What can you get for $1,000 / SF in Irvine?
72 Golden Eagle Irvine, CA 92603
Price: $12,995,000
| Beds: | 6 |
| Baths: | 9 |
| Sq. Ft.: | 10,964 |
| $/Sq. Ft.: | $1,185 |
| Lot Size: | 0.94
Acres |
| Property Type: | Single Family Residence |
| Style: | Villa |
| Year Built: | 2008 |
| Stories: | 3+ |
| View: | Golf Course |
| Area: | Turtle Rock |
| County: | Orange |
| MLS#: | U8004266 |
| Source: | SoCalMLS |
| Status: | Active |
| On Redfin: | 89 days |
was inspired by the famed La Suvera estate in Tuscany. Like its
namesake, this gracious home enjoys pastoral views – in this case, the
gently rolling hills of Shady Canyon . From the moment you enter the
residence through the lovely formal front pavilion you are surrounded
by the highest quality craftsmanship, materials and amenities, all
working together to create an atmosphere of casual elegance. In
addition to the spacious master and guest suites – all with ensuite
baths – revel in large public rooms including living and dining rooms,
gourmet kitchen and great room, large downstairs game room and theater
and a formal library parlor. Other amenities include a wine cellar with
adjacent wine dining room and both subterranean and above grade parking
for a total of four vehicles. Lovely landscaped grounds envelop the
residence and include a pool, spa and pool cabana.
Nice place, but it is a bit too much like a castle to me. It doesn’t feel very cozy. To each his own…
{book}
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes — how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”
{book}
Nice place but $13 mil for Irvine? Hahahahahaha
wow. I’m buying this home. don’t you dare fight me on this.
Would this have been sold in a week at the asking back in the peak of the bubble?
Speaking of Castles, check out this one in Napa – Dario Sattui’s place:
http://www.castellodiamorosa.com/
Great wines there, too!
The costs of running a place like this must be way beyond what the average worker can imagine. You’d need a staff and possibly a house manager to keep the thing in good repair, clean and manicured. The costs of utilities would also be astronomical if you were going to keep the temperature optimum, the home lit, the landscaping fed and lighted, the pool maintained.
Hoa, Mello Roos, pool boy, property taxes plus all the daily operation costs makes this place affordable to just a sliver of buyers available.
A friend of mine with a castle in PV once told me he was spending $20K/month to run the castle (maid, gardener, etc.) if that gives you some idea.
This place is less than an acre so figure just a maid, contract gardening to landscaping Co, you can probable run it for 1/2 say $10k/month.
That’s assuming you pay all cash for it though.
No wonder Sattui’s wine have gone up in price!!!!
I wonder what the cost would be to keep all those windows clean and the outside of this huge building power-washed? This is not something that a typical family could do on the weekends.
IR, have you ever considered figuring out operation costs per sq/ft per month? Most anyone I know that has a 3,500+ sq/ft place needs house keeping and yard maintenance services on some kind of regular basis. I would bet this place would require real staff on a payroll each month to keep it up.
What is the cost per sq ft to build a luxury house like this? It looks like the land cost about $2.9 million, so they are looking for $10 million (or about $910 per sq ft.) for the house. Even with the high cost of their high end materials and their interet/holding costs it sounds to me like they are still trying to make a pretty good profit on this…..
does land still worth 2.9M, It exponentially goes down by sliding RE.
13M for irvine? simply ridiculous
Well at least they didn’t have to resort to quoting us the price per square inch (it’s $8.22).
Thanks, IR. Today’s video caused my eyeballs to burst into flames and now I’ll never be able to read your blog again. 🙁
My wife cannot stand him either. She didn’t mind Frank Sinatra, but she had to turn away at the site of the art work…
I much prefer the house that IR pointed out awhile back as one that his wife loved (I think). That one made better use of natural light and open space; this one relies far too much on (way overdone) lamps/ artificial light, at least as shown in the listing photographs.
If I had not lost all my money with Madoff, I would buy this…
Maybe Mr. Madoff is the SELLER — I hear he needs some cash quickly!
I wouldn’t spend a dime on maintaining this place or maid service. I’d leave it exactly as it is right at this moment, let it decay in the most exquisite way. I’d be a 21st-Century Miss Haversham, sitting in that barrel-vaulted great room, wearing my crumbling wedding dress and surrounded by aging technology from Apple and B&O.
Oh wait. I’m already doing that in my IAC.
Mr. TurtleRidgeRenter and I wish you and Mrs. IrvineRenter a fun holiday season and a terrific New Year!
LOL! 😆
If I were going to drop 12 large on a shack…it would be on a really good beach, or at the edge of a really good ski resort. Irvine? What a joke.
If this place sells anywhere close to the asking price…the property taxes alone would be over 10K per month. Add in Mello Roos, HOA, insurance, upkeep, utilities and the aforementioned staff needed to run the place and you would probably be writing checks for over 25K per month. This assumes you pay cash and have no mortgage.
Even the filthy rich have their limits…I doubt this one will be sold anytime soon. Yup, for 12M I better have a spectacular ocean view and my own private beach. Not in Irvine, not in this lifetime.
Apparently the astute observer’s don’t understand, this is Irvine; the premium is justified.
Beautiful place.Should’ve built it in Newport Coast.
Would’ve made for a more pleasurable LO-BALL offer from there.
A twelve million dollar estate with parking for only four cars? What am I supposed to do with the rest of my vehicles?
With garage space for only 4 cars, do they expect me to park my vintage Ferrari collection outside…outrageous.
And get the gardener back here on the double, Jeeves…. He left clearly visible seams in the sod in the front yard!
Where DOES one find good help these days?
Funny, In mid-MO it would go brand new for about $1.2M custom made. That person has a huge cost overrun of $400K. He built the house on 10 A of land and two main floors. The elevated stone patio was about 1000 s.f. His kitchen was much bigger, double everything, stoves, 2 x twin ovens, dishwasher, etc.
$12M? Who paying for the house? Some public company?
I too would prefer a smaller place with a view that heads west towards Hawaii, but if I was in the market for a palace/castle, this might be on the list.
To the commenter above concerned about the property taxes, I don’t think that’s a concern to whomever buys this. I think biggest concern the buyer will hace is the apparent lack of servent quarters or a servent’s shack. I mean, where are the butler, maid and cook going to sleep?