5075 N Calle La Vela, Tucson, AZ 85718

$4,800,000
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 5 Square Footage: 4,710 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 396,395 Status: Closed
Current Price: $4,800,000 List Date: 1/31/2025 Last Modified: 1/31/2025

Overview

Description

The residence, a seminal work by Josias Joesler, is a study in material honesty and spatial clarity, responding directly to its desert context. The massing is deliberate, with thick adobe walls providing thermal mass, mitigating diurnal temperature shifts, while deep portals and loggias serve as transitional spaces, modulating light and shadow with precision. The architecture is composed of simple, monolithic volumes arranged with deliberate asymmetry, punctuated by recessed fenestrations that frame strategic desert vistas. The material palette is inherently local, emphasizing earthen walls, exposed timber vigas, and concrete floors, each chosen for its intrinsic ability to patina gracefully over time.

Supplements: The sequencing of spaces follows a measured rhythm, balancing compression and expansion, with carefully framed openings that connect its occupants to verdant gardens and desert vistas. The integration of architecture and site is seamless, with the home set into the terrain rather than imposed upon it. The interplay of natural and built form is he ...

Listing Details MLS# 22503072

Address Information

Street #
5075
Direction
N
Street Name
Calle La Vela
State/Province
AZ
Zip Code
85718
County
Pima
Country
USA

Location, Tax & Legal

Tax Code
108-15-048H
Area
North
Subdivision
Catalina Foothills Estates

General Property Information

Dwelling Type
Single Family Residence
Construction Status
Existing
Lot Dimensions
Irregular
Lot Acres
9.1
Lot Sqft
396395
Lot Size Source
Assessor
Combined SqFt
4710
Main House SqFt
4710
Source of SqFt
Assessor
# of Garage Spaces
2
# of Carport Spaces
Yes
# of Covered Prkng
3
Full Baths
4
1/2 Baths
Yes
Total Baths
5
Basement
No
# of Fireplaces
6
Year Built
1935
School District
Catalina Foothills
Elementary School
Manzanita
Middle School
Orange Grove
High School
Catalina Fthls
Horse Property
No
Horse Facilities
No
List Price/SqFt
955.41
Lot Size Price/SqFt
11.35

Property Features

Stories: One Construction: Mud Adobe Roof: Tile Living Areas: Family Room; Living Room Dining Areas: Breakfast Bar; Breakfast Nook; Formal Dining Room Kitchen Features: Dishwasher; Gas Range; Kitchen Island; Refrigerator Primary Bathroom Features: Double Vanity; Separate Shower(s); Soaking Tub Additional Bathroom Features: Pedestal Sink(s); Powder Room; Shower Only Laundry: Dryer; Laundry Room; Storage; Washer Extra Room: Arizona Room; Office Guest Facilities: Quarters Interior Features: Split Bedroom Plan; Walk-In Closet(s) Fireplace: Gas; Wood Burning Fireplace Location: Family Room; Living Room; Patio; Primary Bedroom Floor Covering: Concrete Window Covering: Stay Technology: Alarm System Main Cooling: Zoned Main Heating: Zoned Water Heater: Natural Gas Gas: Natural Sewer: Septic Water: Pvt Well (Registered) Accessibility Option: None Security: Alarm Installed; Security Gate Spa: None Fence: Masonry Landscape - Front: Decorative Gravel; Desert Plantings; Natural Desert; Trees Landscape - Rear: Desert Plantings; Flower Beds; Grass; Trees View: Mountain(s) Road Type: Dirt Road Maintenance: County RV Parking: None Exterior Features: Built-in Barbecue Lot Features: Subdivided Neighborhood Feature: None Terms: Cash; Conventional Submit With Offer: Lead Based Paint Disclosure; Loan Pre-Qual Property Disclosures: Insurance Claims History Report; Seller Prop Disclosure Special Conditions: None

Contract Information

Method of Title
Fee (Simple)
Distressed Info
None

Status Change Info

Off Market Date
2025-01-31
Pending Date
2025-01-31
Sold Date
2025-01-31
Sold Price/SqFt
1019.11
Lot Sz Sold Prc/SqFt
12.11
How Sold
Cash

More Information

Showing Information

Directions
From Campbell and Skyline, South on Campbell, West on Calle La Vela to Address.

Style

Other
Spanish Colonial

Living Areas

Other
Arizona Room

Kitchen Features

Countertops
Quartz
Appliance Color
Stainless

Interior Features

Interior Steps Y/N
Y

Fireplace Location

Other
Office + AZ Room

Floor Covering

Other
Brick

Electric

Electric Company
TEP

GarageCarport Feat

Attached Garage
Yes

Pool

Conventional
Yes

Driveway

Paved
Gravel

Exterior Features

Front Faces
South

Subdivision Restrict

Age Restrictions
No
Deed Restrictions
Yes

Home Protection

Offered
No
IDX
Listing Office: Gray St. Onge
Last Updated: January - 31 - 2025
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