$1,975,000

Welcome to Desert Greens 42, located in Desert Mountain, Scottsdale's premier private golf and outdoor recreation community. This contemporary, south-facing home offers 2,990 square feet of living space with no interior steps, great privacy, and good winter sunset and city light views. The property is offered furnished* and includes optional access to the Seller's Full Golf Membership in The Desert Mountain Club, upon application approval by the Desert Mountain Club and the payment to the Club of the then Initiation Fee. This affords the purchaser immediate access to all club facilities, avoiding a multi-year-long waitlist, which would be the case on any non-membership offered alternative. (Ask the Desert Mountain Club for full details). This ''Juniper'' plan has 3 ensuite bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, pool, spa, firepit, wet bar, with a spacious snake-protected back patio and a variety of other upgrades undertaken over recent years including a complete makeover of the kitchen in 2024 by noted designer Jeffrey Florentine. Furnishings are extensive, including all major pieces of furniture and many accessories; however no kitchenware is included. What you see is what you get! Community Highlights: Desert Mountain is a gated, master-planned community spanning 8,200 acres, with approximately 2,000 homes in over forty different villages; nearly built-out, only about 200 homesites remain. The location is notably quiet, serene, and safe, featuring manned entry gates, individual village gates, and security patrols. Homes are nestled in the foothills of the Continental Mountains on Scottsdale's northern edge, with elevations from 2,600 to 3,500 feet above sea level. Residents enjoy legendary views, including city lights, sunsets, various mountain ranges including the McDowell Mountains, and golf course vistas. Club Membership and Amenities: Most property owners are members of The Desert Mountain Club, which offers seven golf courses (including one, "Seven", a par-54 collection of eighteen par-3 holes), four extensive practice facilities (one including Trackman technology) nine dining venues, and a broad array of activities in seven clubhouses. The membership offers a dynamic, socially active community with members from across the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Europe. The 42,000 square foot Sonoran Clubhouse, about a 1,000-yard walk from this home, is where most of the non-golf activities are concentrated, featuring 3 swimming pools, 9 tennis courts (hardcourts, Har-Tru, and grass), complete fitness center with extensive equipment, classes, personal trainers, 8 pickleball courts, 2 of the total 6 bocce courts on The Mountain, complete spa services, 2 "Golf Croquet" courts, extensive outdoor playground, and a casual dining venue, the Verde Café, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are nearly twenty-five miles of groomed trails in the mountains at the back of the property for hiking, mountain biking and the occasional horseback ride, reaching Butte Peak at 4,823 feet the highest point in Scottsdale. The community also features a recently expanded exercise area for dogs, the "Bark Park", near the Cochise-Geronimo Clubhouse. Dining options include Constantino's, Apache Steakhouse, The Hideout at Renegade, Seven, Arizona Grill at Outlaw, Cochise-Geronimo Clubhouse, Angelo's, Café Verde and the Range House at Cochise-Geronimo. Considerable recent and ongoing investments in club facilities are funded out of general funds, with no special assessments or exit fees for membership. Location and Accessibility: The Front Gate is only a forty-minute drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and twenty minutes from Scottsdale Airport accommodating private aircraft. Nearly seventy bars and restaurants are within fifteen minutes, and residents have easy access to major league and collegiate sports, medical care (including The Mayo Clinic Hospital System), cultural attractions, downtown Scottsdale and outdoor activities. Skiing is two hours away in Flagstaff, wh