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Inside Paradise Valley's SAOTA-Designed Luxury Home with a $50M Price Tag

If you have a spare $50M, this could be your new humble abode.

Welcome to 5719 E. Starlight Way, an architectural masterpiece. It's the first SAOTA-designed luxury home to be built in Paradise Valley, situated in the prestigious Cameldale Estates. Positioned on a nearly 3-acre parcel in the northern face of Camelback Mountain, this property flaunts sweeping views of Mummy, Phoenix, McDowell, and Four Peaks mountain ranges.

Listed by Katrina Barrett, Owner of Walt Danley Local Luxury | Christie's International Real Estate, the 6 bedroom, 16K+ square foot property features a chef's kitchen, cinema, gym, spa, resort-style infinity pool, and an emphasis on seamless indoor/outdoor living. The modern design, coupled with exceptional craftsmanship, elevates it to a league of its own.

The property is currently one of the highest active listings in Arizona, and we connected with the famed team behind the property, South Africa-based SAOTA, known globally for its award-winning designs.

According to Mark Bullivant with SAOTA, Starlight is unique because it's designed around being able to entertain small scale family gatherings to milestone events hosting hundreds of guests.

“The home is really a metaphor for the context with heavy mass walls that are of the earth and create canyon like moments– balanced with lightweight canopies that provide respite from the harsh desert environment,” said Bullivant.

Bullivant says from an architectural perspective, 2024 will see AI as a big influence when it comes to work productivity, and to manage their global footprint, SAOTA utilizes the most current computer technology in its design process.

“We are world leaders in the use of Revit and also developed virtual reality tools for our processes.”

SAOTA oversees projects on six continents spanning 96 countries.

For more information, contact Katrina Barrett, Walt Danley Local Luxury | Christie's International Real Estate: katrina@localluxuryre.com

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