Former CNN Producer Wendy Walker’s Rancho Santa Fe Estate at auction

 

Concierge Auctions has announced that auction bidding is now open for 6855 La Valle Plateada, a Rancho Santa Fe, California estate owned by former Larry King Live CNN Producer Wendy Walker. Originally listed for $9.2 million, the 11,155-square-foot home will sell in cooperation with Deborah Greenspan of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty.

Nestled within the highly sought-after, private and rural community of The Covenant of Rancho Santa Fe, 6855 La Valle Plateada is a Holcombe-designed mansion featuring a main house and guest casita. Set upon 3.27 acres including impeccable gardens by award-winning landscape architect Kate Sessions, the Spanish Colonial Revival home includes 14 fireplaces; 10-foot ceilings throughout; antique Spanish mesquite doors; double framed windows and archways; a master retreat with a gas fireplace, sitting room, his and hers spa baths with patio access and secret garden views; a chef’s kitchen with a wood-burning pizza oven; glass ceiling conservatory with a climate-controlled wine cellar; two-story library; billiards room, full-size gym and dance studio. The guest casita includes a full kitchen, two bedrooms, one bathroom and a private outdoor patio while the attached guest suite has a full kitchen.

Outdoors, the resort-style entertaining area features an open-air covered living room, fireplace, outdoor kitchen and dining area, swimming pool, spa, and a pool house with an outdoor living room and bocce ball court. Sessions created the historic grounds, mature greenery, and palms and secret garden, all just 10 minutes from the beach.

Previously offered for $9.2 million, the California mansion will sell December 14th to the highest bidder at or above above the current high bid of $3 million.