

Petroni added that “the outdoor full-valley views are captivating, but the interior scene is equally impressive. “Highlighted by glass walls and soaring geometrical spaces, the transitions between indoor and outdoor space are blurred by disappearing glass walls throughout,” Petroni said. Her listing said people enter the home via an illusion of a floating pathway over a sculptural koi pond. Her description on the Las Vegas Realtors’ Multiple Listing Serving said that the home has more than 11,000 square feet of living space and that the “residence blends indoor and outdoor appeal into a seamless whole that is not only exciting, but masterfully executed.” The home was listed by Realtor Evangelini Petroni with the Ivan Sher Group of Berkshire Hathaway HomeService Nevada. The purchase of the lot is intended to create even more privacy, they said. Realtors said Simmons looked at other master plans, including The Ridges and MacDonald Highlands, before selecting Ascaya for its privacy.

Simmons also bought a 0.48-acre lot adjacent to the home for $2.6 million from Omar and Susan Cabahug, who paid $700,000 for the vacant lot in May 2020, according to county records.

Austin, a commercial builder.Ĭlark County records show the buyer as Goodman Realty LLC, but Simmons’ agent, Mitch McClellan, president and broker with Southern Highlands Realty, confirmed that entity belongs to the rock star. The modern home was constructed in 2016 by owner Michael T. Simmons’ two-story, 10,871-square-foot, six-bedroom home with a basement went for $8.2 million after being listed for $8.49 million. There were 687 luxury sales through the first five months, and Las Vegas is on pace to break the all-time record of 825 by the end of June if the trend continues, according to statistics compiled for Forrest Barbee, corporate broker for Berkshire Hathaway HomeService Arizona, California, Nevada Properties. There were 154 sales of $1 million and above on the MLS in May - the third-highest month in history but behind the record of 172. 1 sale for May was a new home in Southern Highlands on the Multiple Listing Service that sold for $8.8 million. Gaughan paid $8 million for a Tuscan-style home in the exclusive Tournament Hills in Summerlin. Simmons paid $10.8 million for a modern-style home in the Henderson hillside luxury community of Ascaya and a separate lot adjacent to it. KISS rocker Gene Simmons and South Point casino owner Michael Gaughan highlighted Las Vegas Valley luxury home sales in May, which also saw two new spec homes in Southern Highlands rank among the top five sales of the month. The most expensive home sold in May was for $8.8 million in the Enclaves neighborhood inside Southern Highlands Country Club.
