locations; live theater productions through the year; wildlife is always a treat; there is hiking, wine tasting, lots of opportunities to volunteer and a terrific Scarecrow Festival every October.”
Aazami says, “This home is for the most discerning buyer who must have it all: entertaining, serenity, the coastal lifestyle, even wine-making. And, because it’s close to a destination attraction, Hearst Castle, it’s a concept income property, too, as a corporate retreat, equestrian facility or even a private car museum.”
To schedule a visit, please contact Neyshia Go DRE#01933923, call 310.882.8357 or email: neyshia.go@sothebys.realty
Or call Frank Aazami, 480.266.0240, text “SIRFAAZAMI” to 87778 or email, frank@pcgAgents.com.
Frank Aazami
Real Estate Professional
Russ Lyon | Sotheby’s International Realty
M: 480.266.0240
E: frank@pcgagents.com
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