Phoenix's priciest home sales: Scottsdale mansion sells for $28.1M

Photo of a Paradise Valley mansion recently sold for $9.75M.

The HSS Trust purchased a 14,512-squre-foot Mediterranean-style mansion in north Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community.

Paradise Valley mansion next to Camelback Mountain sells for $21 million.

The $6.99 million sale of 2.25 acres of vacant land on Paradise Valley's Mummy Mountain set a record for the highest price for a single-family lot.

The home, dubbed “one of the most photographed” in the community, has five bedrooms and 5 ½ bathrooms.

This 9,489-square-foot Paradise Valley mansion with five bedrooms and 7 ½ bathrooms has a theater and a 700-square-foot wine cellar.

This 9,489-square-foot Paradise Valley mansion with five bedrooms and 7 ½ bathrooms has several disappearing walls of glass, a swimming pool with floating zero-edge sides, and a swim-up bar.

This 9,489-square-foot Paradise Valley mansion with five bedrooms and 7 ½ bathrooms has a swimming pool with floating zero-edge sides and a swim-up bar.

This 9,489-square-foot Paradise Valley mansion with five bedrooms and 7 ½ bathrooms has a 700-square-foot wine cellar.

The north Scottsdale home dubbed “one of the most photographed” in the community has five bedrooms and 5 ½ bathrooms.

A Paradise Valley house with nine bedrooms and 10 bathrooms also has marble floors, a guesthouse, a full-size indoor basketball court, a lighted tennis court, a citrus grove and parking for eight cars.

This Paradise Valley home featured on "Million Dollar Listing" sold for $12 million. The home has seven bedrooms and 13 bathrooms and comes with a game room, a theater, parking for 12 cars, an exercise room and a large wine cellar.

The well-appointed living room.

Another view of the pool area.

This Scottsdale house features four bedrooms and 4½ bathrooms. It sold for $6.6 million.

Aerial view of a 10,184-square-foot Phoenix home near Camelback Mountain that sold for $5.1 million.

A home in Scottsdale’s Estancia community that sold for $5.5 million has a wine cellar, an upstairs wet bar and a guest house that includes a sauna.

This 9,628-square-foot new mansion in north Scottsdale’s Desert Mountain community sold for $6.7 million.

The house with five bedrooms and 4 ½ bathrooms has views of Camelback Mountain, an electric-car charging station, a custom Dutch door and an outdoor fireplace.

The Spanish colonial revival estate comes with 16-foot ceilings, a wood-paneled library, a fireplace and a bar in the family room and a tennis court.

This Paradise Valley mansion located on 12 acres and featuring a waterslide sells for $8.75 million.

A Paradise Valley home next to Praying Monk sells for $6.75 million.

Done Deals

By Catherine Reagor| June 13th, 2022

A north Scottsdale mansion in Silverleaf with 15 bathrooms became the priciest home sale ever in Arizona, according to real estate records. It led the list of the luxury houses to sell in metro Phoenix last week.

$28,100,000

The Giampaolo Scottsdale Trust led by Christopher and Cristina Galifi of Ontario, Canada, paid cash for a 21,150-square-foot mansion with two glass elevators in north Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community. Christopher Galifi is CEO of Giampaolo Group Inc., a metal processing company.

Named Altitude at Silverleaf, the house sits on 4.6 acres and has eight bedrooms and 15 bathrooms. It has both a card and a game room. Outside the home, there are three fire pits and two built-in grills. The exercise room has a steam shower. The 12-car garage has a bathroom. The seller was MSL LLC.

The home was only on the market for 28 days, said Darren Tackett of The Tackett Team with RE/MAX Fine Properties. He represented the seller. Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty agent Laura Briggs represented the buyer. Fidelity National Title Agency handled the sale.

$9,962,292

An LLC named after the address of the property paid cash for a new 7,015-square-foot house in Paradise Valley. The home, near Mummy Mountain, has six bedrooms and 6½ bathrooms as well as giant walls of glass and a guest house. Macjay LLC, led by attorney Jason May, sold it.

$7,460,000

David and Kathleen Ferguson bought an 8,416-square-foot house in north Scottsdale’s Estancia community. Described in the listing as a secluded compound, the property has four bedrooms, 5½ bathrooms, several spring-fed ponds and a guest house. It was named the 2002 Home of the Year by Phoenix Home & Garden. David and Elyce Walthall sold it.

$7,300,000

Luke Ave Paradise Valley LLC purchased a Paradise Valley house with four bedrooms and five bathrooms. Every bedroom has a view of Camelback Mountain. The front entrance has floor-to-ceiling glass disappearing doors. An LLC named after the address of the property sold it.

$6,875,000

Michael and Susan Steele of Iowa purchased a 7,351-square-foot home in Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community. The couple own Steele Capital Management. The house, described in the listing as a “modern Mediterranean stunner,” has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a resort-style back yard and large auto court. Wayne Goskharian of Dylan Consulting was the seller.

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