As the housing market continues to chill, a property nestled on five acres in the North Carolina mountains is up for sale for a cool $34 million.(Above video of another record-breaking real estate sale in North Carolina was published in Nov. 2022.)It’s a sale that is expected to break Buncombe County’s real estate sales record. Deerhaven Gardens, just five miles from downtown Asheville near the Biltmore Estate, was built by Marcus and Pearl Katz in 2010.The couple lives on Fisher Island, in Miami, and would travel to this Buncombe County home as a family retreat.The estate was rented out for the last couple of years to celebrity guests and for very private weddings.The price for a night in this lap of luxury: between $5,500 and $8,250.The home is now being sold complete with all furnishings. Marcus Katz recently composed a heartfelt letter about the home.”As much as I “love” Deerhaven, my wife has ‘convinced’ me that it’s time to ‘pass the torch’…to a ‘new’ family. We both ‘believe’…it’s our responsibility…to find ‘just the ‘right family’ – a family who’ll appreciate Deerhaven as much ‘our’ family and friends have over the years.”Read the entire letter here.”Its quality is articulated in its remarkable stonework both outside and inside the home,” a spokesperson for the estate said. One of the many unique features of the house is the Weiland doors that fold up into the walls to create “a house without walls immersed in nature.”Other grand features of the home include:Four Bedrooms plus bunk room for four peopleSix baths with fully heated floorsSeven half bathsFour laundry roomsThree kitchensMedia room/barBuilt-in 400-gallon saltwater aquariumRefrigerated wine cellarPrivate Zen spa including massage, separate pedicure and manicure stations, as well as a walk-in steam for sixNumerous streams, waterfalls, and 1 mile of private hiking trailsFire pit adjacent to the 30’ Waterfall50′ Infinity Edge Pool sits adjacent to the entertainment area and 2 of the 4 waterfallsWorld-class Har-Tru tennis facilityFor more information, call 828-723-0217 or email valerie.sowell@deerhavengardens.net
As the housing market continues to chill, a property nestled on five acres in the North Carolina mountains is up for sale for a cool $34 million.
(Above video of another record-breaking real estate sale in North Carolina was published in Nov. 2022.)
It’s a sale that is expected to break Buncombe County’s real estate sales record.
Deerhaven Gardens, just five miles from downtown Asheville near the Biltmore Estate, was built by Marcus and Pearl Katz in 2010.
The couple lives on Fisher Island, in Miami, and would travel to this Buncombe County home as a family retreat.
The estate was rented out for the last couple of years to celebrity guests and for very private weddings.
The price for a night in this lap of luxury: between $5,500 and $8,250.
The home is now being sold complete with all furnishings.
Marcus Katz recently composed a heartfelt letter about the home.
“As much as I “love” Deerhaven, my wife has ‘convinced’ me that it’s time to ‘pass the torch’…to a ‘new’ family. We both ‘believe’…it’s our responsibility…to find ‘just the ‘right family’ – a family who’ll appreciate Deerhaven as much ‘our’ family and friends have over the years.”
“Its quality is articulated in its remarkable stonework both outside and inside the home,” a spokesperson for the estate said.
One of the many unique features of the house is the Weiland doors that fold up into the walls to create “a house without walls immersed in nature.”
Other grand features of the home include:
- Four Bedrooms plus bunk room for four people
- Six baths with fully heated floors
- Seven half baths
- Four laundry rooms
- Three kitchens
- Media room/bar
- Built-in 400-gallon saltwater aquarium
- Refrigerated wine cellar
- Private Zen spa including massage, separate pedicure and manicure stations, as well as a walk-in steam for six
- Numerous streams, waterfalls, and 1 mile of private hiking trails
- Fire pit adjacent to the 30’ Waterfall
- 50′ Infinity Edge Pool sits adjacent to the entertainment area and 2 of the 4 waterfalls
- World-class Har-Tru tennis facility
For more information, call 828-723-0217 or email valerie.sowell@deerhavengardens.net
