The most expensive home for sale in Greater Cincinnati has just been listed for sale, again.
The French country estate of Judge Susan Dlott and Stan Chesley just came back on the market this week, listed at nearly $7.5 million. The Indian Hill mansion, located at 9005 Camargo Road, was previously listed for sale in November 2016 for just under $8 million.
Even at the reduced price, it remains the most expensive home on the market in the region. The next highest-price home on the market is 9200 Shawnee Run Road, which is listed at just less than $6 million.
The Dorger Wellinghoff Group with Comey & Shepherd Realtors is now listing 9005 Camargo Road. Lori Wellinghoff, president of DIGS Real Estate Design Construction and principal agent with Dorger Wellinghoff Group Comey & Shepherd Realtors, said even though the home is more than 27,000 square feet, the scale and flow of the home is normal.
“Every room has a really human scale,” Wellinghoff told me.
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As I reported in 2016, Chesley and Dlott are selling their home because it is too big for them now. The couple is looking for something that is easier to maintain.
But with that much space, the home does provide unique opportunities for buyers. The largest of the three garages on the property is capable of hosting large parties.
“When you entertain a president, which has been done there on more than one occasion, this is the spot to do dinner for hundreds,” Wellinghoff said. “If you want to be an entertainer, this is the place to do it.”
Chesley, a disbarred, high-profile attorney, has hosted a number of events at the home, including events for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.
Another interesting fact about the home is that the phone system at the property has to be able to accommodate the president’s requirements. That means the home must have at least 25 phone lines, which were installed for presidential visits.
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Wellinghoff’s highlighted the master suite, which includes five rooms. In addition to the master bedroom, this portion of the house includes a sitting room, Dlott’s private study and a master bathroom with two of everything.
While the home is the most expensive in the market, Wellinghoff said it would cost just about double the list price to build the same home today.
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When the home, originally built in 1999 for former Provident Financial Group CEO Allen Davis, went up for sale in 2004, the list price was $11.9 million, according to Cincinnati Enquirer reports. At the time, that was the highest list price in the history of the Multiple Listing Service of Greater Cincinnati. Dlott and Chesley purchased the home for $8 million, according to Hamilton County Auditor records.
Since Chesley and Dlott purchased the home, they added a pool and pool house. Some other features of the six-bedroom home include a slate roof that was made with material harvested from two historic churches in New York City, seven gas fireplaces, a backup generator, 17 French door walkouts, limestone tile and walnut floors, two walk-in pantries, built-in appliances and heated garage parking for about 25 cars.
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“If you’re car collector, this is your house,” Wellinghoff said.
The home’s location in Indian Hill is unique, too. It sits on more than 5 acres and backs up to 300 acres of woods with another 50 acres of fields in front of it that will remain green space.
To sell a home at this price point, Wellinghoff said the team is working to take advantage of its partnership with Christie’ International Real Estate.
Wellinghoff also said the team poured over every word to use to describe the home, interviewing the home owners again and again to garner as many details as possible.
“You get one chance to tell that story across the world,” Wellinghoff said.
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