REQUEST A TOUR If you would like to see this home without being there in person, select the "Virtual Tour" option and your agent will contact you to discuss available opportunities.

In-PersonVirtual Tour

Brian Piper

brian@piperpacificgroup.com +1(442) 282-2233

$ 19,500,000

Est. payment | -/mo

12 Beds

16 Baths

15,975 SqFt

Save

$ 19,500,000

Est. payment | -/mo

Save

12 Beds

16 Baths

15,975 SqFt

Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Residence

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 15,975 sqft

Price per Sqft $1,220

Subdivision Old Las Palmas

MLS Listing ID 26843953

Bedrooms 12

Full Baths 13

Half Baths 1

Three Quarter Bath 2

HOA Y/N No

Year Built 1983

Lot Size 1.485 Acres

Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence

Property Description

The Harold Matzner Estate occupies a private promontory above Old Las Palmas where the San Jacinto range rises directly behind the compound and the full sweep of the Coachella Valley opens below a position no other residential address in the desert shares, on nearly an acre and a half of assembled ground comprising three structures, nearly 16,000 square feet, eleven bedrooms, sixteen bathrooms, and multiple pools and spas across two fully realized estates and a guesthouse.The main residence at 555 North Patencio Road was originally designed in 1982 by renowned brutalist architect Laszlo Sandor, (A.I.A.). The interiors by Steve Chase result in a timeless combination of architecture and design regularly celebrated whose work defined the aesthetic and vernacular of desert luxury for a generation. The homes have a fortress-like experience with a focus on function, honesty in materials and sculptural quality. Its architecture is uncluttered and horizontal, built around a single organizing principle: Light. Hallmark Chase details like raked plaster walls and natural stone flooring move through the interior, their texture alive at every hour as the desert sun crosses the compound catching at dawn along the entrance hall, settling into warmth across the great room by afternoon, receding at dusk to something quieter and more considered. Architectural Digest devoted a full feature to the property in May 1983, the first owner having commissioned a second layer of interiors by Jack E. Lowrance for the occasion testament to a house already considered among the most significant residential works in the desert. For all its scale, the residence lives with a remarkable intimacy soaring volumes that draw inward rather than expand outward, each room organizing itself around a human moment rather than an architectural statement. The great room opens entirely to the terrace through a retractable wall of glass, dissolving the boundary between interior and desert. A sunken conversation space anchors the living room gathered below the principal floor, oriented toward the wide opening to the mountain beyond a room that manages to feel both intimate and boundless. Stone floors carry throughout, a Steinway anchoring the living room alongside Asian art and antiquities accumulated over four decades with a collector's deliberateness giving the residence the quality of a place continuously deepened rather than ever simply finished.The second residence at 575 North Patencio is a fully resolved estate in its own right, its architectural language distinct but its conviction equal. The entrance hall rises to a sweeping curved staircase, a grand piano centered on a raised circular platform below a rain chandelier. The great room reaches double height, the valley visible through glass on three sides. The master bath curved black stone, a suspended rain shower open to a skylight above, a slit window framing the palm canopy and valley beyond carries the same architectural seriousness as everything around it. One room is carved into the boulder face of the mountain itself, a stone fireplace set into the rock, the terrace visible through a full width of glass beyond.The guesthouse, finished to the standard of both residences, offers a world entirely its own private, self-contained, and quietly removed from the life of the compound. It was here that the film festival's most celebrated guests found their desert. Sale includes the following APNs 505-312-011 and 505-312-014 (555 N Patencio Rd and 575 N Patencio Rd)

Location

State CA

County Riverside

Area 332 - Central Palm Springs

Zoning R1C

Rooms

Other Rooms Guest House

Interior

Interior Features Wet Bar, Breakfast Bar, Balcony, Separate/Formal Dining Room, Eat-in Kitchen, Smart Home, Sunken Living Room, Bar, Dressing Area, Utility Room, Walk-In Pantry, Walk-In Closet(s)

Heating Central

Cooling Central Air

Flooring Carpet, Stone

Fireplaces Type Bonus Room, Den, Family Room, Guest Accommodations, Library, Living Room

Furnishings Unfurnished

Fireplace Yes

Appliance Barbecue, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Dryer, Washer

Laundry Inside

Exterior

Parking Features Covered, Door-Multi, Driveway, Garage, Guest, Gated, Private, One Space

Garage Spaces 6.0

Garage Description 6.0

Pool In Ground, Waterfall

Community Features Gated

View Y/N Yes

View City Lights, Canyon, Desert, Golf Course, Hills, Mountain(s), Panoramic, Valley

Porch Rear Porch, Covered, Front Porch, Open, Patio, Porch, Stone

Total Parking Spaces 15

Building

Story 1

Entry Level Multi/Split

Level or Stories Multi/Split

Additional Building Guest House

New Construction No

Others

Senior Community No

Tax ID 505312011

Security Features Gated Community,24 Hour Security

Special Listing Condition Standard

CRMLS Full IDX Feed (MAIN Website Search)

Listed by Eric Lavey The Beverly Hills Estates #01511292

555 N Patencio RD Palm Springs, CA 92262

Brian Piper

Key Details

Location

Rooms

Interior

Exterior

Building

Others

Nearby Locations

GET MORE INFORMATION

Go tour this home

555 N Patencio RD