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Mark and Isabella Pia Sutherland are widely recognized as one of ’s premier executive couples. The powerhouse duo boasts an impressive portfolio of global achievements: He is the CEO of Sutherland Presses, an industrial manufacturing firm; she is an architect and the CEO and designer of the Milan-based luxury handbag atelier MAGRÌ.
They have also gained significant attention for creating and designing Amanjai, a bespoke compound on the northern edge of , within the Los Padres National Forest. Now, as they prepare to sail around the world on their newly commissioned PB55 PRANA from Palm Beach Motor Yachts, the Sutherlands are parting ways with their 20-year-long passion project, putting their home on the market for $16.5 million. Johnathan Pach of Compass holds the listing.
A vaulted great room features a large arched window framing mountain views.
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Completed in 2014, the secluded Napa Valley-inspired compound rests on a nearly four-acre parcel featuring sweeping mountain views that include the iconic Chef’s Peak. A combined total of seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms in roughly 8,100 square feet are spread across the main home and a pair of guesthouses. Other perks include a detached gym and a creative studio, plus Tesla solar power and an integrated Savant system controlling all the lighting, climate, audio, and shades.
Automated steel gates flanked by river rock pillars secure a long, tree-lined driveway that leads to a three-car garage and a motor court with room for up to 15 vehicles. A graveled courtyard, centered on a sculpture-adorned reflecting pool, abuts towering glass and steel-framed double doors. These pivot into the 4,324-square-foot, single-level primary residence, opening directly into an entry foyer featuring tiled French limestone floors beneath an exposed wood-beamed ceiling.
The backyard is anchored by a 70-foot pool and an entertaining pavilion.
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Standing out is an open-concept great room holding a fireside living area, a dining nook framed by a mountain-view window, and a kitchen sporting a large eat-in island paired with a climatized wine cabinet. Heat-brushed oak floors and clerestory windows anchor the light-filled space, which spills out through rolling pocketing doors to an expansive barbecue and dining pavilion.
Elsewhere, a cozy den connects to a primary suite boasting a wardrobe-lined corridor flowing to a bath spotlighted by an aluminum-clad pedestal tub, as well as a private outdoor lounge area with a relaxing water wall fountain. The lush grounds also include a 70-foot pool with an inset spa, a Baja ledge, and water features, along with a freestanding infrared sauna and meandering pathways winding through gardens and citrus groves.
Several ancillary structures include a creative studio.
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The Sutherlands have already set sail on their new yacht, which took two years to build, per Mansion Global. So far, they have cruised to the Bahamas and Virginia and will be spending the summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Next year, they plan to visit the Mediterranean Sea, Croatia, and Turkey.
“We’ve been boating all of our lives,” said Sutherland. “I’m semiretired, and we decided while we’re both in the adventurous, can-do club, we might as well get going and go do it. Believe me, after owning the property and developing it for 20 years, it was not an easy decision.”
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Wendy Bowman
Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…
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