A
$70
millio
estate
sale
i
Califo ia
has
set
a
ew
p ope ty
eco d
i
the
tow
of
Hillsbo ough,
with
the
buye
epo tedly
wo ki g
i
the
a tificial
i tellige ce
i dust y.
The
sale
has
also
bee
desc ibed
as
the
highest
home
sale
i
No the
Califo ia
i
2026.The
12-ac e
estate
is
located
i
Hillsbo ough,
a
afflue t
tow
about
20
miles
f om
Sa
F a cisco,
ABC
7
epo ted.
The
p ope ty
cove s
oughly
12,000
to
12,400
squa e
feet
a d
i cludes
six
bed ooms
a d
12
bath ooms,
alo g
with
seve al
othe
st uctu es
a d
exte sive
outdoo
facilities.The
$70
millio
deal
is
twice
the
p evious
home-sale
eco d
i
Hillsbo ough.
That
eco d
was
set
i
2022,
whe
a othe
estate
sold
fo
$35
millio ,
acco di g
to
listi g
age t
Je ife
‘Je ‘
Gilso
of
Golde
Gate
Sotheby’s
I te atio al
Realty.The
p ope ty
had
bee
offe ed
p ivately
befo e
it
officially
e te ed
the
ma ket
i
Feb ua y
2026.
It
was
i itially
listed
fo
$88
millio .
Gilso
did ‘t
ide tify
the
buye
but
said
the
pe so
wo ks
i
the
a tificial
i tellige ce
i dust y.
Estate
took
six
yea s
to
build
The
estate
was
built
i
the
ea ly
2000s
by
p ivate-equity
i vesto
a d
phila th opist
Ted
K uttsch itt
a d
his
wife,
Alexia
K uttsch itt.
The
couple
had
spe t
a ou d
six
yea s
desig i g
a d
buildi g
the
p ope ty.
They
late
decided
to
sell
the
home
because
they
we e
spe di g
most
of
the
yea
i
Palm
Dese t,
Califo ia.
The
couple
had
also
told
The
Wall
St eet
Jou al
last
yea
about
thei
decisio
to
sell.The
p ope ty
took
six
yea s
to
develop,
with
110
subco t acto s
i volved
i
the
wo k
befo e
it
was
eady
fo
sale.The
estate
has
th ee
mai
st uctu es,
i cludi g
the
mai
eside ce,
a
spo ts
pavilio
a d
a
guest-house
st uctu e.
It
also
has
a
amphitheat e,
a
swimmi g
pool
a d
a
belvede e
ove looki g
a
eflecti g
po d.The
spo ts
facilities
a e
amo g
the
p ope ty’s
majo
featu es.
The
compou d
has
a
su ke
te is
cou t
desc ibed
as
Olympic-size,
alo g
with
cou ts
fo
pickleball,
volleyball,
badmi to ,
bocce
ball,
ho seshoes
a d
shuffleboa d.
Ga de s
i spi ed
by
Lake
Como
The
mai
house
st etches
ac oss
th ee
levels
a d
has
views
ove
Sa
F a cisco
Bay.
The
g ou ds
i clude
ga de s
desig ed
i
a
style
i spi ed
by
Lake
Como
i
Italy,
as
well
as
a
edwood
g ove
a d
a
eflecti g
po d.
A
colum ed
te ace
ove looks
the
estate’s
la dscaped
g ou ds
The
p ope ty
also
featu es
fou tai s
i spi ed
by
the
Bellagio
Hotel
&
Casi o
i
Las
Vegas.
Othe
facilities
i clude
a
gym
a d
a
2,100-gallo
saltwate
aqua ium.
The
estate’s
outdoo
spaces
add
to
its
size
a d
a ge
of
facilities.
Alo g
with
the
spo ts
pavilio
a d
pool,
the
p ope ty
has
la dscaped
ga de s,
a
eflecti g
po d
a d
seve al
a eas
desig ed
fo
ec eatio .
AI
wealth
d ives
home
sales
The
sale
comes
as
the
luxu y
housi g
ma ket
a ou d
Sa
F a cisco
is
seei g
mo e
activity
f om
buye s
co ected
to
the
a tificial
i tellige ce
i dust y.Acco di g
to
Gilso ,
the
i c ease
was
ot
limited
to
the
buye
of
this
pa ticula
p ope ty.
Hillsbo ough
had
see
mo e
activity
at
the
ve y
high
e d
of
the
ma ket
a d
that
t e d
is
expected
to
co ti ue.”Not
just
with
this
buye
but
we
defi itely
have
see
a
lot
mo e
activity
i
the
supe
e d
i
Hillsbo ough
a d
it
will
co ti ue,”
she
said
as
quoted
by
ABC
7.
“I
defi itely
thi k
it’s
a
co ectio
i
the
AI
wo ld
a d
fo esee
a
lot
mo e
sales
i
the
high
e d
that
will
co ti ue,”
she
added.Gilso
also
said
the
buye
was
att acted
pa tly
by
the
estate’s
locatio ,
which
offe ed
access
to
Sa
F a cisco,
Sa
F a cisco
I te atio al
Ai po t
a d
Silico
Valley.The
locatio
is
also
pa t
of
what
makes
Hillsbo ough
att active
i
the
luxu y
housi g
ma ket.
The
tow
is
k ow
fo
expe sive
homes
a d
is
situated
close
to
Sa
F a cisco
a d
Silico
Valley.
Sale
sets
ew
Hillsbo ough
eco d
The
$70
millio
t a sactio
is
a
majo
jump
f om
the
p evious
Hillsbo ough
eco d
of
$35
millio .
That
ea lie
eco d
was
set
o ly
fou
yea s
ago,
i
2022.The
ew
sale
also
sta ds
out
i
the
wide
No the
Califo ia
p ope ty
ma ket.
Acco di g
to
Gilso ,
it
is
the
highest
home
sale
i
No the
Califo ia
i
2026.
The
p ope ty
had
e te ed
the
ma ket
at
$88
millio
i
Feb ua y,
but
ultimately
sold
fo
$70
millio .Whe
asked
whethe
the
t a sactio
could
be
co side ed
a
o ce-i -a-lifetime
eve t,
Gilso
did
ot
ule
out
a othe
majo
sale
i
the
futu e.”I
would
say
p obably
but
you
eve
k ow
what
happe s
I’m
always
su p ised
at
the
eal
estate
ma ket
so
we
will
co ti ue
to
see
what
happe s,”
she
said.

