An assemblage of six Marin parcels stretching from Kentfield to Larkspur and encompassing 140 acres, the “King Mountain Estate” site has been listed for sale with an “undisclosed” address (it’s 128 Ridgecrest Road) and asking $39 million. The price includes approved entitlements, but not the budget, to construct a private “legacy compound” totaling 35,000 square feet atop the site near Mount Tamalpais.
As envisioned by the seller and agent, the existing plans for the estate call for a massive 34,000-square-foot villa, or a modest 19,000-square-foot modern home with separate guest house and various other buildings, to rise upon the site.
Around 110 acres of the King Mountain site are designated as private open space, cannot be developed, and incorporate an existing public hiking trail which must remain as such, but the public’s access is technically restricted to the width of the existing path. The remaining “inner sanctum” of the site, upon which the development could occur, has been fenced.
With respect to the hot-topic of water, there are five wells on site, one of which has already been developed to support construction (and apparently there’s an agreement in place so that “public water can be delivered to the property at any time”).
UPDATE: Local Rock God Tied To Marin Mega-Property.
It’s good to be the King.
But it’s a lot pricier than it used to be.
It’s the new gilded age – think FiLoLi- which is 36,000 square feet.
Too bad Willis Polk is not an option for designing this new “legacy compound” (which if built using today’s “style” will be dated faster than the iPhone 1).
I wonder if someone said similarly of Willis Polk back in his day.
That Willis Polk’s designs would be as dated as an iPhone 1? Apple sure has been around for a long time 🙂
the iPhone 1 is awesome
This would be a really amazing place to just build a regular sized house and have tons of space and privacy. 34k feet is just stupid.
One side benefit that the brokers will receive here is that it will flush some fat cats out of the woodwork and that contact list will be very valuable for marketing other high ticket items. Much the same as other super expensive properties. So even if this property doesn’t sell as-is, the contact list will be golden.
This is where Lars Ulrich was going to have Stanley Saitowitz build his dream house.
You’re welcome.
[Editor’s Note: Marin Mega-Property Tied To A Local Rock Star.]
Didn’t Lars buy this property through a sealed bidding process shortly after the napster lawsuit was settled?
That’s pretty fast detective work. I’m impressed!
I really wanted to triangulate a Weird Al version of a Metallica song for you guys, but I really can’t believe there that many readers who would appreciate the narrow Venn diagram intersection of 90’s metal and planning/building woes.
Existentially, I wonder if one professionally channels youthful discontent into stadium shows of loud angst, is it the opposite of metal, or the height of metal to own a hilltop compound.
This is the best I got for you on short notice:
ENTER PLANMAN
Know your codes, little one
Don’t forget, my son
To include every one
Turn them in, Expedite Bin
Anxious lobby din
Till the Plan Man he comes
Sleep with one eye open
1650 Mission right
Exit light
Enter night
Stamp my plans…..
Now DBI approval Land
UPDATE: Auction of Marin Mega-Estate Site Fades to Black