For Kevin Buckler, owner of Petaluma-based Adobe Road Wines, it was his love of racing that put him in the fast lane of the fabled Bay Area wine scene. For nearly 30 years, Buckler found himself behind the wheel of some of the fastest and curve-bending race cars on the planet, rounding corners from Daytona to Le Mans, and around the same time that the idea for a truly unique winery came about. His love of racing inspired Adobe’s annual gift box set, featuring four delicate wines, perfect for anyone from novice wine drinkers to those with refined palates. Known […]
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Partnerships are in many forms, and, when they are well calculated, designed, and built with purpose, a long-standing friendship can result. In November 2021, Concierge Auctions announced that it was jointly acquired by Sotheby’s and Realogy Holdings Corp., collectively holding 80 percent ownership, and that it will continue to operate independently and work with listing and buyer agents of all brokerages worldwide. Concierge Auctions is the world’s largest luxury real estate auction marketplace with a global team. For the last six years, Inc. 5000 has listed it as one of the fastest-growing companies; the firm has broken world records and […]
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42447 N 105th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85262 Welcome to the Village of 7 Arrows at the world renowned Golf Community of Desert Mountain. The meandering pavered driveway leads you to one of the most spectacular view lots overlooking the 3rd hole of the Chiricahua Golf Course offering sunrise, sunset and city light views. This 8,296 square foot home boasts 5 bedroom and 6.5 baths. The main floor contains a living area, spacious primary suite, ample office, completely remodeled kitchen, family room and another ensuite bedroom. Take the elevator to the second floor to find another family room and bar […]
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Phoenix-Based Zanes Law Injury Lawyers Focuses on Getting Luxury Car Owners What They Deserve For car owners in Arizona, a drive through the warm desert air is a treat they can have practically year-round. And for luxury car owners who like to take their prized autos out for a spin every now and then, it’s even more of an enjoyable experience. But the Arizona sunshine and the open desert roads can sometimes pale in comparison to the downside of owning a luxury car here: safety and theft. Because Phoenix is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, growing […]
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Until 2020, the luxury spec home market in the Phoenix area was standing still. Then real estate changed, the world changed. The pandemic transformed the way we design homes, build and live in them. When professionals started abandoning dense work spaces and working at home –– a lifestyle change many of us might have chosen as soon as the internet made office presence not universally necessary –– they wanted additional amenities such as dual offices and more sophisticated work-out rooms and spas. Why not incorporate multiple services into the live/work space if your home is going to be used more? […]
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Fall is the perfect time to take a joyride in the upper Midwest, or anywhere throughout the U.S. for that matter. From changing leaves to scenic views to being able to put the top down for a bit, there’s almost nothing better than taking your favorite car out for a drive. But while the location may be ideal, having to handle everything from dings and dents to major collisions while behind the wheel of a luxury or exotic vehicle isn’t. Enter the Nicolet Law Group, a Midwest-based office that deals with all things luxury auto. There are unique factors that […]
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Frank Aazami’s Featured Listing This classic Mid-century Modern home has plenty of contemporary twists, too. Built on a saddle above a deep wash in Paradise Valley, the 4,648-square-foot single-level home is a design/build masterpiece by Paul Christian Yaeger, a mid-20th-century Phoenix designer inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. Built in 1967, the five-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home, 6224 North 38th Street, has masonry and sandblasted masonry walls, vaulted ceilings and extensive windows. A sensitive update by Midcentury-Modern specialist Joel Contreras was completed two years ago, including millwork and cabinetry by highly respected Rysso Peters, Phoenix. “Joel and his team’s wonderful renovations have enhanced […]
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Give the heralded Silverleaf lifestyle to your family with this 10,660-square-foot north Scottsdale estate, featuring meticulous architecture by Dale Gardon Design and construction by Salcito Custom Homes. “The attention to details in this home is all by design, not by luck,” says Frank Aazami, RLSIR Brand Ambassador, principal of the Private Client Group, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty, Scottsdale. On a 1.89-acre lot in Silverleaf at DC Ranch –– one of the Southwest’s premier luxury golf course communities –– the two-story home, 21376 North 110th Place, is at exactly 2,000 feet elevation on a southwestern-facing view lot built on a […]
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Nine D.H. Lawrence paintings seized by Scotland Yard almost a century ago from a London art gallery will be displayed at a ticketed event inside a luxury Paradise Valley home, beginning August 16. Considered obscene by a British law still apparently in effect, the oil paintings, in pastoral, mythological settings, celebrate nudity, physicality and raw sexuality and suggest references to the great English writer’s tempestuous private life. Known to Lawrence enthusiasts worldwide, the works are the property of Bob Sahd, owner of the RC Gorman Navajo Gallery, 7116 E. Main Street, in Old Town Scottsdale. Sahd owns 15 galleries nationwide […]
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Mortgage Professional Klaudija Serksnaite Talks About Her Love of Cars and Real Estate in Arizona Every month, car enthusiasts turn out in droves for Highline Autos’ regular Cars & Coffee meetups at High Street in Phoenix. From collectors to drivers, casual onlookers to avid followers of all things auto, everyone gets treated to one-of-a-kind looks under the hood of some of the fastest, most unique, and thrilling rides on the roads. It’s also a great place for connections to be made, both personally and professionally. You never know if the person next to you is a potential business connection who […]
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Frank Aazami’s Featured Listing This stellar European-inspired Paradise Valley home is magazine centerspread ready –– and ready for you and your family. On 2.27 acres of lush vegetation, the 8,049-square-foot estate features six ensuite bedrooms, a six-bay garage, a remodeled 1,055-square-foot detached guest house and a secluded pool and spa on a very quiet cul-de-sac, 7453 North 70th Street, in the Views of Cheney community. “From the moment you enter through its serene gates and in to the circular drive, this remodeled luxury home offers a private and luxurious feel, an aura of sanctuary with its fountains and multiple courtyards,” […]
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America One Luxury Real Estate Partners Up with Bedbrock Developers and Talk New Exclusive Hillside Community In today’s consumer-driven world, the concept of personalization reigns supreme. From ordering your food online to adjusting your wardrobe to picking out the right amenities for your summer beach vacation, personalization is key. So, why shouldn’t your brand-new home be the same? Yes, over time, your home becomes personalized to your tastes, but what about having it personalized from the start? This is the concept that Patrick Niederdrenk and Maximilian de Melo, managing partners of Scottsdale-based America One, have been working to build off […]
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New Bugatti smartwatch line, created with VIITA Watches, mirrors the unrivaled precision, artistry and technology synonymous with Bugatti hyper sports cars crafted in Molsheim. At the apex of automotive performance, Bugatti crafts masterpieces on four wheels produced in its celebrated Molsheim Atelier. Each hyper sports car is brimming with state-of-the-art technology, design and engineering innovation. To match the famous marque’s qualities, Bugatti and VIITA have developed three unique smartwatch models, offering leading-edge technology, materials and design. The three new Bugatti smartwatch models are named in tribute to some of the luxury French marque’s most iconic hyper sports cars of the […]
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America One Real Estate and MP Design & Development Bring White Glove Approach to Valley Real Estate While practically every industry has undergone massive change at the hands of technology in the last 30 years, the real estate industry might be the most evolved. In reality, how people buy and sell their properties has been pushed through a thin metallic funnel of streamlined services, app-happy development, and algorithm-based solutions. From Zillow to Trulia, Airbnb to working from home, the real estate industry goes the way society goes. So, in an industry that’s already challenging, ongoing evolution might eat some more […]
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Frank Aazami’s Featured Listing The 85253 zipcode is one of the most desirable in the United States: the town of Paradise Valley, Arizona’s wealthiest municipality and one of the country’s 1oo most affluent communities. And the address, 5711 Yucca Drive, adds panache to that. Located in the super-luxe Cameldale neighborhood on the north side of Camelback Mountain, the almost five-acre marquee lot is a prestigious location for your estate home –– designed, perhaps, by one of the Southwest’s most distinguished architects, Mark Candelaria, AIA, who has already created a number of masterpiece residences in the area. “Mark’s vision, knowledge and […]
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The Real Estate Micro-Burst Makes Phoenix a Major Player There were nearly 5 million square feet of industrial real estate products delivered in the Southwest region of the Greater Phoenix area alone last fall, with another 3 million square feet already under construction. This growth, fueled by the expansion of Loop 303, lead to another hot submarket in the valley, this time near Deer Valley, as nearly 8 million square feet of industrial space was either completed or under construction. This boom in commercial real estate has put Phoenix on the radar as one of the fastest-growing metropolises in the […]
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Frank Aazami’s Featured Listing Put down your new roots in this 7,921-square-foot home, 1464 North Citrus Cove Circle, on an acre-plus cul-de-sac lot in the Legacy subdivision of The Groves, developed on pioneer citrus fields in Mesa. Micela Properties of Mesa designed the Savant smart home and built it in 2015 for a former Major League Baseball player. The gated luxury property includes five bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms in one of the most desirable communities in the East Valley, with easy access to Loop 202 and U.S. 60. “The builder has verified $6 million in build cost, […]
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Unique car lover’s dream home comes on market in Scottsdale Home to some of the most important car auctions in the world, Scottsdale, Arizona is a luxury collector’s true Motor City. The late CEO of DeAtley Crushing, and car connoisseur, Neil DeAtley made his second home in the city and turned it into one of the most impressive estates for an auto enthusiast in the country. While the nearly 9,000 sq. ft. quintessential Southwestern home is stunning, it’s the unprecedented automotive features on the five acre property that truly make the estate one-of-a-kind. There are showroom facilities for a mind […]
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Delivers FinTech Solutions to the Automotive Industry & MiCamp Cares to the Community In late 2006, Scottsdale entrepreneur Micah Kinsler recognized that his businesses were being faced with extremely high credit card fees, which adversely impacted his bottom line and ultimately his ability to give back to his community. After doing extensive research and in typical “Micah” form, he concluded that it would be best to take matters into his own hands and create a financial company that was more efficient, customer-focused, compassionate, innovative, and above all else, more human. In 2007, MiCamp Solutions, LLC (“MiCamp”) was born. MiCamp is […]
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Self-sufficiency is the new luxury. COVID-19 has transformed our lifestyles, including new attitudes toward our homes. Many people, for instance, are renovating and building with self-sufficiency as a goal. It’s the new luxury. If you’re staying at home more, why not ensure you are protecting your family’s health and safety while optimizing comfort? Some are buying or building larger homes that may be more rural or have more land in town; in this way, social distancing expands to residential distancing. Self-sufficiency is never-have-to-leave independence and an assurance that if another pandemic or other threat occurs, you can comfortably transition to […]
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As soon as Brad Lefebvre started putting up golf simulators, he put his golf clubs down. “That’s what people told me would happen,” who owns Indoor Golf Design with wife Beverly. “We’re both golfers but now that we’re in the golf business, we just don’t have the time to play as often.” At their 9,000-plus-square-foot IGD facility near the Chandler Fashion Center and the interchange of Loops 101/202, the couple takes that time to individually show clients the many advantages of their custom golf, racing and other simulators for homes and offices. Their numerous models include golf simulators as well […]
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For Sale By Owners: Are They an Asset or an Expense? The housing market has been strong, especially in the Phoenix metropolitan area, and some sellers are thinking, “I don’t need a professional Realtor®; I can pocket the commission for a down payment on a new car. The house will practically sell on its own. No problem.” For sure, the demand for resale homes has increased nationwide since the advent of COVID-19. Those who are looking to invest, for instance, have seen the rent roll from single-family homes increase 40–50 percent during the year as inventory has shrunk and seller […]
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Official Watch Partner Girard-Perregaux is the Official Watch Partner of Aston Martin. The Swiss Manufacture is one of the oldest names in watchmaking, known for making peerless exemplars of Haute Horlogerie. The two brands will collaborate on upcoming limited-edition timepieces. Innate Passion Both Aston Martin and Girard-Perregaux were founded by visionaries with an innate passion. Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford while Girard-Perregaux can trace its origins to 1791, when Jean-François Bautte, aged just 19, produced his first watch. But most notably, it was a love story which led to the birth of one […]
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This ultimate Arizona estate home offers the highest levels of luxury, security and privacy in guard-gated Judson Estates, Paradise Valley, one of the country’s most desired zip codes. Built commercial grade with concrete, ICFs and steel roof trusses, the two-level Mediterranean/Roman-style home comprises 26,393 square feet of livable space (32,115 square feet including loggias and patios) on a 1.6-acre mountainview cul-de-sac lot, 6659 East Indian Bend Road. “This extraordinary property is being offered for just under $500 per square foot; most new-builds at this level of construction are now trading for more than $1,200 per square foot or more,” says Frank […]
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