Ultra-High-End Estate
Property Listing
Real estate narrative – UHNW audience, architectural immersion
Delivered on behalf of a private brokerage. Written under NDA.
Commissioned for a $96M private compound in Northern California. Written for use in private brokerage decks, investor presentations, and UHNW listing platforms, the copy was structured as an immersive architectural walkthrough. Emphasis was placed on spatial precision, material integrity, and permanence without relying on sales tropes or decorative filler.
2017
Private Compound, Northern California
Offered at $96,000,000 | 87 acres
Set above the Pacific across 87 acres of ridgeline and forest, this private compound is framed by redwoods, native oak, and protected horizon. Built into the hillside and surrounded by land on all sides, the home remains one of the few permitted at this elevation, with direct ocean views and total structural privacy.
A gravel motor court sits beyond a slow, tree-lined approach. The home rises naturally from the landscape, shaped by grade, light, and restraint.
Inside, the scale expands. A double-height reception room opens with hand-milled timber beams, exposed steel trusses, clerestory windows, and stone quarried nearby and reworked for color, grain, and permanence. The fireplace is open on two sides and centered in the room, with soft seating areas positioned to define the space without dividing it.
The main living areas connect in quiet sequence: a sunken conversation lounge, dining area, and reading alcove draw the eye toward the ocean. Sightlines are experienced throughout and never interrupted by form.
A fully enclosed library sits just off the great room. Across from it, a meditation atrium occupies the central axis, open to sky and enclosed in cedar and poured concrete. The west-facing gallery corridor connects the northern and southern wings of the home with acoustically softened walls and uninterrupted circulation.
The kitchen is both a work space and a work of art—crafted for utility and proportion. It includes a La Cornue Grand Palais 180 range, Gaggenau wall ovens, Miele dishwashers, and Sub-Zero refrigeration, all set into walnut cabinetry. A concealed walk-through pantry leads to the catering entrance. Marble surfaces throughout the kitchen and prep zones were sealed and finished by hand, with natural veining preserved across each full slab.
The adjacent family den includes a second fireplace and opens directly to the terrace. The dining room sits just beyond it, with access to a built-in wood-fired pizza oven framed in stone and a separate hearth zone designed for extended meals and evenings outside.
A private hall leads to the primary suite, which includes a sitting room, dual walk-in wardrobes, and a limestone-wrapped bath with soaking tub, steam shower, and a full-length skylight above. The millwork, hardware, and fixtures throughout the suite were scaled to integrate into the home’s warmth—quiet, tailored, and enduring.
Five additional bedrooms extend across the northern corridor and upper level, each with en-suite baths, outdoor access, and privacy maintained by distance or elevation. Shared spaces include skylit lounges, built-in bookcases, and workspace windows facing the redwoods.
The lower level includes a private screening room with custom upholstered soundproof walls, stepped sight lines, indirect perimeter lighting, and concealed projection components. A recreation and game lounge connects to a second entertaining suite finished in wide-plank oak, matte plaster, and textured woven wall coverings.
The mediation area is secluded and fully enclosed, complete with a massage room, spa bath, and a garden entrance just beyond the gym. Light is soft and constant, and every transition was designed to hold silence.
The guest wing sits past the gym courtyard and includes full quarters with separate entry. The property is fully walkable and softly lit, with EV golf carts available to access different zones discreetly.
A long stone path leads from the terrace to the pool, which is set slightly down-slope and positioned for full western exposure. The adjacent spa is sheltered by elevation and opens to a quiet seating deck carved into the hillside. A detached pool house sits just below the guest wing, with its own private path, garden entry, and covered lounge.
Outdoor entertaining is part of the home’s flow. In addition to the stone hearth and pizza oven, a built-in grilling station and covered dining terrace are integrated along the southern edge. Materials remain consistent—stone, cedar, and board-formed concrete—with lighting and sound discreetly embedded into the architecture.
Beyond the formal footprint, a lawn is positioned for a putting green, bordered by native planting zones and low stone paths. Restored herb beds and citrus trees line the upper slope, with a quiet seating area positioned at the edge of the view line. An NHL-regulation hockey pavilion includes full climate integration and was built to professional standards at the time of construction.
Each structure is connected by trail, and the property is fully walkable and softly lit, with EV golf carts available to access different zones discreetly. The trail system follows the original slope of the land. No elevation was cut, and no views were forced. Native planting remains intact, and each structure was placed to preserve spatial quiet. The compound was designed for an experience in nature while maintaining the utmost luxury and elegance.
The infrastructure supports that experience. A geothermal heating and cooling system, full-scale solar array, and independent water filtration and irrigation network were all built into the terrain. There are no visible panels and no audible systems. The home was designed to operate with full autonomy, quietly, and without interruption.
This is a home with architectural presence. Every material, sightline, and path was selected with care and intention.
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